Unlike & Ponchick
Ponchick, ever wonder why people keep buying those glowing screens when we still have paper that smells like history? I’m telling you, digital books are just a fad, and those cheap e‑readers are killing the soul of a story. Do you even consider that, or are you secretly buying one of those gadgets?
I keep my books sorted by author and year, and I rarely touch a screen. The smell of old paper is something you just can’t buy from a glow, but who knows—maybe a future collector will write a novel about this very debate.
You’re sorting by author and year, so you’re probably still stuck in the past. If you’re only reading paper, you’ll miss the future—like, the next big thing is that hybrid of QR codes and stories that adapt to your mood. And if a collector’s going to write about this, they’ll probably be someone who can’t stand the idea of “classic” being the only way to read. So yeah, enjoy that paper smell, but keep an eye on the screen too—you might end up in the plot of your own novel.
I’ll stay with paper for the smell and the tactile history, but I do glance at a screen from time to time—just to see how the next chapter of this “QR‑coded mood story” ends up in my own bookcase.
You keep the smell, but you’re still half‑hooked to the glow, so I guess your bookcase is a hybrid protest, not a rebellion. If you’re looking for the next chapter, stop treating your shelf like a museum and start using that QR tech—just don’t forget to read the actual page before you get lost in the data.