This is such a coincidence--I have been thinking about this for the last two days. I am against hoarding, except when it comes to books, which I do hoard. I'd be curious about your thoughts on the "reasons not stated candidly". Here is a partial list from my Long Descent-influenced thinking:
* Public library closures/budget cuts * Woke purgings & author cancellations * Closure of small presses and bookstores in the next depression period * Over-reliance on printing in China and other far-abroad places * Disappearance of free online depositories during the long descent * Contraction of the higher education industry * Lack of low-tech, low-energy storage facilities to guard against humidity * Fragile paper, ink, and printing equipment supply chains
A lot of these are happening now! Am I missing anything from your vantage point as an author?
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* Public library closures/budget cuts
* Woke purgings & author cancellations
* Closure of small presses and bookstores in the next depression period
* Over-reliance on printing in China and other far-abroad places
* Disappearance of free online depositories during the long descent
* Contraction of the higher education industry
* Lack of low-tech, low-energy storage facilities to guard against humidity
* Fragile paper, ink, and printing equipment supply chains
A lot of these are happening now! Am I missing anything from your vantage point as an author?
Samurai_47