• Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de
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    11 months ago

    people act as if books are the be-all end-all of information, but like… they’re just the best people managed with resources and technology of the time! If you asked an ancient scholar if they prefer a book, or a tablet with MANY books in it, gee i sure do wonder which one they’d choose…

    • SokathHisEyesOpen@lemmy.ml
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      11 months ago

      “Hey Socrates, do you want this clay tablet, or an electronic tablet with every book that ever existed on it?”

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      11 months ago

      For sure! I mean there are definitely advantages to physical books, like anything that you want to flip through quickly like a textbook is awful on an ereader… but just having hundreds of books on the go is a huge win.

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        11 months ago

        and even that is something we could fix if we decided to, e-ink technology is starting to improve again and we’ll probably have decent refresh speeds in a few years and then you’ll be able to flip through them like a book!

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          11 months ago

          God I hope so T_T. I have like an ancient kindle at this point and I’ve been waiting for something that’s actually worth upgrading to.

    • captainlezbian@lemmy.world
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      11 months ago

      Yeah I just listen to audiobooks while playing video games, doing chores, or cycling. It’s what it takes for me so it’s worth it