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Because it’s some weird flex to explicitly say things like “my dad owns thousands of books” and “I read hundreds of those”.
by FranzFerdiNaN 4y ago
Because 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.