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by squigz 951 days ago
Why do people buy books now, instead of just reading reviews?
3 comments
eclecticfrank 951 days ago
Obvious troll, but anyway: Reviews are there to help identify if books are worth reading/buying. Reviews cannot and are not supposed to replace books.
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squigz 951 days ago
Well I'm certainly not trolling you but okay. Have a good day.
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sycamoretrees 951 days ago
Why do people go to see movies when they could just watch the trailer on YouTube?
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squigz 951 days ago
Well I'm not the one claiming people are going to stop reading because of AI, so I'm not the one to ask :)
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DiggyJohnson 951 days ago
I don't understand this question. Book reviews are not summaries. And even they were, "why do people read books, instead of just reading summaries?" is still a ridiculous question.
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squigz 951 days ago
It is ridiculous. That's the point. Same as suggesting people would stop reading books in favor of summaries written by AI

And indeed, 'review' was the wrong word to use, but I appreciate you understanding what I meant

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agumonkey 951 days ago
people do watch movies / show in 1.5x now.. it's common.
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