Talking to Megan Prelinger at the Prelinger Library, Annalee Newitz captures a bit of wisdom:
“The library is a lower stimulus environment.” She frowned, then seemed to think aloud. “How often is it acknowledged that people thrive better in lower stimulus environments?”
Not often enough.
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