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[-] jjjalljs@ttrpg.network 113 points 1 month ago

If libraries didn't exist, and someone tried to invent them, I am confident that conservatives would fight them tooth and nail with a thousand bad reasons.

[-] SkybreakerEngineer@lemmy.world 59 points 1 month ago

You say this like they aren't doing it already, filing complaints against hundreds of books at a time that none of them have read

[-] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 21 points 1 month ago

Just mention that Benjamin Franklin invented libraries, and they might shut up.

[-] Todd_cross@lemmy.dbzer0.com 18 points 1 month ago
[-] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 10 points 1 month ago

Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety.

One of the favorite and often mis-quoted lines for right-wingers. The context here is kind of funny, since it's basically pro-taxation.

I do like misquoting it though to promote privacy, but that has nothing to do with the actual context of the quote.

[-] Olgratin_Magmatoe@lemmy.world 58 points 1 month ago

Now if only we could apply this to housing, food, education, etc.

[-] v4ld1z@lemmy.zip 25 points 1 month ago

Dream come true. Alas, capitalism

[-] Olgratin_Magmatoe@lemmy.world 33 points 1 month ago

People used to think that feudalism would last forever.

[-] mynameisigglepiggle@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

The names changed but I'm still just a serf toiling in the field for my master

[-] c0smokram3r@midwest.social 25 points 1 month ago

Everyone should get a library card! If you can’t physically make it to your local library, this may help:

https://www.howtogeek.com/663812/how-to-sign-up-for-a-library-card-from-home/

[-] Seraph@fedia.io 27 points 1 month ago

After you get your library card go sign up for Libby! Free books and audiobooks from your phone/device.

[-] sundray@lemmus.org 4 points 1 month ago

And if your library provides access to Hoopla, there's also free movies and manga.

[-] Olgratin_Magmatoe@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago

They also often have ebooks/movies/tv shows available.

[-] Mellibird@lemm.ee 2 points 1 month ago

Yes! I signed up for my local library! Their ebook system is well... Subpar... So I also signed up for my parents local library in another state and can now use libby! It's amazing!

[-] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 16 points 1 month ago

Yup, libraries rock, use them.

That is all.

[-] taladar@sh.itjust.works 11 points 1 month ago

No no, libraries paper, not rock. Paper beats rock.

[-] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 month ago

And what are libraries built on? Rocks (in the foundation). Check mate. Get outta here with your scissors.

[-] andrew_bidlaw@sh.itjust.works 15 points 1 month ago

Libraries and education are an investment even for a capitalist. The only beneficiaries of lacking both are religious slave states.

[-] taladar@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 month ago

Indeed, there have been studies that education is one of the highest RoI investments a country can make.

[-] rottingleaf@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

For oligarchy they are not, since economic development reduces the oligarch's power, which is a thing relative to the total size of economy. Same with social power.

[-] chemicalprophet@lemm.ee 9 points 1 month ago

I feel this way about food, housing, and healthcare (I include dental and mental or wtf are we doing?)…

[-] Xeroxchasechase@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

Unlike food, water, shelter, electricity and education

[-] sundray@lemmus.org 6 points 1 month ago

I know it's not a solution, but the libraries where I live provide water, shelter, bathrooms, and outlets to charge a phone when they're open. They keep longer hours and serve as cooling/heating centers during heatwaves and cold snaps, and host agents from a number of supportive services a couple of days a week. I know it's not their job, and that there should be dedicated, fully funded solutions for these things, but some library systems are trying very hard to meet people's needs where other government services aren't.

[-] Xeroxchasechase@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

Wow! Thanks for sharing

[-] gwen@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 1 month ago

wait those arent human rights???? in my business term 1 first day class they kept emphasising that the basic needs are those???? does the un do ANYTHING????????

[-] RetroSoul@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

Yep they are awesome, especially Hoopla for comics. Anyone have a subscription to the Marvel/DC comic apps? If you have a library card, you can sign up for Hoopla for free and check out comics.

[-] Sabre363@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 month ago

And yet we still burn the books

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