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Forbes deleted a deeply misinformed op-ed arguing Amazon should replace libraries

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  1. [8]
    EightRoundsRapid
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    That was one of the dumbest things I've read on Forbes, and they publish a lot of dumb opinions. It was like the author hadn't stepped foot in a library since the mid 1950's.

    That was one of the dumbest things I've read on Forbes, and they publish a lot of dumb opinions.

    It was like the author hadn't stepped foot in a library since the mid 1950's.

    9 votes
    1. [2]
      39hp
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      Dumber than Kylie Jenner being self-made? Real(er) talk, 90% of Forbes feels like it’s written by toadies.

      Dumber than Kylie Jenner being self-made?

      Real(er) talk, 90% of Forbes feels like it’s written by toadies.

      5 votes
      1. EightRoundsRapid
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        It's a dumbed down Economist that wishes it could grow up to be The Financial Times.

        Real(er) talk, 90% of Forbes feels like it’s written by toadies.

        It's a dumbed down Economist that wishes it could grow up to be The Financial Times.

        6 votes
    2. [5]
      nil-admirari
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      The author is an economist and professor, last time I looked universities had libraries. I wonder if his political associations are Libertarian?

      The author is an economist and professor, last time I looked universities had libraries. I wonder if his political associations are Libertarian?

      4 votes
      1. [4]
        EightRoundsRapid
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        If by libertarian you mean the US hard right appropriation of the term, then yes, I do believe he leans in a somewhat Libertarian™ direction.

        If by libertarian you mean the US hard right appropriation of the term, then yes, I do believe he leans in a somewhat Libertarian™ direction.

        8 votes
        1. [3]
          nil-admirari
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          The author is carrying water Just as I suspected, LIU is on their list: Charles Koch Foundation List of Supported Colleges...

          The author is carrying water
          Just as I suspected, LIU is on their list:

          Charles Koch Foundation
          List of Supported Colleges
          https://www.charleskochfoundation.org/our-giving-and-support/higher-education/list-of-supported-colleges/

          9 votes
          1. [2]
            39hp
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            That is a depressingly long list.

            That is a depressingly long list.

            4 votes
            1. nil-admirari
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              It is long and they have been doing this for decades. The following, at least for me, is stomach churning. Why the Koch brothers find higher education worth their money The power of the Koch...

              It is long and they have been doing this for decades. The following, at least for me, is stomach churning.

              Why the Koch brothers find higher education worth their money
              The power of the Koch brothers’ money in higher ed goes far and wide, and aims for impact

              https://www.publicintegrity.org/2018/05/03/21730/why-koch-brothers-find-higher-education-worth-their-money

              3 votes
  2. [3]
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    1. Alekhine
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      I had no absolutely no idea that was the case. That just seems like an unnecessary disconnection between their digital and print divisions. I almost always expect the content to be the same on...

      I had no absolutely no idea that was the case. That just seems like an unnecessary disconnection between their digital and print divisions. I almost always expect the content to be the same on both, in any publication. Thank you for saying that, and can you provide any citations?

      1 vote
    2. NubWizard
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      Forbes website is the worst when it comes to writing about HR work. The sad fact is that there are bosses out there that read it at face value and run with the ideas.

      Forbes website is the worst when it comes to writing about HR work. The sad fact is that there are bosses out there that read it at face value and run with the ideas.

      1 vote
  3. nil-admirari
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    Across the country, if public libraries were to be cut and all funding were to be divided up among Americans, each person would get $36 back, says Richard Auxier, a researcher at the Tax Policy Center think tank.

    On Twitter, Mourdoukoutas wrote, “Let me clarify something. Local libraries aren’t free. Home owners must pay a local library tax. My bill is $495/year.” Writer Kashana Cauley responded to Mourdoukoutas in a tweet with 14,000 likes at time of writing, “Let me clarify something. I don’t want poor and working class people to read books.”

    6 votes
  4. patience_limited
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    Forbes has been carrying water for the glib-ertarian right for a while. I'd peeked at their headlines this morning while trying to locate an actual news story, then took a deeper dive into some...

    Forbes has been carrying water for the glib-ertarian right for a while. I'd peeked at their headlines this morning while trying to locate an actual news story, then took a deeper dive into some truly awful contributions, with risible headlines like "Who Would Jesus Fire?" and "Are Leaders Who E-Mail At Night More Efficient?".

    There's a nasty tendency to cheerlead for the abolition of empathy, to cultivate status anxiety, and to promote the worship of obscene wealth as if mere possession of money is equivalent to virtue.

    6 votes