I understand the sentiment but if you were in an academic setting like me and lugged textbooks and notepads till your arms elongated and your shoulders hunched, -- you'd think that devises like Kindle and those mini-laptops were fucking BRILLIANT!
If you knew the books I do carry daily you might not suppose so much. I carry gear you probably do not carry or never have (my own supposition) just walking around is 16+ lbs. I think the Kindle and laptops, netbooks, PDA's, etc are great but it is way too easy for them to be corrupted and controlled. I also think (crazy thoughts at times) that it is easier and better to read off a real page, as minute as it is, the print has depth changes in it and not as tiring on the eyes. Also the refresh (blinking) of electronic, digital, equipment does affect the brains of some with epilepsy, etc, and eyes very quickly. I don't know, something about words on the page (crazy thought to follow) seem more alive and personal to me (yeah I am fucked
). Some students now do not even know how to use a real books index, bibliography,etc.
