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[–] [email protected] 43 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (3 children)

That depends on where you live. The Internet Archive is far more accessible than a good library, for much of the global populace.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 5 months ago

And my library doesn't have every book I want to read.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

~~He's also a corrupt cop, but I repeat myself.~~

Meant to reply to the comment above yours.

[–] [email protected] -3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

That depends on where you live.

Yes, I know. That's why I said:

However, not a simple solution for everyone in every country.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 5 months ago

It's not even limited by country. There are far too many places in well resourced countries that don't have access to good (or any) libraries.