Reading physical copies in 2025 is retarded

[Deleted Member 49073]

If you're reading this, that means you have an internet connection and a device.
Literally download the pdf and read it on your device.

The best method is to get a kindle and import EPUB/AZW3 files onto it.
No need to pay for books ever again.

Same goes for television. Why pay for shows which you can find for free online?
The only subscription I pay for is Mullvad, nothing else is needed nowadays.
This is the first time in history that education is fully and freely accessible.

 

[doll]

reading online books is utter garbage

 

[Deleted Member 84302]

Im so sad my Mullvad ran out

 

[Sovvton]

i dont use kindles bc they're created by palantir to track you

 

[Deleted Member 49073]

reading online books is utter garbage

Traditionalist cope tbh. It's 5x better. Do you want a book? You can get it within 20 seconds. Can't understand or interpret something? Ask online. You want to learn a new skill? Millions of course available right at your fingertips, for free.

 

[rovea]

If you're reading this, that means you have an internet connection and a device.
Literally download the pdf and read it on your device.

The best method is to get a kindle and import EPUB/AZW3 files onto it.
No need to pay for books ever again.

Same goes for television. Why pay for shows which you can find for free online?
The only subscription I pay for is Mullvad, nothing else is needed nowadays.
This is the first time in history that education is fully and freely accessible.

TikTok and ig stop me , I need that dopamine , books don’t have TikTok and ig

 

[over0]

I agree but physical copies are still cool

 

[Deleted Member 76607]

This ^^^^^

 

[Deleted Member 84302]

TikTok and ig stop me , I need that dopamine , books don’t have TikTok and ig

Bruh its over

 

[Ruin]

also u can tuck away material stuff

 

[Ghoultune]

But I want to have it physically

 

[Ruin]

But I want to have it physically

I say the same abtt ur ass tbh

 

[ADAM]

reading online books is utter garbage

Reading books is utter garbage

 

[TonyDr]

The best method is to get a kindle and import EPUB/AZW3 files onto it.
No need to pay for books ever again.

Where ? All the Z-library are nuked

 

[Deleted Member 49073]

i dont use kindles bc they're created by palantir to track you

Everything is tracking you. The cpu running your device has a level zero management engine inside (which is fundamental to the bootup of your device) which can be accessed even when your device is out of charge. You can remove it and use libreboot or some alternative, that'll only make your device run slower (intentional by manufacturers) and put a target on your back. Privacy is a meme.

 

[Deleted Member 84302]

Everything is tracking you. The cpu running your device as a level zero management engine inside (which is fundamental to the bootup of your device) which can be accessed even when your device is out of charge. You can remove it and use libreboot or some alternative, that'll only make your device run slower (intentional by manufacturers) and put a target on your back. Privacy is a meme.

Ok Terry davis

 

[Deleted Member 49073]

Where ? All the Z-library are nuked

WeLib - 43 million books, 98 million papers. All free. All yours.

43 million books and 98 million articles. Read freely and join us in building a more enlightened future.

welib.org

I use this one

 

[Sovvton]

Everything is tracking you. The cpu running your device as a level zero management engine inside (which is fundamental to the bootup of your device) which can be accessed even when your device is out of charge. You can remove it and use libreboot or some alternative, that'll only make your device run slower (intentional by manufacturers) and put a target on your back. Privacy is a meme.

will they stop tracking me if i ask nicely?

 

[BlendedBulge]

If you're reading this, that means you have an internet connection and a device.
Literally download the pdf and read it on your device.

The best method is to get a kindle and import EPUB/AZW3 files onto it.
No need to pay for books ever again.

Same goes for television. Why pay for shows which you can find for free online?
The only subscription I pay for is Mullvad, nothing else is needed nowadays.
This is the first time in history that education is fully and freely accessible.

Sometimes I like to touch a paper

 

[88bands]

Everything is tracking you. The cpu running your device as a level zero management engine inside (which is fundamental to the bootup of your device) which can be accessed even when your device is out of charge. You can remove it and use libreboot or some alternative, that'll only make your device run slower (intentional by manufacturers) and put a target on your back. Privacy is a meme.

but muh tails os

 

[Deleted Member 49073]

will they stop tracking me if i ask nicely?

I heard that if you talk to customer service (and ask nicely) they will stop tracking you

 

[TonyDr]

WeLib - 43 million books, 98 million papers. All free. All yours.

43 million books and 98 million articles. Read freely and join us in building a more enlightened future.

welib.org

I use this one

Never leave this forum n***a

 

[Deleted Member 49073]

but muh tails os

You can't run any OS without a cpu. Tails just replaces your hard drive, as all of your activity is ran in RAM.

 

[rovea]

If you're reading this, that means you have an internet connection and a device.
Literally download the pdf and read it on your device.

The best method is to get a kindle and import EPUB/AZW3 files onto it.
No need to pay for books ever again.

Same goes for television. Why pay for shows which you can find for free online?
The only subscription I pay for is Mullvad, nothing else is needed nowadays.
This is the first time in history that education is fully and freely accessible.

And books in the same domain have the same idea just different way ( I am talking about popular one )

 

[Deleted Member 76607]

You can literally self learn anything nowadays.

