lol …what? People buy books to have it accessible right at home and not have to drive to a library.
Porn is accessible anywhere.
Comment on I still don't get why people spend money... there's tons of it for free
lowleveldata@programming.dev 8 months ago
I still don’t get why people buy books… there’s ton of it at library
I mean ya, but not the book I wanted to read specifically.
guacupado@lemmy.world 8 months ago
lowleveldata@programming.dev 8 months ago
What do you mean? I’d check the library website and it simply doesn’t have the book I want. It doesn’t matter even if I don’t mind going there.
0x4E4F@sh.itjust.works 8 months ago
It will get to the library, sooner or later… so, from my POV there is no point in buying it. I’m a patient man, I can wait 🤷.
lowleveldata@programming.dev 8 months ago
You can also go to anywhere on foot, sooner or later. Why do you pay for transport?
0x4E4F@sh.itjust.works 8 months ago
Almost 0. I walk to work and back. I live about 5km away from where I work, that’s like a 30 minute walk. I rarely drive my car, weekends only or when I need to take the kid somewhere.
Neato@ttrpg.network 8 months ago
FYI: your local library probably has a subscription to eBook software. And if you use that, do utilize it! Libraries often get more funding the more customers and utilization they have. And you can usually request certain books for your library to buy. That’s really helpful for the librarians to figure out what their patrons want. Otherwise they often have to guess or just use national popular lists which might not fit as well.
But yeah, also buy books your library doesn’t have.
kofe@lemmy.world 8 months ago
My local library saved my butt last week for a uni class I’m in, and I plan to follow up by buying the book now that I’ve read part of it and like it so much! “Happiness is a Choice You Make” by John Leland if anyone’s curious:) I was skeptical of the title but he’s building an excellent argument for it regarding aging