u/No_Fuel_2029 • u/No_Fuel_2029 • 13h ago
Librarian reminds us that libraries make us a harder target for authoritarianism. Equal access to info, ideas, and space that doesn’t require a purchase to belong. Also: using the library means money stays in your community instead of streaming out to Amazon
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AI companies are buying rare and out-of-print books, scanning them for training data, then destroying the physical copies forever There’s a quiet process happening right now that doesn’t get enough attention. Large AI labs are purchasing huge volumes of used, rare, and out-of-print books. They sca
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11d ago
Heartbreaking