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The object itself is the valuable thing, not necessarily the text. Why are so many in the discussion overlooking something so obvious?
by zahlman 2mo ago
The object itself is the valuable thing, not necessarily the text. Why are so many in the discussion overlooking something so obvious?
- jambalaya8 2mo agoSome people take used books and bleach out the text. Like that? I am pretty sure both have value, depending on whom you ask, but it seems dangerous to enable a sort of thought process that suggests if someone decides "humankind" needs something of yours, they can just demand you hand it over or let other people use it or have it even if you want to toss it. Like far worse than eminent domain law. Like, what if someone decided your personal diary was one of those books? Shiver.