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Robu-san t1_jagwp95 wrote

The library is one of the only places you can go and not be expected to pay anything. Of course that's going to attract more visitors.

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lunetick t1_jagx58r wrote

I doubt it's the case in the red states...

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squarepeg0000 t1_jagxnev wrote

Says a poll. I'll bet more than 50% of the people who claim to go to the library can't spell library.

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SabineLavine t1_jagz2aa wrote

I go to the library once a week, but I couldn't tell you the last time I went to a movie theater.

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SpookyLilRaven t1_jah0xwe wrote

B- b- but IPhone gen z dumb no read books! /s

In all honesty, this is probably because theaters are dying. Been a long time since I’ve been in a packed theater.

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andreasdagen t1_jah2tc0 wrote

Looks like visiting the library once a day is counter as equal to 365 people going to the movies once a year

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DanYHKim t1_jahaq8a wrote

This website has totally shit ads

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CorruptasF---Media t1_jahc1bn wrote

More Americans went poop in one day than went to Taco Bell all year last year.

Although that may be a dependent variable.

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imll99 t1_jaho4kp wrote

This isn't Oniony. This is wholesome.

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chell0veck t1_jahonq4 wrote

I play dungeons and dragons at my library

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gheiminfantry t1_jai6tss wrote

Um, I hate to throw water on this love-fest. They're counting the homeless who use the library for shelter.

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Professional-Head83 t1_jai8hpy wrote

That's because you don't have to pay $100 just to enter the library with your family and then buy snacks at 4x the regular price to be entertained. It's actually free!!!

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YearPurple t1_jaimmcv wrote

Replying to Robu-san (#2,137,203)

As an Indian student in US, the quality of city public libraries in the country was one of the most memorable facets of my American experience. At times, I enjoyed spending time in the city libraries more than in the university libraries. Admittedly, I lived only in college towns in East Coast and Midwest. So, they were perhaps not entirely representative of the country. But i truly appreciated the effort made by cities to have public libraries.

The town I grew up in India had a decent public library. Not a great collection, but for a young autistic kid like me, it felt like a heaven on earth. Every district town used to have a public library until early 1990s. Ironically, as the country became more affluent with economic liberalisation and privatisation, those district libraries declined.

I am rambling but Americans should not take their libraries for granted.

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greenpassionz t1_jaiyus7 wrote

Homeless people make up the majority of attendants

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Uberninja2016 t1_jaj497x wrote

makes sense, my library never charged me $15 to see Marvel's The Eternals

probably because IT ISN'T A BAD FRIEND, MARCUS, YOU COULD HAVE AT LEAST COMPED ME THE FREAKIN' $26 SOFT DRINK

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Enorats t1_jaj8m2r wrote

Replying to squarepeg0000 (#2,137,214)

Yeah, I'm fairly skeptical of this. I get the feeling they conducted this poll in a library or something. Most of their numbers seem reasonable, but hardly anyone uses libraries anymore. I read a whole heck of a lot of books, but even I don't bother with the library. I don't think I know a single person who does, and the last time I heard someone even mention going to the library was in college more than a decade ago.

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HotHamBoy t1_jajejf1 wrote

Anyone who goes to libraries knows this.

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Noladixon t1_jajh670 wrote

Plot twist: 92% of them were there for movie night.

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Mr_Cleanish t1_jajwuwz wrote

Well my library doesn't think 50 cents worth of popcorn should cost 14.95.

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texasrigger t1_jamojwl wrote

Replying to SpookyLilRaven (#2,137,258)

The prices have become ridiculous, and audiences seem to be more obnoxious these days (but maybe I'm just getting more impatient). Unless you enjoy that communal watching experience, the theater doesn't offer much vs the relatively large TVs and decent sound we pretty much all have at home now.

I love drive-in's. That experience can't really be duplicated by home systems, and all in all, they are typically a better value for your dollar. Unfortunately, those are all but gone too. The nearest one to me is over two hours away.

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NoPark97 t1_janqgiv wrote

Of course they going to the libraries. They can just watch movies on the library computers.

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