Looking at comprehensive statistics for the United States - overall reading is in decline.
This story is for pleasure reading, but we can infer that the decline may be even more severe in other categories.
Working through more significant texts whether they are religious, philosophical, or other topics have some cognitive, spiritual, and contemplative benefits that are being lost.
https://www.arts.gov/stories/blog/2024/federal-data-reading-pleasure-all-signs-show-slump
Thats the problem I see...Across the board, people dont think and educate themselves. They are consuming bite sized memes an d pieces of content to form opinions. It's sad.