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> When it was being proposed I thought "why are we spending millions and millions on a library in the digital age?". > The new library building is beautiful, s
by nonethewiser 4y ago
> When it was being proposed I thought "why are we spending millions and millions on a library in the digital age?".
> The new library building is beautiful, super inviting and some of my favorite architecture anywhere. I love going there to work or read.
Im confused. Why did you initially oppose it? Seems like you like it because its nice but surely that wasn't your original concern.
- Fezzik 4y agoNot the author, but it seems like they are saying that, at first glance, it seems unreasonable to spend millions of dollars on a physical structure to hold books when all of the same information is housed online and accessible digitally. But, upon further consideration, there are secondary benefits that make a library a net benefit for the community.