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It is easier to go to the Internet than to go to the library, undoubtedly. But the shift from no libraries to the existence of libraries was a much greater shift than what we've seen with the Internet's development.
Interpretation
What this quote means
The evolving nature of information access highlights the significant change libraries brought compared to the Internet.
Noam Chomsky's quote reflects on the evolution of accessing knowledge, emphasizing that while the Internet provides easier access to information, the creation of libraries represented a monumental shift in how society could obtain knowledge. Libraries democratized access to information, facilitating education for many, a shift that fundamentally changed human learning and intellectual development.
Themes
InternetLibrariesKnowledgeEducationAccess
In practice
Example use cases
During a discussion on the evolution of education in a classroom setting.
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