Banksy is paying for libraries to be kept open in Bristol, but we should be funding this invaluable resource ourselves
Two things really annoyed me recently: 1) Banksy paid for Bristol libraries facing closure to be kept open and 2) some economics professor wrote a piece for Forbes magazine about how Amazon should replace libraries with physical stores.
To clarify: I’m not annoyed at Banksy. It’s incredibly generous of the artist to continue to support local projects, initiatives and institutions in his home city despite being one of the most famous artists in the world. I really don’t think it’s Banksy’s responsibility, though. Banksy should not be putting his hand in his pocket to save libraries. No way.
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