tech bros on twitter arguing against libraries in favour of "spotify for books" because authors/publishers (or rather VC investors) can't use libraries as their primary source of profit is just a perfect example of silicon valley's willful ignorance or complete contempt for the ideas of public service and the commons.
rather than everybody creating a public space and sharing resources they'd have us all completely separated and paying countless times over for the same thing.
@cocoron Other than being a disgusting replacement for books it's also one that publishers have vehemently opposed. They screamed at Kindle Unlimited and did their best to kill it. What makes techbros think that publishers will go for this model any more than Kindle Unlimited?
