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It feels kind of crazy that I am already becoming a ludite at this young age but there you have it. I don't think you are I think you're doing the smart thing.

It feels kind of crazy that I am already becoming a ludite at this young age but there you have it. I don't think you are I think you're doing the smart thing. It's not a foregone conclusion that purely digital media is the future. In fact, I still think the smart money is on having physical copies and then using those for digital copies (e.g. ripping CDs rather than just buying tracks). Especially in books. There's an argument against full CDs because you might only want 1 or 2 tracks. The same can't be said for most books (who would buy Chapter 2 and 6 of a book individually) Most technical book manufacturers are already starting to include free e-books with their paper copies. I personally think that's the way to go (at least for the next couple decades or so, who knows after that)

LogicHoleFlaw 17y ago
I keep flipping back and forth on the digital vs. analog future of media. Digital data can be cheaply propagated forever so long as the technology continuously exists, but won't be easily recoverable from the physical artifacts if the tech is lost. Human-readable analog recordings can remain legible for thousands of years without special tools. But then you have the great burning of the library of Alexandria... We're in a strange transitional state right now, and the future will probably lie somewhere between these extremes. (I realize that's a really weak stand to take...) Hell, maybe the Singularity hits and we put aside petty human concerns in favor of figuring out how to escape this Universe which is going to end in the Big Crunch. Or is it the Big Freeze? I forget which is the current prediction.