tractor wrote:PeterMollenburg wrote:Why paper dictionaries? Threefold.
1. Lover of tangible paper learning materials.
2. Preparation for the (partial?) collapse of modern society - paper books might cease to exist. If it doesn't happen, well at least I enjoy flicking through them while learning.
Digital = more centralised control over information received by a consuming public. The justification of editing, fact-checking and outright censorship during the pandemic parading like some kind of paternalistic protection measures (apparently it's too dangerous to work things out for ourselves) carried out for 'the greater good' is nothing but blatant lies. Fear drives control. Taking down ample amounts of valid research actually carried out for the betterment of human health or so-called 'debunking it' might as well be 1984's Ministry of Truth in action. I'm waiting for the day it becomes acceptable to 'edit' previously published works (books) to fit with 'modern acceptable standards' or (socially engineered) norms.
Well, there are a lot of things to worry about in this day and age, but manipulating dictionaries to mislead and control the masses..?
I was referring to digital format books in general. I was indicating that given the justifications during the pandemic used to control information such as on the internet (digital), that it's not too far of a stretch to foresee digital books being altered in future. Manipulation of information to illicit certain reactions in the public (eg the search for weapons of mass destruction to justify war) in mass media is common practise. Taking this further to iclude digital books is foreseeable, but of course not a given, so I hope my concerns don't turn out to be correct. Still, I've heard of certain books being ignored while topping bestseller lists and being removed from certain big sellers. The paper dictionaries and enjoyment of tangible learning materials led me to that rant. I def. could've been a bit clearer there, as manipulation of paper dictionaries does sound absurd, I agree.