Comment on [deleted]
scarabic@lemmy.world 1 day agoI 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.
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.
scarabic@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Okay, that was condescending. Elitist just didn’t seem like the right word to me.
otp@sh.itjust.works 1 day ago
That’s fair!