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Re:The value of owning more books than you can read (2018) by ThrowawayR2 on Monday August 15, 2022 @01:52PM (#32472977)
> "I wonder what it is about the folks who are able to "get into" eBooks."

I primarily use e-readers for reading pop fiction. I'm not bothered by their lack of physicality or impermanence for the same reason I don't have a problem with the impermanence of broadcast television; it's mass-market content meant to be enjoyed and forgotten.

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Re:The value of owning more books than you can read (2018) by q7xvh97o2pDhNrh on Monday August 15, 2022 @04:36PM (#32475028)
Oh, that makes sense. I've never viewed books in this way -- or consumed that kind of book, really -- so I guess it was just a blind spot for me.

Thanks! One small part of the great mystery of the human condition, resolved. ;)

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