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Can't say I agree with this. I've seen too many bookshelves full of books that people bought and "have to get around to reading someday". A book is not truly yours until it's in your mind, and once it's in your mind, it shouldn't matter if you own the physical copy.

I counter with https://www.themarginalian.org/2015/03/24/umberto-eco-antilibrary/ :)

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I read the article with interest and can appreciate the idea of an "antilibrary". However, how would you defend having an "antilibrary" of your own vs simply having access to a public library? It seems that both serve the same purpose? I can't help but feel that the former also serves as some sort of status signifier.

Disagree. I’m not ashamed of the unread books on my shelves, which Nassim Taleb calls an antilibrary.

@annelaure wrote a nice post on the power of unread books.

“Instead of a celebration of everything you know, an antilibrary is an ode to everything you want to explore.”

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Disagree. I’m not ashamed of the unread books on my shelves, which Nassim Taleb calls an antilibrary.

@annelaure wrote a nice post on the power of unread books.

“Instead of a celebration of everything you know, an antilibrary is an ode to everything you want to explore.”

https://nesslabs.com/antilibrary