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[–] bampop@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago (1 children)

By no stretch of imagination is a book a device.

device noun de·​vice di-ˈvīs

1 : something devised or contrived: such as

a(1) : a piece of equipment or a mechanism designed to serve a special purpose or perform a special function ...

[–] littleomid@feddit.org 0 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Are you honestly arguing that a book is a device like for instance a computer is? Or a mechanical lock is?

[–] bampop@lemmy.world 0 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

No it's a device like a book is. It's an invention people made to store text etc in a robust easily accessible form.