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notimp · 11-09-2015, 03:34 AM

Rude with a purpose - if every discussion is forced down to take place within a 150 character bracket - while at the same time repeating every aspect you already established every second day, because reading the pages beforehand is so yesterday (the reddit model of highlighting hearsay over a more in depth answer, because everything gets lost in a constant content stream of small soundbits), there is this constant sensation of treading water.

If I should cater to the proponents of this model, by their demands, I'd have to explain again, that Amazon is the only entity that is able to produce the current eBook format in their ecosystem, that it is the only entity that is allowed to distribute the current format in their ecosystem and it is the only entity, that can know/understand/research the current file format in their ecosystem. That this is a fully realized vertical monopoly - and that this means, that publishers cant produce current (and most likely future iterations) ebooks (for Kindles/the Amazon ecosystem) anymore. That this cant be reversed easily - because, even if you retroactively grant them the rights (which requires a powershift) - how, will they in return distribute a file format which consists of multiple files per book - and oops -

I'm over 150 characters already - so someone can shout for tl;dr again.

This gets old fast.

So I have to argue, why I wont bow to the convention of making everything a soundbite, and the issue being able to be decided over those.

While at the same time having to deflect the character attacks that only need a three word sentence to be set up - and oops, already over 150 characters again, so tl;dr and no one should read the reactions to those...

That the issue is profound, can trigger emotional outbursts and deeply challenges the self-concept of users in here ("Amazon support platform 357, what may we do for you today?") was known from the beginning.

Please dont shut it down, as soon as the personal attacks start rolling in. Its so much easier to shut down a debate than to allow it to take place.

11-09-2015, 03:34 AM	#91
notimp Addict Posts: 248 Karma: 892441 Join Date: Jul 2010 Device: K2i	Rude with a purpose - if every discussion is forced down to take place within a 150 character bracket - while at the same time repeating every aspect you already established every second day, because reading the pages beforehand is so yesterday (the reddit model of highlighting hearsay over a more in depth answer, because everything gets lost in a constant content stream of small soundbits), there is this constant sensation of treading water. If I should cater to the proponents of this model, by their demands, I'd have to explain again, that Amazon is the only entity that is able to produce the current eBook format in their ecosystem, that it is the only entity that is allowed to distribute the current format in their ecosystem and it is the only entity, that can know/understand/research the current file format in their ecosystem. That this is a fully realized vertical monopoly - and that this means, that publishers cant produce current (and most likely future iterations) ebooks (for Kindles/the Amazon ecosystem) anymore. That this cant be reversed easily - because, even if you retroactively grant them the rights (which requires a powershift) - how, will they in return distribute a file format which consists of multiple files per book - and oops - I'm over 150 characters already - so someone can shout for tl;dr again. This gets old fast. So I have to argue, why I wont bow to the convention of making everything a soundbite, and the issue being able to be decided over those. While at the same time having to deflect the character attacks that only need a three word sentence to be set up - and oops, already over 150 characters again, so tl;dr and no one should read the reactions to those... That the issue is profound, can trigger emotional outbursts and deeply challenges the self-concept of users in here ("Amazon support platform 357, what may we do for you today?") was known from the beginning. Please dont shut it down, as soon as the personal attacks start rolling in. Its so much easier to shut down a debate than to allow it to take place. Last edited by notimp; 11-09-2015 at 04:11 AM.