jd 🔆2d ago
This took me a second, but then, I’m a tad on the slow side.
Show threadPatrick2d ago

@jd Hilariously, I only read paper books when the power is out and I want to conserve my battery. If you see me outside somewhere on my phone, chances are I am reading a book. If you see me inside on my phone, chances are I am reading a book too.

Paper books are over.

Show threadBryan Redeagle 2d ago

@PatrickoftheG @jd I'm usually reading a book or article if I'm on my phone as well.

However, paper books will never be over. They're too pretty to give up.

Show threadPatrick2d ago
@bryanredeagle @jd I think I sort of fell out of them a bit when I realized that I didn't have to think about lighting at all when I read from my phone.
Show threadBryan Redeagle 
@PatrickoftheG @jd I absolutely get that. I just love old physical media.
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Show threadExtra_Special_Carbon2d ago
@bryanredeagle @PatrickoftheG@mastodon.social @jd The convenience of having it on a device I carry everywhere beats out the need for a physical book. I’m the same with sheet music, but that works because I don’t sight read. No way I can sight read off my phone.
Show threadMargret Kuarell2d ago

@Extra_Special_Carbon
my parents read books all my life, i hated reading until i was 15.

I read books for as long as my child exists (even tried to encourage my child to read) they are an adult now, still no interest in reading.

The comic is bs
@bryanredeagle @jd

Show threadExtra_Special_Carbon2d ago

@greensofshade @bryanredeagle @jd I read a lot as a kid. Then I stopped. I didn’t have time for much beyond literature in grad school. Now I’m almost exclusively using audiobooks. Reading, even as a kid, was always a chore even while I enjoyed the stories.

I rarely read in order, which is how I read journal articles. I look for the reason I’m reading and get it over with.

Show threadVeronica Olsen 🏳️‍🌈🇳🇴🌻1d ago

@bryanredeagle @PatrickoftheG @jd No one can delete your physical media. I'm buying more paper books and Blurays now than I ever have. All thanks to the enshittification of tech services.

I do read a lot on of DRM-stripped books on my Kobo reader though, because it is much easier to travel with and it has a backlight. So yes, modern devices are of course very useful.