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That is so true. But what will happen to books - will they go away? The Kindle and relatives still allow reading, but the future (I fear) belongs to visual media. I think that's a terrible shame - but I'm getting old.
People thought CD's would kill vinyl and that didn't happen. However, MP3's have done a lot to kill CD's. It appears that "perfect" media like CD's and other digital media are more easily forgotten than media such as vinyl records and books. Both of these contain evidence of human activity due to imperfections in manufacture and imperfections from use. These are the things that make them precious.
In the 50's, it was a big deal to advertise "untouched by human hands" but society pretty quickly realized that this is not a positive feature. The more time and effort a person or people put into making something, the more valuable it is to others. This includes the years of study that were put in before a masterpiece was ever imagined- let alone created.
Why is it a terrible shame? Books are nothing but a "visual media" used to record information and share it from one person to another. To accomplish this, books were the best idea we had at the time. Digital readers are just "books" without paper sooooo steady the screen, Max Headroom.
Meanwhile, better go check to see if any of the neighborhood kids are on your lawn, grandpa.
Again - and not atypically - you missed my point. Of course books are "visual," unless you're Helen Keller. A book (however it's read) allows your mind to conjure up the scenery, characters, and tempo of the story. When was the last time someone said "The movie was so much better than the book"???
You will never hear someone say "The movie was so much better than the book" for two reasons:
1. People who watch movies don't feel compelled to tell everyone who'll listen that they watched a movie. People who have read a book, however, will tell anyone within ear shot. It's as if it's some sort of accomplishment for some people. People who have read a book that was made into a movie will almost invariably watch the movie. They do this if only so they can sound super-cool by saying "Saw the movie... the book was better".
2. Once you've seen the movie, why would you ever bother to read the book? That's about as much fun as as talking about drinking instead of taking a sip of delicious scotch.
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