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Originally Posted by ardeegee
Your attack on Lucid Dreams seem entirely unwarranted, IMHO. And in this point in particular, either you are nitpicking on the words used (because he didn't explicitly say that "the individual's value placed on the audio feature is subjective") or you don't understand what the word "subjective" means. The value of audio on a reader IS subjective-- I could not possibly give a smaller fraction of a rat's ass about audio on an ebook reader, and would never have any interest in wasting space on a reader with audio files.
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No one has been "attacked," least of all, LD.
[Edit: However, on the strength of your comments, I decided not to rule out the idea that my irritation at my smartphone on the way home (and the tension created by its sudden resizing of text windows and erasure of their contents) had an effect on my tone and scrutiny of the text to which I responded. I had a second look and can see how I might have sounded abrasive. For that, I apologize.
Beware premature versatility in a handheld that translates to a lack of user control. It will change you into a werewolf in mid-sentence.]
I sincerely enjoy your desire to educate me on the meaning of the word subjective. If you can compile a list of non-subjective
preferences for me, I might still sign up for the course.
However, you seem to be using
objective as if it were a synonym for
unnecessary. "Aluminum is more durable than plastic" might be an opinion, but it is also true objectively (for now). "Audio is a subjective feature" is only true if other features are also subjective -- i.e., conditioned by taste -- which they are, of course.
Is your sense of objectivity inseparable from your preferences as a user? If so, is it really objectivity?