So Forbes takes the op-ed down and says: “Forbes advocates spirited dialogue on a range of topics, including those that often take a contrarian view,” a Forbes

So Forbes takes the op-ed down and says: “Forbes advocates spirited dialogue on a range of topics, including those that often take a contrarian view,” a Forbes spokesperson says in a statement. “Libraries play an important role in our society. This article was outside of this contributor’s specific area of expertise, and has since been removed.” [0] Forbes op-ed's are filled to the brim with people speculating about things that are not their specific area of expertise and yet none of it is removed. I think this article was supposed to be a submarine [1] which went viral in a negative context and so has been quickly swept away. [0] https://qz.com/1334123/forbes-deleted-an-op-ed-arguing-that-amazon-should-replace-libraries/ https://qz.com/1334123/forbes-deleted-an-op-ed-arguing-that-... [1] http://www.paulgraham.com/submarine.html http://www.paulgraham.com/submarine.html