Nabil-Fareed AlikhanJan 5, 2023

I see more and more paywalls on websites. Fed up with this, I have restarted getting in touch with my local library. They've definitely improved over the last few years. Theres the standard physical services we know and love but also access to a multitude of ebooks, audiobooks, online periodicals.

E.g. my library account gives me free access to pressreader, a catalogue of 6000 publications from around the world. And I'm happily reading "science illustrated" with no ads, no fuss.

Show threadNabil-Fareed AlikhanJan 5, 2023
"Libraries aren't just a place to obtain books for free. They're one of the few public spaces left in our society where you're allowed to exist without the expectation of spending money."
Show threadSteve Williams

@happykhan Capitalists & city planners quake in fear about places where you can't spend money, as they think they inevitably descend into a wasteland of crime and squalor.

I'd rather be feeding my brain, than draining my bank account - every time.

Jan 6, 2023 at 8:43amWeb