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Originally Posted by jbcohen
I like to think of electronic book readers as many different pits in a huge field that is electronic books...
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So there's really no difference between stepping over a garden wall or climbing out of your pit. The idea, though, is that each "garden" is supposedly a nice place to stay, which is why people will stay there and not wander off; whereas a pit is something for everyone to get out of a soon as they can. If we were dealing with pits, there'd be no discussion, because everyone would want to be anywhere but the pits.
Either way, the barriers are purely psychological: It's the individual's choice whether to get into and stay inside a wall (or pit), or to step out and visit other gardens.