Thread: Tablets are a Waste of Time. Don't Buy One.
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Old 12-15-2012, 11:10 PM   #61
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Originally Posted by Rizla View Post
What do people use them for? Checking email, consuming digital content (!) and playing games. Great, that's fine. They are entertainment devices, they are time-wasters, they are a waste of time.

Every moment you spend wasting time on a tablet would be better spent reading a book or an ebook*.

*If you counter "But ah! I read on my tablet!" define what percentage of your glued-to-your-tablet time is spent reading.
Way to generalize.
Frankly, the only thing I use my tablet (ipad) for is reading academic papers - PDFs. About 2 hours a day, I would say, on average.
The exception is when i use it to review textbooks.

Magazines, newspapers, and books all go to my e-ink devices.

None of this is what I would characterize as 'wasting time'.
Now this, this is wasting time.
Would you suggest I ditch my PC?
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