• tamal3@lemmy.world
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    15 hours ago

    Yes but the process of obtaining the information is significantly more difficult. We can, you know, reuse the same 20 translation devices for years, and all kids have a laptop… I feel like you’re focused on the wrong thing.

    • RaoulDook@lemmy.world
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      17 minutes ago

      No, it’s only more difficult for those without the skills to use the Index or Table of Contents in a book. Which is not really much of a difficult skill to learn. You pretty much need to know about alphabetical order and how one is at the front and the other is at the end of the book.

    • Amnesigenic@lemmy.ml
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      13 hours ago

      In what universe is an electronic device being handled by children going to last 20 years? Not ours