Franz WrightLiterature will lose, sunlight will win, don't worry.
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Even though in the past literature won, in the future literature will lose. This means that in the future, the novel will lose its power to influence society. People will not depend on literature anymore, they will use it for entertainment and will not be affected by it at all.
Source: Gods Silence
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