I have bookshelves behind my desk. When I’m on video calls from my home office, I’ve gotten into the habit of using Blur or some other background filter, because people always give me that weird look when they see books in the background. And I’m not even that old…
I very much doubt that the spines are even legible (even if they were, there would be nothing to hide).
It’s just that people in the field I work in mostly think books are outdated, which is of course complete nonsense, but somehow that’s how they define themselves.
What field? I’m in tech and even I don’t know anyone who thinks like that. Most don’t make time to read but I’ve never heard anyone say books are outdated. Maybe as a form of LLM worship, but I don’t work with those people lol
I have bookshelves behind my desk. When I’m on video calls from my home office, I’ve gotten into the habit of using Blur or some other background filter, because people always give me that weird look when they see books in the background. And I’m not even that old…
Could it be that the titles / authors of those books are at issue as opposed to the fact that there are books?
I very much doubt that the spines are even legible (even if they were, there would be nothing to hide).
It’s just that people in the field I work in mostly think books are outdated, which is of course complete nonsense, but somehow that’s how they define themselves.
I cant recall the name of the sage, but I do recall the quote.
Dumb people be dumb.
What field? I’m in tech and even I don’t know anyone who thinks like that. Most don’t make time to read but I’ve never heard anyone say books are outdated. Maybe as a form of LLM worship, but I don’t work with those people lol
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No offense, but the people in your field sound like legit wackos lol
Next they’ll be saying public education is outdated.
I also get weird looks in professional zooms with my signed copy of Morning Glory Milking farm in the background