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> Do you think physical libraries harm the people who bring books into being? Yes, actually, I do. But the public benefits of libraries outweigh the harm it do
by IncreasePosts 2y ago
> Do you think physical libraries harm the people who bring books into being?
Yes, actually, I do. But the public benefits of libraries outweigh the harm it does to authors. But, the fact that I can buy a book once, and pass it between 50 friends to read feels unfair to the author who effectively makes no money off of the work.
- andybak 2y agoSo, lending a book to a friend is wrong? Or just doing that when your have more then x friends? I'm genuinely not sure what you're saying here.
- aezart 2y agoIf I buy a hammer and then lend it to a friend, is that unfair to the hammer manufacturer?
- _factor 2y agoIn our disturbing legal climate, many judges would say yes.