Oddbean new post about login | logout @2988a057 that's so sad. Papermaking is awful for the environment but I do so love printed books. We're losing a lot if they become scarce.
@25b5e014 Right now at least sales of printed books in English are up since 2020, when a lot of people discovered they just plain LIKE reading paper books. But if the paper cartels keep raising prices like they are, we are in danger of making reading culture only for the elites, the few.
@2988a057 I wish there were a way to produce paper that was cheaper and less environmentally destructive. I had no idea how bad it is until I started researching this