Venkatesh Rao@vgr·Feb 4, 2014Replying to @umairhHeh! @umairh now 87% reactionary: "What...was wrong with having decent bookstores in every nbhd?...didn't make crazy fuckers rich enough?”11
Venkatesh Rao@vgrReplying to @vgrThe problem @umairh was that it didn't make *readers* empowered enough. Good riddance.6:31 PM · Feb 4, 2014
Britt Crawford@britt·Feb 4, 2014Replying to @vgr@vgr aside: have you used a public library lately? They're great. You can browse and reserve online. In some places you can even checkout...1
Venkatesh Rao@vgr·Feb 4, 2014Replying to @britt@britt Used to use 'em a lot before. Now it's just so much easier to buy on Kindle. I don't read so much that the cost is prohibitive.
Britt Crawford@britt·Feb 4, 2014Replying to @vgr@vgr ... and return by mail. Yeah, Netflix for books is a dumb idea.1
Venkatesh Rao@vgr·Feb 4, 2014Replying to @britt@britt are you being sarcastic about netflix for books being a dumb idea? I think Oyster is rather clever myself.3