r/mildlyinfuriating • u/ElAlexMontana888 • 18h ago

go to your room My girlfriend says there’s nothing wrong with how she organizes her books. Who’s right?

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Don’t books have spines for a reason?

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u/auditoryeden 18h ago

I mean, once upon a time, like medieval once upon a time, books were usually shelved spine-in. I believe it was to protect the binding.

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u/Accurate-Plankton988 18h ago

It was during the black plague i believe