Text is already digital (made solely from a discrete alphabet), all about setting up a completely artificial virtual reality of sorts, and not fundamentally tied to any specific physical medium. Strangely, I nevertheless don't see many of these types of essays condemning novels on the same breath as social networking and video games.
I wonder if anyone making that claim actually owns a Kindle. After buying a Kindle, I am reading a lot of older texts that are out of copyright and are far superior to most of today's crap.
I suppose the sort of person who always makes sure everyone can easily notice they are presently reading Gravity's Rainbow or Infinite Jest won't quite welcome the Kindle with open arms.
What does this even mean?
Text is already digital (made solely from a discrete alphabet), all about setting up a completely artificial virtual reality of sorts, and not fundamentally tied to any specific physical medium. Strangely, I nevertheless don't see many of these types of essays condemning novels on the same breath as social networking and video games.