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911roofer he/him Always a wallflower, never a wall 5mo ago (reddit.com) 1,107 thread views #274381

what the heck happened to public libraries? : rspod

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yesimawesome coomin/daily 5mo ago #6508708 Edited 5mo ago

>Nooooo we HAVE to keep around institutions that only made sense 150 years ago when the average person had almost no access to books, we just HAVE to spend tax money on libraries and schools even though the Internet has made 95% of the actual education value that they provide easy to just get for free online

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Gruesy_Spoon check/bio Que sera, sera yesimawesome 5mo ago #6509094

Public Libraries took on the duties of the town square/commons, and its in public interest that the town square/commons is publicly controlled instead of divided up among a hundred private interests.

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yesimawesome 5mo ago #6508924

the Internet has made 95% of the actual education value that they provide easy to just get for free online

I'd rather read the book physically and get it at the library without spending my check I set aside for Funko Pops to get a rare and expensive book like William Gass' The Tunnel even though I pirate. Academic press books are usually the only “genre” of books I can't find at public libraries but PDFs of them are in abundance on the web. They're great to read. Discuss !bookworms