Post #4397528
2026-07-29 06:18 UTC
Yeah we remember. Because that’s a literal fucking warcrime. You’re not allowed to destroy historical sites.
While I agree that destroying books is bad - even common ones - it’s also not technically illegal. If I want to burn a first edition of whatever book worth thousands of dollars… I’m legally allowed to do that.
I can also see the benefit of having a digital version of a rare book that can be enjoyed by thousands as opposed to sitting on a shelf. But yeah, definitely hold companies accountable for destroying them. There has to be a better way to do that work and still have a useable book afterwards.
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@WaxRhetorical@lemmy.world 2026-07-29 06:58
I don’t trust AI companies to not alter the texts of those books if there’s something in them that does not align with their worldview. So any book added to the online archive(s) by these companies is suspect.