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Streaming is just cable TV with extra steps. (lemmy.nz)

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[-] AstralPath@lemmy.ca 2 points 14 hours ago

Books are better than TV anyway. Once you own a book, no corpo fuckwad can take it away from you.

[-] heartSagan5@lemmy.zip 2 points 7 hours ago

Unless it’s an ebook on an ereader.

[-] csolisr@hub.azkware.net 1 points 4 hours ago

Even then, DRM-free formats like EPUB and PDF still exist, and places like Kobo still sell them.

[-] csolisr@hub.azkware.net 2 points 12 hours ago

True that, physical books are one of the last forms of physical media still not laden with DRM (along with the rare collector vinyls, cassettes, and videotapes). Even then - I also boycott most writers anyway, but that's for other ethical reasons.

[-] heartSagan5@lemmy.zip 1 points 7 hours ago

The DRM is the cover, according to some jackets I’ve read. Basically, it says something like, “if you received this without the cover, contact the publisher.”

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