There is nothing special about academic institutions that hold the keys to CS knowledge. I've been programming for 12 years. Are you suggesting I should take a four year break to go back to school?
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“You wasted $150,000 on an education you coulda got for $1.50 in late fees at the public library.” ― Matt Damon, Good Will Hunting
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Will Hunting drastically overestimates my ability to return library books on time
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I think I still have a book from when I was a teenager somewhere o_O
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Apropos of nothing, library fines seem very poorly calibrated to the desired outcomes :p
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I know I still have a couple, I noticed the library stamp on them when moving house... What's the statute of limitations on late fees?
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There is presumably some point where people stop going to the library at all for fear of late fees and also don't return the book. Lose-lose?
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Some libraries cap fees at the cost of replacing the book which makes sense. More should do it! Also, amnesties:https://www.theguardian.com/books/booksblog/2009/jun/16/talk-out-library-fines …
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I'm also questioning whether fines are the best approach in the first place. They appear to be economic incentives but the impact is widely disparate and for many people negligible.
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Possibly even counter productive, if they assuage guilt?http://freakonomics.com/2013/10/23/what-makes-people-do-what-they-do/ …
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Right, exactly.
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