I was watching some video and there was mention of someone getting 1984. Upon which, a guy said that this one (one who got 1984) will end up being radicalized. I was already born into a very radical environment so no needs of books to radicalize me (although I am trying to be moderate and chill now)

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[–] 38 points 1 month ago* (4 children)

1984

Animal Farm

The Jungle

Slaughterhouse Five

Brave New World

A Farewell to Arms

Blood Meridian

Guns, Germs, and Steel

To Kill A Mockingbird

Bullshit Jobs

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  • [–] 5 points 1 month ago

    I know I at least read Animal Farm and To Kill a Mockingbird when I was younger. I wonder how much those ended up influencing me. At the time I wouldn't have totally agreed with them, and I don't remember them having a particularly large influence, but they probably did affect me without me knowing. However, I also watched a lot of sci-fi and Star Trek, which probably had an even greater influence.

    I wish there was a way to analyze our past and pick apart what effect different things had. It'd be really fun to know. I think when you consume something that you think really changes you, you were already primed for that change before. A lot of things lead up to that moment that you don't even recognize.

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  • [–] [S] 3 points 1 month ago (2 children)

    Is last one really the title of book?

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  • [–] 9 points 1 month ago (1 child)

    Bullshit Jobs 

    Yes! Its a 2018 book by David Graeber

    Wiki link above to give a decent synopsis

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  • [–] 2 points 1 month ago

    If you really want some solid Graeber, who tag-teamed with archaeologist David Wengrow, read The Dawn of Everything.

    The cake is a lie and hierarchy is horseshit. Humans have left exploitative social structures (read: empires, Capitalism) and reorganized society before and we can do it again. There is physical evidence for thousands of years.

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