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> Now I am starting to acknowledge and recognize reactionaries and unbelief. Constant. Overwhelming. Exhausting. > Worse, any progress begats pushback, backlash, doubling down. > It's like we can't win. > Today, I subscribe to David Graeber's theories for making social progress. Work in the margins. Push forward where you can, strategically. Don't storm the castle. Conserve your strength. Pick your battles. Take the…
Maybe start with Utopia of Rules? Even though his books progressively build his world view over time, that might be the most accessible. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Utopia_of_Rules Last year, I binged on his audiobooks (local library), and own the hard copies to leaf thru. Sorry, can't vouch for how accessible his ideas are. I'm very primed to hear what Graeber has to say. Chomsky, McLuhan, Postman, etc. And ev…
Re: The Incoming Currency War
#31I'd read a book about Marxism or from Saint Marx himself with you. Consider me a quiet fan of how you think and interact with the world (you've been on my list for quite a while: https://philosopher.life/#We%20Could%20Probably%20Be%20Frien...). `/salute`.