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Originally Posted by cfrizz
Don't blame the machine for your lack of discipline. It's amazing how many people just forget that machines are here to serve us at our convenience, NOT the other way around.
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Isn't that like telling an alcoholic they should be able to drink and control themselves?
If someone does want a dedicated e-reader for the imposed limitations, why is that more suspect than their buying an exercise bike or choosing not to keep sugar in the house?
Sure, I thought my writer friend's insistence on using a decade-old computer was a tad eccentric, but that was what he needed to do to churn out his novels. At least his fetish sprang from his way of working and wasn't an attempt at retro cred.
Remember that period in the late '90s when friends suddenly bought old typewriters and insisted on writing on paper before transcribing their work to computer? I've never heard of the
late adoption of the practice resulting in work comparable to that of the writers who inspired the interest. You either connected to the typewriter at a decisive age or you didn't, which is why everyone eventually shrugged and went back to their laptop.
The e-ink e-reader is different. It's a solution that caters to people's old habits but adds modern ergonomics and advantages.
But if people need conscious limitations, it's perfectly fine to cling to devices that help them to accomplish their ends.
One advantage to the e-ink e-reader for me: I find it far easier to fall asleep reading on my Aura HD than playing with my Nexus 7. The Aura forces me to read, which I have to do to write, but it also helps me to fall asleep and therefore keep a regular schedule.