What a retard.
I have a resolution to realize that when technology is making me feel uncomfortable, and when the world is becoming a place that I don't recognize, -it is me. I don't want to end up singing the same tune that has been sung for centuries, and looking like a grumpy fool.
There's a difference between being a luddite and having legitimate concerns, so don't doubt yourself so easily!
What I'm really getting at is the kind of response that Franzen is making. He's basically saying that ebooks just don't feel right, and that they aren't as as reassuring to him as books. That's the kind of critique I want to avoid as I get older. BTW, yeah, big issues about the cloud.
If people are reading the Great Gatsby 100 years from now via electronic contact lenses, FS Fitzgerald should be just as pleased. His creation is still being consumed and the consumption is still just as valid imo. I just finished the audio book of Brave New World and though it wasn't as satisfying as reading it, it still had a tremendous impact on me. It' still staying with me these (now 3) days later. It's about the content not the modality.