For a long time now I’ve been saying that the readers of the world have to step up and defend the value of the written word. Don’t be didactic, but by all means, be a little bit elitist. When your friends start talking about Dancing with the Stars, talk about a book or magazine article that you’ve read. I see John Waters is of exactly the same opinion, although he seems to draw his line at a somewhat later point in the relationship. (I shouldn’t say that–maybe for him it’s not later.)
