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I read a paper book about a subject yesterday and it was ✨amazing✨ 10/10 would recommend trying books.

They look kinda like this emoji you might have seen: 📖

At no point did the book scold me because I have a whole-house ad blocker.

At no point did the book invite me to set up an account to continue reading.

At the end of the book, it simply ended, without immediately showing me additional, less relevant books.

Books. On paper! Who knew?

The Seven Voyages Of Steve

@vkc You can even lend and borrow them with friends and family without authorising any devices or dealing with DRM. There are even whole buildings called libraries dedicated to doing this en masse for free. It’s like a socialist fever dream

@sinbad @vkc Sounds nice, but there’s a catch right? Like are they difficult to install or use proprietary standards for charging or storage media?

(Joking aside I’ve lived in my current city for 8 years, and never been to the local library. I really don’t have an excuse for that… hrm)

@slembcke (If you're like me, check on their e-reading offerings. I used to walk miles to get to mine in person but stopped when the plague years began. And now I get antsy every nine minutes while distracted from physical books, because I expect the words to disappear if I don't briefly interact with the pages. On the upside: MAGIC BOTTOMLESS BOOK!) @sinbad @vkc