 

[Deleted Member 83546]

not 2 sound corny but the feeling of a book in your hands hits different, agree w everything else

 

[Deleted Member 49073]

Never leave this forum n***a

I'll be deleting my account once I have a blonde Stacy sleeping on my chest

 

[Jawggernaut Mewlord]

Yeah I agree with this but sometimes it's better to just not have the blue light reflecting at you for a change(i know there are alternatives but most zoomies don't use them)

And some say that your brain is hardwired to process information from physical copies better because we've evolved that way

 

[Deleted Member 49073]

Yeah I agree with this but sometimes it's better to just not have the blue light reflecting at you for a change(i know there are alternatives but most zoomies don't use them)

Yeah, blue light is the major concern. Blue light glasses counter-act them though.

And some say that your brain is hardwired to process information from physical copies better because we've evolved that way

I think that's moreso for note taking. You retain more of the information when you write it down, rather than type it down.

 

[Deleted Member 82545]

I pay for is Mullvad

I don't even pay for mullvad, i use my friends one

 

[Deleted Member 49073]

I don't even pay for mullvad, i use my friends one

I'm still trying to configure it to use in school, they've got some vpn blockers and it's annoying asf.

 

[Decay]

I do this sometimes, always been fascinated that you could just do that.

 

[Deleted Member 49073]

I do this sometimes, always been fascinated that you could just do that.

It's just unnecessary expenditure. Anyone claiming that physical reading is better just wants to appear aesthetic.

 

[Decay]

It's just unnecessary expenditure. Anyone claiming that physical reading is better just wants to appear aesthetic.

I do prefer to read in person but if i can’t get it for whatever reason i just read the PDF.

 

[Randomized Shame]

I sorta agree.

I agree with everything you said, but I do think physical media is important. For example, you can't store shit in your Google Drive especially with copyright content. I do believe Amazon will do something similar with their Kindle storage system eventually. Having them scan your storage and then ban you for owning books you haven't paid for or something.

 

[nana]

but physical copies get like wrinkly and like creased and stuff and then whenever u reread the book and look at how used it is ur like ohhhhhhh the memories and u get all like sentimental

 

[Deleted Member 49073]

I sorta agree.

I agree with everything you said, but I do think physical media is important. For example, you can't store shit in your Google Drive especially with copyright content. I do believe Amazon will do something similar with their Kindle storage system eventually. Having them scan your storage and then ban you for owning books you haven't paid for or something.

There would be pretty simple work-arounds to that. If you use some kind of external memory device, and only operated within the RAM of the device, they would have no way to scan your storage. The only way would be if they only allowed files directly from amazon, but I doubt they'll do that.

 

[Deleted Member 49073]

but physical copies get like wrinkly and like creased and stuff and then whenever u reread the book and look at how used it is ur like ohhhhhhh the memories and u get all like sentimental

The only argument for physical copies > digital copies being that they get wrinkly and creased is horrible.

 

[BlendedBulge]

Everything is tracking you. The cpu running your device has a level zero management engine inside (which is fundamental to the bootup of your device) which can be accessed even when your device is out of charge. You can remove it and use libreboot or some alternative, that'll only make your device run slower (intentional by manufacturers) and put a target on your back. Privacy is a meme.

Intel ME is legit a spyware and no one will convince me of otherwise

 

[Randomized Shame]

The only way would be if they only allowed files directly from amazon, but I doubt they'll do that.

It's Amazon. I wouldn't put it past them.

We see them attempting to do similar stuff with the gaming industry and gaming consoles right now.

I actually own and use a Kindle and I like it a lot. It's helped me read more books. I use Libby on there as well.

But it's Amazon, I would never store anything valuable on there.

 

[Deleted Member 49073]

Intel ME is legit a spyware and no one will convince me of otherwise

They should make specific chips for companies to use. I get that a company would need some low-level management shit like ME, but the everyday windows user? No need at all, it's just spyware.

 

[Deleted Member 49073]

It's Amazon. I wouldn't put it past them.

We see them attempting to do similar stuff with the gaming industry and gaming consoles right now.

I actually own and use a Kindle and I like it a lot. It's helped me read more books. I use Libby on there as well.

But it's Amazon, I would never store anything valuable on there.

If worst comes to worst, I'd make my own raspberry pi dedicated to reading PDFs.

 

[nana]

The only argument for physical copies > digital copies being that they get wrinkly and creased is horrible.

its not really an argument. i think digital copies would still be overall better, lots more benefits, but i still like having a physical collection of all my favorite books. i usually use digital when im reading a book for the first time, then if i really like it i buy a paper version. i guess theres no functional purpose for that though, just makes me happy

 

[Deleted Member 49073]

its not really an argument. i think digital copies would still be overall better, lots more benefits, but i still like having a physical collection of all my favorite books. i usually use digital when im reading a book for the first time, then if i really like it i buy a paper version. i guess theres no functional purpose for that though, just makes me happy

Victim of consumerism boyo
It's just an unnecessary purchase.

 

[nana]

Victim of consumerism boyo
It's just an unnecessary purchase.

i genuinely get tingles when thinking about buying things just for the sake of buying them its euphoric dude

 

[height]

Where ? All the Z-library are nuked

nah theyre not

 

[Deleted Member 84302]

Victim of consumerism boyo
It's just an unnecessary purchase.

"How did u know im a minimalistic scarce ahh mf"

 

[slopslinger]

Where ? All the Z-library are nuked

anna's archive is still working.

personally there's no way I can financially justify buying hard copies when they exist online for free. if I actually like something enough after reading it I can always buy it then. there's many books that I couldn't get into that I didn't have to waste money on.