David NjokuMar 9

Random thought.

If public libraries didn't already exist, capitalism wouldn't let you invent it. Can you imagine how many billions Jeff Bezos would plough into fighting the idea, destroying any politician who dared to back it?

Support your local library.

Show threadPaul MartinMar 9
@[email protected] Many libraries were originally sponsored by the industrialist Andrew Carnegie.
Show threadJuggling With Eggs

@nowster @davidnjoku

‘Andrew Carnegie supported libraries because he believed access to knowledge was essential for self-improvement, merit-based success, and community advancement. As a formerly poor immigrant, he credited his own success to having free access to books, calling libraries "ladders upon which the aspiring may climb"’ Wikipedia

These ideas really didn’t used to be controversial or identifiable with a particular side of the political spectrum.

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Show threadAlex, the Hearth FireMar 10
@JugglingWithEggs @nowster @davidnjoku these days, people with absurd amounts of money get their kicks by pushing everyone else off the ladder
(And I'm sure many did in Carnegie's time as well. All it takes is a few privileged people using their privilege for good, and we don't even have that right now.)