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Re:The Coming Enshittification of Public Libraries by ostbender on Friday August 04, 2023 @10:03AM (#37000226)
You know how "basilica" meant a public building in Roman times, and the word came to mean "Christian building"? This is what's going to happen to libraries. In 50 years people will use it meaning "homeless shelter". Some older guy will explain that a long time ago, people used to go there to read physical books.
Re:The Coming Enshittification of Public Libraries by thaumasiotes on Friday August 04, 2023 @11:27AM (#37001336)
> You know how "basilica" meant a public building in Roman times

This does not seem to have been the case; it meant a building in the shape of the Athenian Basilica.