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Mark Pilgrim looks at Kindle through what’s been said about it so far, and what’s been said about the act of reading in the past. His comparisons prove depressing, and worthy of at least some consideration.
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“If you’re a parent, I would be [concerned] about the conflation between consumption and consumerism and citizenship (in virtual worlds)… our kids are being taught that to be a good citizen of this world you got to buy the right stuff.” Sadly, yes.
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“Are we absolutely sure that this is the very best we can offer young people?” [Lord Puttnam] asked. “Do we really want them to think of themselves as not much more than consumers?”
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Yes. A healthy tonic to all the mind-numbingly irritating rants going around the place about making the web “prettier” and “more distinctive” and “more art directed” and whatever. It’s a medium in its own right. Now work out what that means.