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If one is going to over-consume anything, let it be books. Minimal environmental impact (reusable and recyclable), and intellectually stimulating. Minimal negat
by Freak_NL 4y ago
If one is going to over-consume anything, let it be books. Minimal environmental impact (reusable and recyclable), and intellectually stimulating. Minimal negative health effects too with a proper posture and as long as you don't read a book while crossing a street.
- ledpup 4y agoNo, overconsume everything, else you're not doing it right. 8 billion people with 30,000 books each... I'm trying to math it...
- peterbraden 4y agoAt that scale you might solve the carbon sequestration problem
- TheCoelacanth 4y ago30,000 is an incredibly large number of books for one person to have. Assuming that each book is a fairly narrow .75 inches and your shelves have 8 layers vertically, you're going to need 234 linear feet of shelves. Assuming your shelves are 3 feet apart with six inches on each side for the shelves, you need 468 square feet of floor space dedicated exclusively to book shelves. That's roughly equivalent to each person in the US using their entire living space for books. I'm pretty sure worldwide, most people would need more than their entire living space.