The mission of the press is to spread culture while destroying the att…

Karl Kraus
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The mission of the press is to spread culture while destroying the attention span. ✨ Karl Kraus, Jonathan McVity (2001). Dicta and Contradicta, p.50, University of Illinois Press
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The mission of the press is to spread culture while destroying the attention span. ✨ Karl Kraus, Jonathan McVity (2001). Dicta and Contradicta, p.50, University of Illinois Press

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