joncamfieldMy Texas hometown privatized the public library and is having the local police review books, so, yeah. Yeah.
Unplanned Librarian@joncamfield I’m so sorry. How did they privatize it? Is it fee based?
Losfromcp@deeann @joncamfield Probably the company referenced in this article. Library Systems & Services
https://inthepublicinterest.org/when-public-libraries-become-private-who-will-support-them
Peat Bog@losfromcp @deeann @joncamfield
Jesus, private equity omnomnom everywhere I look.
Feels like a scarier remake of "Invasion of the Body Snatchers."
John Carlsen@peatbog @losfromcp @deeann @joncamfield
"Invasion of the Book Snatchers"
@johnlogic @losfromcp @deeann @joncamfield
Yep. And the libraries. And the hospitals. And probably the public schools once the GOP enshittifies most of them. The list is long.
Yep. And the libraries. And the hospitals. And probably the public schools once the GOP enshittifies most of them. The list is long.
@peatbog @losfromcp @deeann @joncamfield
I think I've just found my candidate for new word or term of the year:
GOP enshittification
@peatbog @johnlogic @deeann @joncamfield
1) speakly loudly about how something is bad and doesn’t work
2) wreck those institutions and organizations through policies and lawsuits
3) now it's worse and speak loudly about more changes needed
4) take control and then immediately give it to your handlers
5) Monetize everything, reduce services, get rid of staff. All "gains" go in 1 direction
@losfromcp @johnlogic @deeann @joncamfield
6) For-profit essential services are monopolies by definition so enjoy jacking fees until everyone is miserable but not yet torches-and-pitchforks.
6) For-profit essential services are monopolies by definition so enjoy jacking fees until everyone is miserable but not yet torches-and-pitchforks.
@peatbog @johnlogic @deeann @joncamfield D'oh...how could I forget that part of the privatization racket?!?
Nance miller@peatbog @johnlogic @losfromcp @deeann @joncamfield vouchers, “school choice. Not probably it is happening.