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[โ€“] AwesomeLowlander@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Assuming you lived in a place with access to a library like you mentioned, that is. For me, libraries were a once a month thing growing up.

Where I am, I don't think there are many towns without a library. I grew up laminate poor in the 90s, and even we had encyclopedias.

*I was going to say dirt poor, like dirt floor poor, and the basement was dirt and stone, but the kitchen had laminate. So it was more like post economic boom poor. Laminate poor, eh eh

I could imagine some more rural areas of the world not having access to libraries in their town, or being too broke to afford encyclopedias and other books, or having parents who don't put importance on it. I've met too many parents today in that last group.

Even so, I used my school's library more than the town one growing up. I'd hope your school had one