The last thing libraries need is Silicon Valley “disruption.”

Re:The last thing libraries need is Silicon Valley “disrupti... by prolikewh0a on Friday July 27, 2018 @01:18PM (#17627514)

Education is a wonderful return on tax investment that a lot of these people claiming "we spend too much on it" don't take into account.

Just a quick example: How many of these libraries allow poor/low income/homeless to learn new skills or use their free internet to find jobs they wouldn't otherwise be able to find, in the end becoming tax paying contributing members of society?

They are an invaluable community resource that absolutely returns what goes into it.

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Re:The last thing libraries need is Silicon Valley “disrupti... by JumpCrisscross on Friday July 27, 2018 @02:25PM (#17627994)

> Education is a wonderful return on tax investment

Eh, I see both sides of the coin. Education is a great place to spend money. But American governments are really good at throwing money at things that look like education, but do very little in terms of measurable gains.

Case in point: my Cupertino public high school now has ten times the number of assistant principals as it did when I attended, but maybe 10% more students.

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Re:The last thing libraries need is Silicon Valley “disrupti... by Djvacto on Friday July 27, 2018 @02:20PM (#17627946)

I definitely agree.

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