Just a Little Squinkling |
I'm a 20-something waiting for that moment when I finally feel like an adult. I'm lucky enough to have already found the Place Where I Belong. But I'm still blundering around trying to find the Thing That I'm Meant To Do. This is mostly a collection of things that I've come across out there in the internet world that I found interesting or intriguing or worth talking about. I wanted somewhere I could keep all the images / videos / quotes / ideas that I loved and to pass them on so that others might love them too. If anyone's looking, I hope you find some things on here that spark your interest! |
Still, despite the dismay that so many feel when they imagine a generation of readers more comfortable staring at a screen than flipping pages, hoping to stem change through vehement objection is probably futile. This is the way the industry is shifting, the natural course it will run with new technologies, the manifest destiny of virtual ink. What is worth fighting for in the new landscape is not printed matter itself (which will likely survive either way, as a rarified collectible even if nothing else), but the preservation of reading as a special act.
What’s really in danger is the unique bond between book and reader; a pact that is sealed with an artifact to prove the connection — the creases and marginalia we leave on physical books show that we were there; a human touched and absorbed these words. What’s lacking from the digital experience is this sense of ownership and a concrete relationship with the material.
- “Hybrid Books” by Rachel Syme from NPR’s book page
