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My public library has thousands of DVD. More than I could watch in a lifetime, I think. There's even a bit of streaming. And, outside of the Disney stuff, none
by mumblemumble 3y ago
My public library has thousands of DVD. More than I could watch in a lifetime, I think. There's even a bit of streaming. And, outside of the Disney stuff, none of it has ads I can't skip. All free.
I mention this and someone always complains that that Game of Mad Men is Breaking the New Black isn't at the library. Which gets me thinking that the real boss might be our own consumerism.
- passwordoops 3y agoI'm not complaining. My kid loves it - the library has titles that are difficult to find or not in my streaming service du jour, plus she gets exposed to just plain discovery by browsing. Something targeted, personalized suggestions have taken away from us
- hotpotamus 3y agoI can't imagine the idea of a public library being proposed in modern times. I'm glad that my local system is there and they seem very dedicated to serving the public.
- danaris 3y agoI am absolutely and wholeheartedly in favor of public libraries. They're fantastic places, and deserve and need much more support than they've got. But the idea that just because some crappy knock-offs and overdone franchises exist, every piece of entertainment media is just interchangeable with every other one, and no one should ever be upset that they can't easily access the specific piece of media they want to see, is just absurd on the face of it.