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@spearmintwarlock @glyph @mhoye @mcc Textbook companies try to do the same shit as Google is doing with Chromebooks by intentionally creating a situation where students are pressured to buy the latest edition of a textbook just so they can follow along with the page numbers, even if the text doesn't substantially change.
@spearmintwarlock @glyph @mhoye @mcc Of course, it's a bit reductive to say that technology is the problem here. The problem is capitalism, and technology makes capitalists' control easier, cheaper, and more extreme. Regardless, older technology can be a better tool.