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Re:The metaverse is bullshit by ARandomerDude on Saturday October 30, 2021 @10:04AM (#29048840)
The library costs you money too, in the form of taxes. At least Netflix only charges its actual users. I'm forced to pay for the two public libraries in my town even though I've never been in them.
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Re:The metaverse is bullshit by jakelazaroff on Saturday October 30, 2021 @11:32AM (#29049570)
Your taxes also maintain roads you never drive on. And yet you still benefit because the trucks that supply your grocery store or the plumber coming to fix your sink might use those roads. That’s the point of taxes: we all pay in, and we all reap the rewards.
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Re:The metaverse is bullshit by capableweb on Saturday October 30, 2021 @11:34AM (#29049581)
Are you really having issues with paying extra taxes in order to help people afford reading more books and gaining knowledge for themselves?

Capitalism has really fucked us up if this is a common sentiment.

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Re:The metaverse is bullshit by jen20 on Saturday October 30, 2021 @01:56PM (#29050865)
The cost of civilization. It appears lost of many.
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Re:The metaverse is bullshit by CRConrad on Monday November 01, 2021 @05:12PM (#29073169)
Fortunately, those whom civilisation just doesn't rub off onto are still farily easy to spot.
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