...and I don't even own one.

Why is it that people seem to think that getting an e-reader involves signing a contract that states that you'll never read, hold, buy or gift another paper book?
If I got a euro for every time someone on the BookCrossing forums says 'Oh no, I could never get used to using one of those, because I like holding paper books' , '... I don't want to get rid of all my books', or '... when I'm giving books as presents I want something to wrap', I'd have a nice sum. And if I got another euro for every time someone says 'Oh no, I could never read an e-book because I dislike reading off a computer screen for longer times, the flickering makes my eyes hurt' or something similar, I could probably afford one of these by now:


This is a nice-looking, simple, very portable e-reader I saw in a store yesterday, priced at 300 euros. I could definitely see uses for it. And no, the screen does not flicker anymore than paper books do.

But seriously. E-readers do not flicker. They read like paper, only you can make the font bigger. Is that a Bad Thing? And no one will come to your house and take all your books once you get one.
It's like people are saying 'Oh no, I would never get one of these newfangled telephone thingies, I like talking to people face to face.'
Why are people so afraid of new options?