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RJean83 t1_j6kd5pr wrote

Reply to comment by Ryan_22 in The 10 Inalienable Rights of the Reader by swedish_librarian

I think it is a "you are allowed to on principle, but depends on specifics" sort of right.

No one is allowed to make fun of someone for reading out loud. But you are allowed to ask people to not read out loud in a quiet space or in a way that distracts others.

Just as you have the right to read anywhere, but if you are in the middle of driving, please don't do that for the safety of others. Context is everything here.

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DeedTheInky t1_j6mojiz wrote

Yeah for that one I immediately pictured someone reading out loud at full volume in a library, recording it on their phone and then playing it back to themselves (also at full volume) because that's the only way they can read a book somehow, and getting really defensive with anyone who asks them to shut it lol.

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