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Some good questions there, for reflection or the dreaded "do you have questions for us" bit in the interview. With regards the library. Yes, but I paid for eve

Some good questions there, for reflection or the dreaded "do you have questions for us" bit in the interview. With regards the library. Yes, but I paid for every book in it. And most are never touched. It's frankly a little depressing.

quantumsequoia 4y ago
Maybe if the books in your library aren't touched, that's a sign that the chosen books aren't the most valuable
- sritchie 4y ago
  Haha, I think that's what the parent was hinting at with the "depressing" title. But I disagree with the diagnosis! As Patrick Collison says, > I guess I fall somewhere in the middle in the Umberto Eco theory of the library[0]. [0] https://www.google.com/books/edition/How_to_Travel_with_a_Salmon/_ntDTaMUys8C?hl=en&gbpv=1&pg=PT124&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false https://www.google.com/books/edition/How_to_Travel_with_a_Sa... (Quote from https://patrickcollison.com/bookshelf https://patrickcollison.com/bookshelf)
- karaterobot 4y ago
  On the other hand, my bookshelves are almost entirely full of books I haven't read. I get rid of most books after reading them to make room for more. In that sense asking whether I'd read every book on the shelf would be like seeing a refrigerator full of food and asking if I'd already eaten everything in it.
  - ghaff 4y ago
    I have a ton of books I might want to refer to though and there are things I do want to re-read now and then. (And a lot of new stuff is digital.) I've pretty much hit steady state though. No more bookcases/piles of books. I don't have a lot of incentive to go beyond that for now, though I'll probably donate at least a few more bags to my library's book sale at some point over the coming months.
rjsw 4y ago
I found it a bit depressing that I was the first person to borrow most of the books that I got out of a university library.
jppope 4y ago
(OP) Never considered the "do you have questions for us"... thats an interesting thought.

quantumsequoia 4y ago

Maybe if the books in your library aren't touched, that's a sign that the chosen books aren't the most valuable

sritchie 4y ago
Haha, I think that's what the parent was hinting at with the "depressing" title. But I disagree with the diagnosis! As Patrick Collison says, > I guess I fall somewhere in the middle in the Umberto Eco theory of the library[0]. [0] https://www.google.com/books/edition/How_to_Travel_with_a_Salmon/_ntDTaMUys8C?hl=en&gbpv=1&pg=PT124&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false https://www.google.com/books/edition/How_to_Travel_with_a_Sa... (Quote from https://patrickcollison.com/bookshelf https://patrickcollison.com/bookshelf)
karaterobot 4y ago
On the other hand, my bookshelves are almost entirely full of books I haven't read. I get rid of most books after reading them to make room for more. In that sense asking whether I'd read every book on the shelf would be like seeing a refrigerator full of food and asking if I'd already eaten everything in it.
- ghaff 4y ago
  I have a ton of books I might want to refer to though and there are things I do want to re-read now and then. (And a lot of new stuff is digital.) I've pretty much hit steady state though. No more bookcases/piles of books. I don't have a lot of incentive to go beyond that for now, though I'll probably donate at least a few more bags to my library's book sale at some point over the coming months.

rjsw 4y ago

I found it a bit depressing that I was the first person to borrow most of the books that I got out of a university library.

jppope 4y ago

(OP) Never considered the "do you have questions for us"... thats an interesting thought.