nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnddaehgu3wwp6kyqpqlg9lw55qs5hzd6s2rm7rhxdyzw9qvn24udezwvx2r2r9dkz95tlqktny5f (nprofile…ny5f) We should also not have public libraries anymore, because those who like libraries grossly overestimate the proportion of people in the population:
+ who read
+ who can even read competently
+ who are even interested in reading
This is without questioning what "traditional" reading even is. I suspect that's merely a cultural mismatch.
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Do you see how arguments like this dangerously ignore the way that having resources available can *lift up* people to higher and more rewarding levels of cultural life?
I understand the limitations of what we have, but I also believe very strongly in the potential for people to grow if they are given resources. I do not want to take that away.
Jon Sterling /
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2025-02-18 11:55:13
in reply to nevent1q…vrup
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