Asahikawa Design Week for People Hungry for Real Communication Part 2

Asahikawa Design Week

Which do you prefer, Kindle or physical books? This question has been much talked about on the Internet. I thought I preferred Kindle. In fact, I’ve been buying many books on Kindle. As you know, it makes it much easier for us to buy new books without searching here and there, trouble to carry them around, and a space to store them. If we think rationally, there’d be no reason why we won’t choose Kindle. If someone said “I love the texture and smell of paper,” I would have ignored such an opinion thinking it’s no more than nostalgia.

Let me ask another question. Have you bought the same book twice? Me? Yes, I had sometimes, but now I don’t because Kindle gives me heads up in that case. When I first found the function of Kindle, I even felt awe at the blessing of civilization. One day, however, my admiration changed to doubt because that (mistakenly trying to buy the same book again) happened more often than before. Indeed, I have to admit I become forgetful as I grow older, but that’s not the only problem. I found myself not enjoying reading books as much as I used to. Today, let me share how a rationalist came to reject the progress of civilization.