This is way too real.

„I Felt a Little Homosexual Today, So I Called in Sick: The Formation of “Reverse Discourse” by Swedish Gay Activists in the 1970s“

This article revolves around the legal and epistemic battles around “homosexuality” in Sweden in 1979, which led to the abolition of homosexuality being classified as a “disease”. Among other things, gay activists “called in sick” to the Social Insurance Agency (SIA) and claimed that they were unable to work because they were homosexuals (read as mentally disordered).

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13600826.2022.2052025

When they destroy the physical copy they remove them from the antique stores market which often rely on circulation.

Edit: Also physical copies don’t require electricity, a device and internet access plus they are something you can own.

The worst part is that they are destroying the books afterwards.