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by palmotea 153 days ago
> It is also restrictive. You can't read your notes and make summaries and write your own interpretation of what you've read without switching context between apps.

A lot of folks really underrate how inferior digital technology is to paper, in many ways. Digital has some advantages (e.g. copying, transmission, physical size), but is grossly inferior in other ways (flexibility, engaging spatial awareness, etc.).