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3/25/2016 8:32:49 AM
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RE: things in which i have discovered
To return to the topic of books:
The problem with books is that much of their content is misleading or incomplete. For example, I mentioned that the wind's cheeks were puffed up. A book would not tell you that our word "pouf" -- as in the interior design accessory or the common shower washing apparatus -- is derived from the imagined appearance of the wind's cheeks. Only the internet will allow you to reach this etymological conclusion and then allow you to forget how you came by it.
A great advantage of the internet is that it causes you to forget information you have no use for and creates more room for information you need. I once knew how to find the circumference for a circle, but thanks to the internet, that information has been erased so that I can find out who Taylor Swift is. I think it's a girl, but I'm not sure. I can be sure by looking her/him/it up on the internet. I can also find out whether Taylor Swift uses a pouf in the shower, or a loofah, or a sponge (and whether this sponge was obtained humanely). When I no longer need this information about Taylor Swift and sponges, the internet will cleanse my brain palate in order to receive more useful information.
A book just sits there, inert, useless, an effrontery to my brain tidiness regime. It probably has nothing to say about Taylor Swift or poufs. Certain books will say things about sponges, but this information is probably dated and speculative. The odds that it was written by a sponge are suspicious at best.
