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Why do people find this shocking?

Many buy records for the aesthetic, for the Instagram. You know, the counter-cultural, non mass-market, non mainstream, "I don't watch TV, lol", underground "think different" kind of thing.

Just like many buy books that they never intend to read to use as a nice video call backdrop. It's important to have the proper mix between eclectical and practical books, some technical, some art. Honestly there is a startup in here, creating a "proper" book list, suitable for your ingroup.




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