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Re:Taxpayers paying billions for the renovations and constru... by mc32 on Sunday December 25, 2022 @12:38AM (#34124641)
There is writing of textbooks and there is writing of pulp. One adds to the patrimony of a society, the other much less so…
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Re:Taxpayers paying billions for the renovations and constru... by throw0101c on Sunday December 25, 2022 @07:37AM (#34126705)
> There is writing of textbooks and there is writing of pulp. One adds to the patrimony of a society, the other much less so…

So entertainment has no value to society?

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Re:Taxpayers paying billions for the renovations and constru... by bumby on Sunday December 25, 2022 @08:58AM (#34127265)
This feels like an overly utilitarian outlook. Some would say STEM fields help build a better world, but art and “pulp” actually make that world worth living in.
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