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arlowner t1_jcl5hfm wrote

Yeah, you are wrong. I suggest you call a real librarian, maybe at the state or uvm, and ask them how much a contract is for a year for an average library database - examples jstore or Lexus nexus. In my knowledge they can range from 1,000 to 100000 annually. Then ask them how much is available for journal archives in the subscription contract. Because sometimes that costs more. Then ask them how many databases they have for a comprehensive digital collection.
A few years ago I heard a statistic- something like only 25% of the world’s information is available online. That’s a small world if your limiting yourself to just that. Oh and do you want to talk about lack of reliable internet services, especially here in Vermont? Libraries are great for their printers but behind the scenes they do more than you can even image. Go visit one sometime. Librarians love to show them off.

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Odd-Philosopher5926 t1_jckt9dg wrote

I got a Subaru as a rental with out of state plates when my girl got in an accident. I’ve been driving it around all week. It’s easy to spot a local in that thing. They give you a certain look. Subarus have a great AWD system and transmission coupled with a motor that lasts almost exactly 100k before needing a complete rebuild

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[deleted] t1_jckt4te wrote

I agree. People are barely surviving and definitely not thriving. Economic conditions are deplorable. And deaths of despair are not talked about enough as well. This is a societal sickness we allow to go on. The anxiety people, especially families, live with over financial stress is outrageous. The next gen needs parents who aren’t hell bent on their social media persona and are present enough to demand family values return to our households.

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