Mmastodon CultureBooks first seen 13 h ago, last 11 h ago, peak #2
Library books praised as wonderfully 'socialist' online
Original: You know they have # books at the # library that you can borrow and not pay anything! Wow! Sounds kind of # socialist an
Social media users are joking about libraries as a form of socialism, pointing out that anyone can borrow books for free and return them for others to use. The tongue-in-cheek framing celebrates public libraries as a rare example of shared, tax-funded resources, with one poster saying the idea of free book borrowing sounds 'socialist' and that they love it.
Why now: Posts playfully reframing public libraries as socialism are circulating as light political commentary about shared public services.
Evidence
- You know they have # books at the # library that you can borrow and not pay anything! Wow! Sounds kind of # socialist and I love it. · wb2ifs@mastodon.hams.social · 4
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