/lit/ - Literature

>>18771608
I have to get on a train and travel for an hour before coming upon a library.

>>18771608
Jesus Christ America seems like a hellhole. I live in a poor neighbourhood with alcies constantly arguing with each other outside, but even here the libraries are calm, clean with 0 homeless in them ever.

>>18771841
America randomly just decided to shut down all their facilities that were used to deal with mentally ill people so now they just kinda roam around being mentally ill everywhere

>>18772001
Oh, you mean the facilities which were torturing and killing the mentally ill? You’re upset those are gone? Maybe you should have been in one, you monster.

>>18771608
>he doesn't just download pdfs
What possible reason do people have to go to the library? Explain it /lit/.

>>18772053
As we’ve discussed on the e-reader threads, reading a file isn’t real reading.

>>18772043
Yes those were the scare stories they used to justify it.

>>18772065
kek, yes it is you absolute pseud.

>>18771841
It's really not that bad. Sure there are homeless people in the library, but if just mind your own busines, no one will bother you. These poor bastards just want a place to watch porn and movies in peace. We as a society have failed them enough already, let them have at least that.

>>18772053
The library was a comfy part of my childhood and I want it to still be a part of my life.

>>18772043
The only monster here is you troon. You'd have been better off in there too.

>>18772043
>schools? you mean facilities where adults had access to children to abuse, you monster? im glad we shut those down a long time ago

>>18772043
what is the prog obsession with the sanctity of the lives of the profoundly mentally ill? or violent criminals in general

>>18772053
I hate reading serious stuff on the screen

>>18772082
they are mentally ill people who often act outside of the law, and their entire world view is about enabling their lifestyle instead of working to become better

>>18772082
The same reason you see a lot of anons sympathize in some way with Chris Chan. You can be mentally ill and still not sympathize with anyone else who has one, instead recognizing it as something that must be eradicated. Either through eugenics or cures.

>>18772053
If you can speak English and have an internet connection, what possible reason do you have to leave your room? Explain it.

>>18772322
>what possible reason do you have to leave your room?
If I don't I'll die.
I'm sure your mother is elated to be taking care of you past the age of 18 anon.

Amerishart here. Can confirm libraries are only for poor people who want to use the computers

I used to skip school and hang out in the local library all the time. The staff would always give sideways looks.
Can't imagine living in America, lmao.

>>18771608
Is this is an urbanite problem? In my small town we have a library and there's never any deranged or homeless people around. Probably helps that it's only a few blocks from a police station, but still.

>>18772082
???
Not all people in mental asylums are criminals, anon

>>18772349
I live in ~ 1 million people city, the main library is literally surrounded by police and military stations, there are always four or five homeless dudes, mostly sipping coffee, chilling or outside smoking a cig.
Never caused any problem that I know of.

>>18771608
I work in a library. I've seen only 1 possible homeless person in the past month. Almost all of our clientele are homeschooled families, parent's picking up mountains of books for their kids, or the elderly getting their mystery/western/danielle steele fix.

Or people coming just to print stuff out.

It's not as bad as you guys pretend it is.

>>18772376
Sounds like this is just a gay slide thread to make America seem like a hellhole.

>>18772407
Good to know anon, these threads worry me sometimes ;_;
t. new mls student

>>18772053

Libraries expose you to more books. By really looking at the covers, reading the blurbs etc you're more exposed to new books than if you were looking through a bunch of file names. Plus, librarians help with research and local history is documented there.

>>18772576
They keep kids off the streets, and are a space for readings for kids, meetups with authors, language learning, internet and financial literacy lessons etc.

https://www.elmontlibrary.org/
This library was my childhood library, and it changed many lives for the better

>>18772001
This. Portland Oregon just recently up and decided to put their homeless population on buses and send 'em wherever they said they wanted to go so now my area is inundated with the fuckers.

God I fucking hate Oregon...

>>18772043
yeah i'm upset they're gone you communist tranny

>>18771608
>!
fag

>>18772053
OP here. I don't like reading for a long time on a screen. Might have to do with autism and sensitivity to light or something idk, but that and the fact that I have to sit in a chair and look right at the computer, rather than how you can change your posture when you are reading a book, bothers me. And the internet is on the computer, which is distracting. I've recently found out I like audiobooks because I can move my body all I want with them, including walking and riding my bike. I'm not sure if the information retention is as good as with actually reading though, so I've mostly listened to fiction for pleasure rather than philosophy or science or politics or religion where there can be more significant consequences for not understanding. I'm pretty good at catching if I've stopped listening and rewinding though, I think, so maybe it wouldn't be a problem.
>>18772349
Yes.
>>18772407
> Almost all of our clientele are homeschooled families, parent's picking up mountains of books for their kids, or the elderly getting their mystery/western/danielle steele fix.
Nice.
>>18772422
How could you tell he was American? Because it sounded like he was describing a hellhole?
>>18772593
Your city should take their militia population and put them on buses and send them wherever they want to go as long as it's Portland City Council or wherever they decided that.