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The worlds population living on $10/day, will have no use for a book on a niche aspect of type systems. The majority of people on that wage will probably not ev
by rdc12 8y ago
The worlds population living on $10/day, will have no use for a book on a niche aspect of type systems. The majority of people on that wage will probably not even access to a computer.
- xevb3k 8y agoWhat is the purpose of this comment? Most people, at any income level, would not find value in this book. The fraction of people who find value in the book maybe correlated with income. There are a large number of people who might benefit from access to this book (or similar books) would can not afford to legitimately purchase it. Given that only a small fraction of the world population can afford this book (I estimated 5%, happy entertain other estimates) it seems likely that the majority of people that could benefit from access to this book, could not afford to buy it. I find that unfortunate.
- a_imho 8y agoAn obvious counterexample is students.
- sn9 8y agoThey can request that their library pick up a copy. Or get an inter-library loan.