Living without a smartphone: The definitive guide

Re:Living without a smartphone: The definitive guide by sturza on Wednesday August 02, 2023 @07:50AM (#36969575)

> What would you rather read? An AI generated, NLP-infused news article, or a classic novel that’s been around for decades or centuries?

I think you're missing everything in between these extremes. "Real" books(as per your definition) can be in digital form as well, ain't nothing wrong with having a kindle.

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Re:Living without a smartphone: The definitive guide by janandonly on Wednesday August 02, 2023 @07:52AM (#36969586)

Interestingly enough, the author doesn't refer to e-books at all.

Personally, the fact that "books stop working" [1] if DRM runs out scares the heck out of me, but not enough to stop buying cheap books on Amazon.

[1] https://www.forbes.com/sites/adamrowe1/2019/06/27/the-books-...

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Re:Living without a smartphone: The definitive guide by thefurdrake on Wednesday August 02, 2023 @01:29PM (#36974013)

Stripping DRM off books is super easy. I have an archive of all the (audio)books I've purchased, because I still want access to things when a company decides they're no longer interested in the product.

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Re:Living without a smartphone: The definitive guide by shreyshnaccount on Thursday August 03, 2023 @05:33AM (#36983449)

Libgen

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