shojiwax

MagentaRocks , 1 month ago to bookstodon group

Hello @bookstodon . The TLDR answer is: It depends. However, there are some interesting points in the article if you are curious to measure your own reading carbon footprint.

#Books #Reading #ClimateChange

What’s better for the climate: A paper book, or an e-reader?

https://www.npr.org/2024/05/25/1252930557/book-e-reader-kindle-climate

shojiwax , 1 month ago

@MagentaRocks @bookstodon

The answer is less consumption and more sustained availability.

Sharing books.
Second hand bookshops.
Public libraries.
Ability to share eBooks once purchased.

This is the way to save the planet.

FediTips , 2 months ago (edited 2 months ago) to random

Troubling things going on at Mastodon HQ. They've appointed board members Biz Stone (co-founder of Twitter, VC person) & Amir Ghavi (lawyer advising on blockchain & AI) 🤮

Fediverse needs good alternatives to Mastodon, IMHO best option would be GoToSocial, due to enter beta later this year.

To help GTS:

➡️ Follow @gotosocial and say hi 👋

➡️ Coders can help fix bugs at https://github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial

EDIT: GTS says they've enough funding right now: https://gts.superseriousbusiness.org/@dumpsterqueer/statuses/01HWGCBXVW9EHY4AVCRV7ETG02

(Board news via @MF_Dume )

shojiwax , 2 months ago

@FediTips @gotosocial @MF_Dume

I am sick and tired of greed, incompetence and en-shitication chasing me out of social media spaces.

I’m beginning to wake up to the truth that quality social interactions and communities can never be digital reliant.

The best social media platform?
IRL.

CultureDesk , 4 months ago to bookstodon group

"Gen Z is bringing back reading," says The Week, which leads us to wonder what the heck it is we've been doing all these years. But, the publication explains, it's not just reading — it's real books, made of paper. Per research published in @TheConversationUS: "Gen Zers and millennials prefer books in print over e-books and audiobooks" which has manifested in an "unlikely love affair with their local libraries." Here's a breakdown of what might be happening. We want to know: How do you like to read these days?

https://flip.it/zJEJAK

#Books #Reading @bookstodon #GenZ #Libraries

shojiwax , 4 months ago

@ronsboy67 @CultureDesk @TheConversationUS @bookstodon

I respectfully disagree.
Just as magazines are not books.
Just as pamphlets are not books.
Just as newspapers are not books.

‘Real’ books refer to a specific medium of print (or braille) media.

Real Ebooks and real audiobooks are different presentations of the same media. No better no less. But they are not books.

That’s my take anyways. 🙏🏻

shojiwax , 4 months ago

@patl @CultureDesk @ronsboy67 @TheConversationUS @bookstodon

Hardcover books and paperback books are books.

E-books are electronic books.
Audiobooks are audio recorded books.

Let’s go grab a coffee.

shojiwax , 4 months ago

@ronsboy67 @patl @CultureDesk @TheConversationUS @bookstodon

OK.
Your loss. It was going to be my shout with pastries. 🤷‍♂️