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Brewster Kahle Nov 22, 2022

"Why eBooks Wear Out Faster Than Everyday Paper Books"

You’ll be reading that paperback decades from now

article. Why we need libraries to *buy* books not rent them.

https://www.lifewire.com/why-ebooks-wear-out-faster-than-everyday-paper-books-6831842

Why eBooks Wear Out Faster Than Everyday Paper Books

A paper book can sit on the shelf for decades, and anyone can pull it out and start reading. Digital books are way, way harder to maintain.

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@brewsterkahle I sincerely believe that the people in the year 2200 will have a better understanding of the daily life of an ancient Roman than they will of the average person today. "The Internet never forgets" was true for a few years tops but now it's deluged in junk that stuff is lost all the time.