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Why on earth did you get downvoted? O_O
by xcambar 4y ago
Why on earth did you get downvoted? O_O
- FranzFerdiNaN 4y agoBecause it’s some weird flex to explicitly say things like “my dad owns thousands of books” and “I read hundreds of those”.
- xcambar 4y agoOK, I see. I did read that differently and thus missed this angle.
- elorant 4y agoSince when it became bragging to own books?
- xcambar 4y agoBecause there's a thing called cultural capital, and it's not well shared in society.
- elorant 4y agoThe Internet is full of free knowledge. Everyone who's willing to learn can find a multitude of sources to do so. I don't feel privileged because my father happened to love reading. If he had a collection of wines or coins, or legos would I still be considered to brag about it? I hope HN won't turn into Twitter where everyone finds something offending all the time.
- xcambar 4y agoAccessible knowledge, educated surroundings and internalized behavior (read: habit) to self-educate are three very different things. Bourdieu is a good start on these topics.
- elorant 4y agoBecause someone is projecting his/her insecurities on me. Never mind, I've got karma to spend.