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Meaning
The speaker is saying that digital media are valuable enough on their own to justify creating original work for them. The emphasis is on using the medium for what it can do, rather than treating it as secondary to something else.
When It Was Said
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Who It Was Said To
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Source
The Salmon of Doubt: Hitchhiking the Galaxy One Last Time (2012)
Original Language & Translation
Originally said in English.
Did They Really Say It?
The phrase appears in the book "The Salmon of Doubt: Hitchhiking the Galaxy One Last Time (2012)" by Douglas Adams (Google Books snippet); no earlier source was checked.
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About Douglas Adams
English author, humourist, and screenwriter
Douglas Noël Adams was an English author, humourist, and screenwriter. He is best known for creating The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, a work that began as a BBC radio comedy in 1978 and later grew into a much larger franchise. He expanded it into a set of five books that sold more than 14 million copies during his lifetime. Adams also adapted the story for television in 1981, for a video game in 1984, and for a feature film in 2005.
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