I have a number of book that I like on my shelves, both physical and digital, from authors who it turns out hold abhorrent beliefs or are just scumbags in real life. I hate that. Books that I enjoy reading, game books I liked using...
While it's pretty true, maybe universally true that everything you like is problematic to one extent or another, I want to spend my limited time enjoying things that are less problematic. I want to be able to recommend things that won't support people who's views I not only don't support, but actively oppose.
Obviously that's easy when I know, but sometimes I don't, not until later.
And so, having supported someone that I won't going forward, I still have these books.
I don't want to just trash them. I have a visceral revulsion to throwing away books.
I could sell them, at least the physical ones. I could make a bit of cash for them, but I don't know that it's worth the effort.
I can just continue to enjoy and use them, while making sure to note that the authors are crap if I have to reference them.
I'm not sure what the answer is, or even if there is any particular answer that is right.
I'm of the "continue to use/enjoy the work for what it is, but acknowledge that the author is crap" way of seeing things, if it's something I already own. I try not to spend money on new stuff from that author, unless it's something I really want and it's on the secondary market.
ReplyDeleteYeah, I'm with you there. And I'm not even sure I'd get anything on the secondary market from these guys.
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