snek_boi@lemmy.ml to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agoLemmy is like a public library of the internet: it's one of the few places where you can exist without the expectation of paying either through watching ads or through direct paymentsmessage-squaremessage-square17fedilinkarrow-up115arrow-down10
arrow-up115arrow-down1message-squareLemmy is like a public library of the internet: it's one of the few places where you can exist without the expectation of paying either through watching ads or through direct paymentssnek_boi@lemmy.ml to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agomessage-square17fedilink
minus-squareboredsquirrel@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·4 months agoA library is paid though. Donate to your instance, and decentralize the Fediverse.
minus-squareboredsquirrel@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·4 months agoWhere i come from you can go there and read for free, but if you want to borrow stuff you need to have a card which is paid my an abo. And they will also get money by the city likely
minus-squarelud@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·4 months agoThat’s sucks. In my country I’m pretty sure library cards are always free. The card has to be collected in person though.
A library is paid though.
Donate to your instance, and decentralize the Fediverse.
Do you mean by taxes?
Where i come from you can go there and read for free, but if you want to borrow stuff you need to have a card which is paid my an abo.
And they will also get money by the city likely
That’s sucks.
In my country I’m pretty sure library cards are always free. The card has to be collected in person though.