LIBRARY AS THE REMAINING UNIVERSAL SACRED COMMONS? I understand now. A library i

LIBRARY AS THE REMAINING UNIVERSAL SACRED COMMONS?

I understand now. A library is the last sacred place in the commons. That is why we fund them so generously. Because, when judged by their content, they are nothing more than expensive book clubs for the underemployed.

This isn’t so much a criticism of the over-investment in libraries nationwide. But that man demonstrates a consistent willingness over millennia to invest in sacred commons: a place where we may not speak, may not advocate, may not engage in commerce, may not compete. but merely rest in peace.

Why is it then that we cannot simply return to the era when parks were sacred places? Surely we can have some parks sacred and some parks for play?

I used to go to the (rather luxurious 19th century) graveyard. Graveyards still are a bit sacred. So how many sacred places do we have? is that why we hide in our homes? No sacred places in the commons? They have all been commercialized?