Too Long; Didn't Read
Speaking at the <a href="https://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/douglas-coupland-says-rise-of-virtual-reality-might-mean-we-can-now-get-rid-of-our-books" target="_blank">Verbier Art Summit on digital art</a>, Douglas Coupland made headlines recently by declaring that he thought virtual reality would signal the end of books. “Maybe books are overrated,” he quipped. “Maybe they are an interim technology on the way to VR and we can now get rid of our books.”