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The oddest complaint against ebooks/ereaders I remember seeing was an opinion piece I ran across a few years ago. I don't remember where I read it. The author wrote that her favorite passtime on long airline flights was observing what nearby passengers were reading. She paid attention to the title and cover art, and would pick a passenger based on what she could see. She would then create an imaginary storyline for the passenger; occupations, families and life style would be invented and refined during the flight. Upon landing, she would position herself so she exited the airplane next to the unsuspecting passenger. As they made their way to the baggage claim she would engage them in conversation and pump them for details about their life. She would compare their reality to her imaginary scenario to see how close she came.
She said writing the article was triggered by her latest flight; everyone around her was reading on an ereader so she had no clue what anyone was reading. She said it completely ruined her flight and she wished ebooks had never been invented.
Personally, it made me hope that I never encountered her on one of my rare flights.
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