Amazon is changing what is written in books
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Ahhhhh, now I get it. Thanks for the clarification.
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Is there a way to donate to the authors? Because I think pirating and then donating the money (directly) to the author is much more ethical than putting a megacorp or a publisher in between
Even better if you send it with something like Monero which doesn't even put the bank between you and the author
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Sorry, no. No other e-ink devices at all.
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Forcibly destroying all previous editions is not however
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Yes, I agree.
But surely you can acknowledge the possibility that some people believe transgenderism is an affront to god and an existential threat to children, or whatever, then their position is not dissimilar.
That’s the issue. What makes ‘this is offensive’ more valid than ‘this is dangerous’?
This is just another front in the war between religion and reason.
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No worries. Thank you
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Rather annoying. You would think that it shouldn't make a difference whether or not a mounted drive is present in the machine. I run everything I host in containers on a single machine, so I can't say whether I'd have encountered such issues.
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I do. It takes about 1 hour every 3 months. It's pretty easy, actually
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For sure, thanks!
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@Hossenfeffer well "this is offensive [to the subject]" is more valid than "this is dangerous [to the reader]" for one. A subject can't choose what the reader thinks of them afterwards - they have to hope that the reader understands enough context to realise they are, actually, equally human. A reader, in contrast, gets to choose whether they agree with the premise. Otherwise history would have destroyed all copies of every religious book, or Mein Kampf or the Little Red Book or Das Kapital.
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@Hossenfeffer as with everything it usually boils down to who has the power/control. An (adult) reader can choose what they read or how they interpret it, and can also often control what a child reads and how that child interprets it too. A subject cannot choose how they are read about, so it is up to the writer and publisher to control that message and reduce misinterpretation where possible. It's a similar framework to cultural appropriation or "doing an accent". Are you punching up or down?
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@Hossenfeffer but when it comes down to it I think really we've ceded our understanding of morality to "the market" anyway. It's bad when politicians say to do it but if "the people" follow (or if, for example, we regulate schools so they *have* to follow) and that's the only way to make it sell then it's ok. Majority rules, I guess. But my personal feeling is that when it comes to pure morality it's about where the power lies. And often that's the power of controlling the narrative.
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Well that and the fact that some of us define better in such ways that others think may be worse. For example there was a trend some years back where Instagram models were damaging Joshua trees, I am of the complete and unshakable opinion that their blood shouldve water a new Joshua tree and their corpse reduced to mulch for said tree. I aint got nothing against whoring oneself out after all money is money but hurting the Joshua trees is a worthy of death.
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I mean, I don't disagree with anything you say, but that's because I have a progressive mindset. Which kind of was the point.
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They also treat artists like shit. I switched over to Tidal simply to get access to Joanna Newsom's music, as she won't tolerate Spotify's terms. Tidal isn't much better, but it is slightly.
I was looking forward to blockchain cutting out the middle man in paying artists. Too bad it has so far not happened that way.
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Music is easily solved.
- Qobuz store
- Bandcamp
- 7Digital
- Tidal media downloader
- Deemix
Screw streaming. Local is always better. Purchase and/or download FLAC. I've got nearly 1 TB of music on my NAS and my collection is regularly growing. From Qobuz and Bandcamp, anything you purchase is owned, and DRM free.
Edit - though for me as a Linux user, Qobuz has actually turned this from something perfect into a service issue. Used to be able to just download a tar of your album from them after purchase. Now you have to use their (Windows only) application downloader, or individually download each track as a single download. It's fucking irritating. I don't buy from them now because of it. That said, they can't edit or alter anything I've previously bought and stored locally.
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I'd also point towards alternative reading apps and hardware and drop everything related to Amazon.
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it blows my mind that people buy ebooks when Libby is free.
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Seriously. Anna archives, libby. There are so many open source projects out there for the ereader community
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Imagine: pirating ebooks but donating money to the author at the same time. Win win.
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