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Originally Posted by GhostHawk
Its ALL going to replace paper.
Eink readers, TFT readers, ipads, and other cool devices which we have not even seen yet. The sky is the limit! Each of them is going to take a bite out of paper. And the effect is cumulative.
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Exactly. No
one device is going to replace paper use... but
all of them will. The process has already started everywhere (except the bathroom, duly noted).
And as our environment tightens up, and we realize how much we need to preserve trees and avoid landfilling and burning, we'll see that we already have an excellent alternative to environmental degradation... some will be forced to change to help preserve our planet. And then everyone else will feel the pressure--"Why aren't
you helping to save your planet?
Hmm?" --and more will change.
Unfortunately, the conservative and romantic urges of paper-lovers will eventually be relegated to using what paper is left to send out expensive party invitations, and wipe their backsides. Paper will become too precious to do anything else with it.