I DEFINITELY think there's room for nuanced discussion there and there's no time like the present to truly consider our system, burn it down and rebuild. I also think using ableist slurs, misgendering people and swearing at the minority authors this is ostensibly for doesn't help
They dislike ebooks because ebooks help drive the overall price of books towards zero, yes People "won't accept" ebook prices that are anything close to hardcover prices because the perception is the lack of a physical book should come with a deep discount
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This is a deeply ingrained irrational psychological issue consumers have - "Nothing I could in theory just click on and download in two seconds if the paywall weren't there should cost more than like five bucks" And it's hugely threatening to a sustainable livelihood for authors
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