myrmepropagandistApr 13, 2023

No. No no no no no no no. This is the worst idea I've ever seen in my life.

"church owned"
"public access" (so not public)

And let me guess, the books on science and anatomy will be in private men's only club libraries?

Why do these people want to live in the 1890s??

Show threadMichael FrascaApr 13, 2023
@futurebird
Why are they trying to destroy public libraries in the US?
To paraphrase Brother Mouzone from The Wire:
“You know what the most dangerous thing in America is, right?
A person with a library card.”
Show thread@pineywoozle ‘s #3WordNote
@frasca @futurebird To a degree that’s been supplanted by access to the Internet. Another thing they try to stop from being available to everyone. Their answer to that is a flood of miss information to make accessed information digitally problematic.
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Show threadMichael FrascaApr 14, 2023
@Pineywoozle @futurebird Agree!
A well-curated library has a signal-to-noise ratio that is several magnitudes larger than the internet.
And libraries come with librarians!
Librarians are cool.
Show thread@pineywoozle ‘s #3WordNoteApr 14, 2023
@frasca @futurebird lol I worked in a library all thru college and my best friend since childhood became a librarian. I couldn’t agree more “Librarians are cool” 🥰😉👍 #Librarians #Books
Show threadWitek KowalikApr 14, 2023
@Pineywoozle
Yes, they are. To paraphrase Pratchett: Uuuuk! @frasca @futurebird
Show thread@pineywoozle ‘s #3WordNoteApr 14, 2023
@frasca @futurebird I’m still functionally incapable of not giving a helpful answer to a question. The adorable collie with a melon helmet on in the post in this link will attest to the effect of the librarian’s virus (Note, not my dog, not my helmet…Mines much larger😉) https://masto.ai/@Pineywoozle/109371013380331259 #Librarians #Books #Virus #Dogs #Humor
@pineywoozle (@[email protected])

Attached: 1 image I am functionally incapable of not giving a helpful answer to a question. I believe this is due to being infected w/ the #Librarians #Virus when I worked at the #science library in college. There was no vaccine at the time. The virus eventually takes over to such a degree that even when asked how to judge the ripeness of a melon by complete strangers a demonstration on the technique & auditory assessment of thumping is inevitable... I’m not melancholy, I’ve accepted my fate.😜 #Dogs #Humor ish

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Show threadWitek KowalikApr 14, 2023
@Pineywoozle
Alas the lawsuit against Internet Archive.
@frasca @futurebird
Show thread@pineywoozle ‘s #3WordNoteApr 14, 2023
@frankboon @frasca @futurebird It fits their pattern.
Show threadMichael FrascaApr 14, 2023
@frankboon @Pineywoozle @futurebird The same players going after The Internet Archive are also going after public library's ebook lending.
Show threadWitek KowalikApr 14, 2023
@frasca
Indeed, they are.
@Pineywoozle @futurebird