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Originally Posted by kfarmer
If reading were all about content, I would have disposed of every book I owned back in the 80s, once I got my first computer. Obviously, I haven't done that.
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On account of legibility, of course. Eye-strain. Reading in an uncomfortable position. No portability. The analogy is weak.
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Originally Posted by kfarmer
Saying reading is purely about content is tantamount to saying we should just digitize all the world's art and not bother with such frivolities as concerts or museums.
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How? Is reading a book just like looking at a work of art or listening to a concert or going to a museum? "Frivolities" is your word, not mine.
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Originally Posted by kfarmer
I'd hate to know what dating would be like it such a world.
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Can you elaborate?