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• scarabic@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  I don’t think it’s elitist to say that you should read books before you build a library. That’s just good advice. And it’s fair to wonder if someone who cannot string a sentence together reads many books.

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  • otp@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    The elitist part was saying that someone should learn more about the English language before trying to help others learn.

    They didn’t merely"wonder" if someone read many books. They were dismissing someone’s desire to donate books and help people.

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    • scarabic@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      Okay, that was condescending. Elitist just didn’t seem like the right word to me.

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      • otp@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

        That’s fair!

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• DarkPassenger@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  Definitely not being elitist. It is elitist for OP to assume they need to “educate” individuals in jail because they’re a nurse. I’m a social worker and have worked with people of all backgrounds including incarcerated. I’ve learned something from every person I’ve worked with and I only teach things within my scope of expertise.

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  • HerbalGamer@sh.itjust.works ⁨23⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Cool. I was in prison and read a lot in prison. I was very happy that people donated those books and couldn’t give one flying fuck if they wanted me to learn something or not.

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  • otp@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    I’m surprised that a social worker would be saying “You have a fair bit to learn about the English language” to someone who is looking to donate books to a prison…

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• starlinguk@lemmy.world ⁨23⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  They’re looking down on people while using terrible English.

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  • otp@sh.itjust.works ⁨18⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    I think they’re more looking down on the jail itself for not having many books.

    As well, writing ability does not indicate someone’s overall level of capabilities.

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