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I would say it’s much worse then “not ideal”, they may have poisoned the well for decades to come.
by lokar 2y ago
I would say it’s much worse then “not ideal”, they may have poisoned the well for decades to come.
- adastra22 2y agoMaybe permanently, as societal stances on these sorts of issues tend to solidify over time. In a couple of generations the very idea of a library may be confined to history thanks to IA :(
- sulam 2y agoThat is far-fetched, science fabulist style thinking. The average person on the street does not know about Brewster or the IA, but they certainly do know about their local library and would object if it was to disappear.
- immibis 2y agoI expect the average person has never visited a library since school
- rdmond 2y agoIn fact, in the US, around half the population goes to a library at least once a year https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2016/09/09/libraries-2016/ https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2016/09/09/libraries-20... https://www.ala.org/news/2019/12/new-ala-report-gen-z-millennials-are-visiting-library-prefer-print-books https://www.ala.org/news/2019/12/new-ala-report-gen-z-millen...
- greentxt 2y ago"with a majority reporting that libraries ... play at least some role in helping them decide what information they can trust." Sounds legit
- tehjoker 2y agowhy are you blaming IA for the aggressive and tight fisted behavior of publishers?