we provide a floor on how far people can fall, like food stamps, public housing, etc. it’s not a perfect system but saying “you can still have a life of the mind if you lose your job or your parents are very poor” is very valuable, and is an important part of the story we tell ourselves re: values
also the libraries provide computer and printer access and job search resources that poor n unemployed ppl can use to find a better job...
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Reply · Sep 24, 2022@anonynaut Yes- if my assets all evaporated and my current job disappeared there’s still huge demand for software devs and I live in a place with a…Reply · Sep 24, 2022@anonynaut Ok tbh if losing access to family isn’t part of your hypothetical I’d be staying with some of them just long enough to rent a new apartment…Reply · May 15, 2023different use cases? I mean I've used the library printer to print resumes before... wasn't unemployed just changing jobs to someone more interesting,…Reply · Jun 27, 2021@BlckCatBlckSky Hm, I've heard the opposite argument- if you're poor enough you should be allowed because you may not have access to a more private…