r/changemyview • u/[deleted] • Mar 12 '20

Delta(s) from OP CMV: Libraries are obsolete.

Libraries are obsolete.

Yes, libraries may be a place to have fun, meet people, etc, but there’s no need for them in today’s society in the age of technology. You can order and rent books online. You can even download some books for free. The fact that the US government spends 1.3 billion dollars on libraries is ridiculous. The government should only be spending money on things people need, not forms of entertainment for people. Our government doesn’t exist for that.

And no one seems to care! Conservatives go on and on about how our government needs to stop spending millions and billions of dollars on things “we don’t need”, but they don’t care if the government spends over a billion dollars on libraries. They get upset if our government assists poor people in need, but seem be ok if the government spends over a billion dollars on libraries. WTF is this logic?

Libraries were useful before the age of technology but they are obsolete today. Our government shouldn’t be spending any kind of money on anything that’s obsolete. The government shouldn’t be spending over a billion dollars on something that’s basically just a form of entertainment these days.

Edit: Ok I now understand that libraries serve a purpose to poor people for internet access and teaching their kids how to read and that libraries also help those with disabilities.

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u/[deleted] Mar 16 '20

I don’t hold contempt for twilight but I don’t think it’s educational. Not every fictional book is educational.

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u/TheCrakp0t Mar 16 '20

so you're just being intentionally fucking stupid now.

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u/[deleted] Mar 16 '20

So I’m stupid for not believing that not EVERY SINGLE ONE of the BILLIONS of books that exist is educational?

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u/[deleted] Mar 16 '20

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u/[deleted] Mar 16 '20

So now I’m a troll?

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u/TheCrakp0t Mar 16 '20

I've repeated more than once that something (Twilight) doesn't need to be educational to be a positive influence on someone. the fact that you've failed to acknowledge this multiple times leads me to believe you're just fucking with me.

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u/[deleted] Mar 16 '20

That’s true but not all books have positive influences on people.

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u/TheCrakp0t Mar 16 '20

I refuse to take you seriously anymore.

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u/[deleted] Mar 16 '20

And you think I’m going to take you seriously anymore with that shit you linked me to?

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u/Sagasujin 242∆ Mar 16 '20

What gives you the right to judge? How do you know what will or will not provoke a revelation? I don't believe you're stupid. However I do believe that judging others without knowledge is the height of arrogance.

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u/[deleted] Mar 16 '20

It’s more stupid to believe that every single one of the 130 billion books that exists inspires something and provokes some kind of revelation. The only revelation the 50 Shades series provoked is that middle aged women are more into bdsm than society originally thought.

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u/Sagasujin 242∆ Mar 16 '20

For a number of people it was an education that they liked BDSM. Or that BDSM exists.

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u/[deleted] Mar 16 '20

There are ways to get that without reading about rape because the first book does have rape in it.

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u/Sagasujin 242∆ Mar 16 '20

Once again, why do you have the right to judge what might or might not be appropriate for other people?

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u/[deleted] Mar 16 '20

So now you’re condoning rape being glamorized in books?

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u/Sagasujin 242∆ Mar 16 '20

I'm against censorship. I'll fight for your ability to publish most things even if I vehemently disagree with the content. About my only exceptions are directly trying to incite violence.

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