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What if public libraries... (slrpnk.net)

submitted 9 months ago by poVoq to c/memes

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[–] Sentrovasi@kbin.social 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I do spend my time in libraries, thank you very much :) Didn't expect there to be gatekeeping on libraries, but here we are.

And a big part of such activities is either that they're cordoned off and airgapped (and are done on select timings which are telegraphed way ahead of time) or are themselves quiet. Drinking and socialising to me don't come under that same category. I've been to a library next to a board game shop and been struck by the difference in noise level and distraction there, so if it comes down to what the OP is actually suggesting, I'm skeptical it won't intrude on others' needs for a quiet, private place.

[–] fine_sandy_bottom@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

That's not gatekeeping. Gatekeeping would be: you guys shouldn't go to libraries because reasons. Im merely expressing an opinion that few people here seem to know what happens in libraries.

Case in point:

[...] a quiet, private place.

This doesn't really describe a library in 2024. I'm sure there are some libraries in which talking and interacting is still discouraged, but that's not the norm in my experience.

[–] Sentrovasi@kbin.social 1 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

Why I think it's gatekeeping:

You're essentially implying people haven't been in libraries by your last sentence if they haven't seen what you've seen. That's gatekeeping, like it or not.

EDIT: In case it isn't clear, what you said was essentially:

"You're not a library-goer because [reasons]."

That's gatekeeping, my person.

[–] fine_sandy_bottom@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Nonsense. Lets not co-opt "gatekeeping" to cover any sort of attitude we find distasteful, shall we?

Looking at a bunch of definitions of gatekeeping the closest I can find is this:

gatekeeping refers to the actions of individuals or groups who try to define what is and isn't acceptable within a particular community and determine who is and isn't allowed to participate.

My assertion:

I kinda wonder how much time other commenter here have spent at their libraries.

You really can't co-opt that into the definition of gatekeeping.

[–] Sentrovasi@kbin.social 1 points 8 months ago

You're the one who's disqualifying people from saying what libraries look like because they don't share your common experience. Have a little self-awareness.