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Then maybe we should dispense with the attitude. KFarmer, if you jumped in just to trash people's opinions that paper isn't the be-all-and-end-all of books, I'm not sure why you even bothered. (Read the website's name... it's not like you're going to convert anyone to paper.) We've had enough cross-ridiculing for today.
That said, we're discussing, even debating, but we shouldn't be beating up on each other. The issue here is the article and its statement, and whether it has more of a basis in fact, supposition, propaganda, or myth.
The point is, everyone's different. Yes, I've been to the National Gallery, thank you very much. But I am not without an appreciation for fine art just because I am not in a museum. Some of the finest art in the world resides in my computer, right where I want it, and can view it at any time. I don't have to wait for the local museums to open. Likewise for concert halls, movie theaters and strip bars.
With books, all I need are the words. (Punctuation helps.) I don't need them in fancy paper bindings to enjoy them, and I don't need them on a park bench surrounded by cooing doves to appreciate them. That's me. That's obviously not you, KFarmer. So, why don't we move on?
(And by the way: To paraphrase Dizzy Gillespie, an e-book is NOT a fetish. It's an affectation!)
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