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What's an aspect of life that's currently done privately that you think should be communalized? (lemmy.ml)

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A lot of the things we do on a daily or weekly basis have ways of doing them that can either be private or communal, some of these which we do not think to consider as having that characteristic.

For example, bathing in the Roman Empire used to be communal, but then Rome fell and citizens in the splinter countries began taking baths privately.

Receiving mail is another example. There are countries which don’t have mailboxes and everyone gets their mail at the post office in the PO boxes. It was the United States which pioneered the idea of the modern mail system, which is why we associate it as a private act.

There are activities as well which don’t have any history as jumping between one or the other that might benefit from it, for example I think towns might benefit if internet was free and freely accessible but only at the local library.

What’s a non-communal aspect of life you think should be communal?

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Freely accessible just means anyone can get to a library, no? I'm not saying that internet should ONLY be at the library. That's OP, lol

Libraries where I live offer internet access to any patron (who must be a resident of the city). I can comfortably walk to 3 libraries, but only 1 is within a 15-minute walk. Not everyone in my city is so fortunate, but someone with limited internet needs has many options for free here.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

If I may ask, why do they require you to be a resident of your city? I work at a library and we allow universal access. We don't even ask for library cards anymore.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

Well, I haven't checked in a while. They probably wouldn't ban someone without ID from using the internet. But most library resources do require library cards to access. Well, anything aside from entering, sitting, and reading a book while you're there. Or y'know. Washrooms and water fountains.

But I believe you usually need to book time to use the computers (and internet). I guess it's probably to stop people from anonymously going on the computers and doing things they shouldn't. From an IT security perspective, it makes sense, as does it from a "We know who tried to access CP yesterday and can confirm it wasn't a staff member" perspective

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago

Oh I understood. I agree with you.

I would argue that something that was once available at home that is then restricted to a single place that must be shared with lots of people isn't freely accessible.

My local library is within walking distance, but it's pretty small. The Internet is free but not awesome in terms of speed.