[ SECRET POST #2022 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #2022 ⌋

Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.

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Notes:

Secrets Left to Post: 04 pages, 088 secrets from Secret Submission Post #289.
Secrets Not Posted: [ 0 - broken links ], [ 1 2 - not!secrets ], [ 0 - not!fandom ], [ 0 - too big ], [ 0 - repeat ].
Current Secret Submissions Post: here.
Suggestions, comments, and concerns should go here.

Comments

[(Anonymous)]

I keep hearing people say physical books aren't durable for more than 20-50 reads... but they are if you treat them like you'd treat anything of value. I have books that I've had since I was a kid that I read repeatedly, and a lot of them look brand new.

I have a 1901 copy of Emma that despite a little fading of the bindings due to sun and age is in wonderful condition. Books are the same as anything else, they will last if cared for.

[(Anonymous)]

Individuals may treat books like they're valuable but in general people don't, especially library books. I've seen library books with torn covers, writing in margins with some sort of liquid ink, ripped pages, water damage, damage from foodstuffs, mold, pages falling out and taped back together because of damaged spine, books becoming even more damaged after being taped back together because some idiot used acidic tape...

And when I lent books out to friends and explicitly told them to keep the books in mint condition, they were returned with folded corners and creased spines. Guess what? I learned my lesson. I don't let anyone borrow my favorite books anymore. The general public doesn't know how to keep books in mint condition and they don't care to even when the books are other people's property.

In my experience video game cartridges and discs can take way more abuse than paper books. If your experiences are different, good for you. You're a lucky anon.

[truxillogical]

Fun fact about libraries--nobody treats our stuff like it has any value. It doesn't belong to the patrons, so they have no problem letting their infants get their gummy little hands on it or whatever. Library books get destroyed. Frequently.

Your own personal collection, sure, those will last because you take care of them. I take care of my books, and they last. Because they're mine. The General Public will not extend the same courtesy to Free Stuff from the library. (That applies to movies too. I watch patrons let their infant child hold/open the cases to DVDs because, as far as they're concerned, it's a toy, right?)