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Wtf are you saying?! I have 2 libraries and there arent many people in it. Because reading on tablet or pc is much more simple.
Most people dont want Libraries anymore because technology progressed, its digital now!!!
I think actual digital data centers can have value for humanity. You need to store things like Wikipedia and Archive.org and other worthwhile sites and services somewhere.
What is shit is the explosion in "data" centers that are really more like gigawatt space heaters that spit out fake images and wrong statements on the side.
Yeah, I know the perversion of words is a regular thing (for various malicious or random reasons), but the the current use of "AI" and "data certes" really keeps fucking me mid communication (evey time I hear "AI" I think "oh, non-AI-AI").
The last time this happened as much (iirc) was the word "literally" (as in 'it literally keeps fucking me mid communication').
So yes, data centres (libraries) are important, including managing risks of such centres (eg de/centralisation, concentration, etc).
I would say intelligence is important too but ... I lack the evidence.
Literally has meant figuratively longer than literally only meant objectively.
Bro. IDK about other countries, but In India, Library Owners have changed the definition of Libraries. It is basically a room with desks and computers where people come to study with their own study material instead of having their own collection of books, study material (neither physical nor digital). It is a nice place to study but it ain't a library, it is just a study room for fuck's sake.
Where in India? I've never seen this in the South.
Pune, Mumbai, NCR, Jaipur. These are the places where I have searched for a library and found study rooms instead. Normal Libraries still exist but they are not doing well in Tier 1 cities.
I used to shelve books for a living. I just love being in libraries. I like how quite they are... I love that people there have a purpose and it is noble. I love how it is the number one weapon against fascism. I love libraries. It is no wonder why they are defunding them in the USA. We are a disgusting people. I live in the arm pit of the world.
No that's kinda dumb. A digital copy of the book can serve so many people compared to one physical copy of the book. You have issues with how datacenters are used to exclusively serve capital interests.
No that's kinda dumb. Libraries do so much more for communities than house physical books, and at the same time those important historical paper records and books need to be stored somewhere public and accessible. Digital records can be altered. Digital books can be altered. Physical is crucial.
Anyone can read a physical book. Digital books are gatekept behind devices.
Edit: I honestly can’t believe the replies I’m getting. Who knew people oppose physical books that have existed for hundreds of years? This is depressing.
Digital libraries are still libraries
Why not have both?
Yes because both sides have their reasons; with both, nothing is lost. Having both may help the book hoarder (I have been there!) find places to give books away and pare down more easily.
Good thing many libraries nowadays have both. Also libraries offer much more than just books. My local library offers cool classes/programs for kids in the summer.
Have you ever seen a Cybertruck in the parking lot of the public library? Thought so.
I'm half-expecting to see a full-torso apparition in that photo. Maybe some symmetrical book stacking, like the Philadelphia mass turbulence of 1947.
“Get her!” 👻
disagreed if it weren't for digital media I wouldn't have learned what I know today
I'd be down with publicly funded digital libraries.
Libby is amazing for anyone who hasn't discovered it yet. It's likely your library supports it.
Libby + State library card = access to everything it seems
Librariers are a lot more than books though.
Library of things gang.
I borrowed a Theramin, garden weasel, and a circular saw all in the same week doing a backyard garden project (the theramin was for fun)
The replies on this thread are absolutely fascinating. How can people be against physical books is a riddle to me.
Right?!
I saw someone post recently that if libraries were invented today they’d never be allowed to exist and I fear that’s correct.
It reminds me of the photo situation, where a glut of photos take up space in a drawer at home and also on the hard drive (if you avoid the cloud), but if "out there" on Google there is some privacy risk or even potential loss. I would hesitate not to have a backup of at least your most important photos. I feel the same way about keeping important work on good USBs, cds and dvds, backed up against data loss or the time when we may have to pay by the hour to use certain chips, or (I see a Dark Mirror episode in this): even pay rent to use your own computer!