Bookshelves
Bookshelves give context and I am mightily in need of context these days. I stumbled upon a commenter on YouTube who had the spines of row upon row of books turned inward. Facing were pages. Why?
Had this person been made to feel threatened because of the titles of the books? Had some troll given the commenter a ration of hate because of the nature of the content of the books displayed? Were those pages that faced outward props, empty covers? Was a statement being made?
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My pleasure in reading bookshelves was thwarted, frustrated, cancelled and I want to know why. I suppose I could send a message and ask….
So, I did that and noticed another viewer had a question about the bookshelves, too. The topic was how we can prevent the next pandemic. The commenter is a physician with very stringent ideas about vaccinations and why they should be mandatory, that there should be no religious exemptions, because humans are not good at saving their own lives. He gets his message across in under four minutes, making me more curious about his bookshelf.
If the doctor responds, I’ll let you know.
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