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tsh87 t1_iuiy4hb wrote

I stick to physical books.

I've considered e-books but I miss the feel too much.

On a more practical level, I want to own my books. I don't think that you can own an e-book. So much of art is digital and online now and I feel that's very dangerous. We're being conditioned to paying for art and media that can disappear at a whim.

Look at what's happening over at Warner Bros. TV shows and movies that people poured their soul into over years, just got locked in a vault because one guy at the top said it's not worth having around. When Beyonce released Renaissance, there was a track that was inspired/sampled from another artist. They got into it over credit or money. She pulled that version from all streaming apps. Unless you bought the CD you'll never hear that version again.

So I think I'll keep buying my physical books. Unaltered, safely stored in my possession. It's the last piece of media that I really feel comfortable keeping that way.

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lurkerlurker789 t1_iuk17al wrote

This is a good point. It’s also the reason I have a massive dvd collection. It’s not quite as convenient but now I don’t have to worry about Netflix taking off my favorite show or not being able to find my favorite 80s movie.

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tsh87 t1_iuk2ugj wrote

I had a media collection in college on some streaming platform, I think it was fandango. Anyway, I had a dozen or so movies on there that I enjoyed. I lost my password, I couldn't recover it. Like $100 of media, gone.

And in the scheme of things, I guess I don't really care. Lesson learned... but I am not going through a repeat with my library collection. I don't want to risk losing all the stories I've read.

I'll stick to actual books. Only way to lose them is in a house fire and if that happens, I'll probably have bigger issues to deal with.

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