This is a great example of how people in tech often get wrapped up in theory and just don’t junderstand how things work in practical reality. Yes, DRM sucks in

This is a great example of how people in tech often get wrapped up in theory and just don’t junderstand how things work in practical reality. Yes, DRM sucks in theory, but in reality this is all rarely a problem. I got the original kindle a little over 15 years ago, and I can still open the books I bought back then on my new Kindle and read them just fine. And in another 15 years, I will probably still be able to read those books just fine on whatever Kindle I have at that point. Yes, I am aware that that may not be true, and I may have to re-purchase these books again at some point, though it seems unlikely. But in the meantime I get the benefit of buying them for cheaper, not having to devote a bunch of real estate to hundreds of books, and being able to text search since most of the books I want to open again after a long period of time or some sort of reference book. Yes, these likely won’t outlive me. But if you’ve ever known anyone who died that had a lot of books it’s usually not a treasure trove but rather a bunch of crap that has to be shuffled off to good will. I’m perfectly happy with this trade off. And that’s not even counting the environmental impact.