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I find myself disagreeing with the author already in the introduction unfortunately. He states we form strong identities around music, "in a way that feels so much more personal than books or movies". Not in my case? I mean that probably is true for him, but it would have been good to not generalize it.
— Aug 01, 2025 08:28AM
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Susi K
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He then argues that a CD is only a coaster if not decoded - that same thing would be true for any book. But I'd say it's not true at all, because the information exists even when it isn't being actively accessed. It will always be a record.
'A record is a text that cannot be "read". It must be decoded.' - As if our brain wouldn't decode text when we read it? Forms to letters, letters to words, words to meaning.
— Aug 01, 2025 08:34AM
'A record is a text that cannot be "read". It must be decoded.' - As if our brain wouldn't decode text when we read it? Forms to letters, letters to words, words to meaning.
