Plot: 3/9. I would give a higher score if scenes were depicted more vividly.
It demonstrated a dystopian world where human was born illiterate for the existence of IWM, a know-it-all machine. Some people therefore visited the museum where they learned from shabby syllabaries and eventually experiencing reading books for the first time without IWM’s assistance. Some of them furthered even their rebellious action by thronging the place where IWM claimed to have not yet circulated, only to find themselves attacked by hostile barbarians.
Core: 5/9. I would give a higher score if Cossío could explain the reason why human abandoned their tradition, lost their education, and ultimately became desperate for a illusion.
By the way, I thought Cossío here mildly criticised people who heavily relied on machine by amplifying how they lost their basic literacy because of their extreme reliance on IWM. Furthermore, they still unlearned the crucial skills of collecting information from different sources and thinking critically and independently. This is why they believed IWM readily and, as a result, ended up in a bunch of dangerous barbarians.