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What if public libraries... (slrpnk.net)
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[–] 1 point 2 years ago (3 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.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago* (2 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.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

    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.

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