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Enraging but very easy read about why things are currently the way they are that doesnât feed into the Spider-Man pointing meme that is liberal discourse
Nov 15, 2024
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đA tight, quick read about the digital panopticon we all find ourselves in. Some really interesting work about outrage culture featured as well
Feb 7, 2024
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What can I say about this that hasnât already been said?
Having grown up on Twitter and seeing first hand the rise of the right wing conspiracy theory movement, to the point the app became miserable and unusable, understanding the specifics of how this happened was fascinating and I couldnât put it down.
The chapters on Israel/Palestine and the history of the âJewish questionâ was really important to read and I havenât been able to stop discussing it with people at every opportunity. Naomiâs account of her time in Palestine, dealing with the IDF is really shocking if ultimately unsurprising.
I really feel like this is one of the most essential reads of the 21st century.
Having grown up on Twitter and seeing first hand the rise of the right wing conspiracy theory movement, to the point the app became miserable and unusable, understanding the specifics of how this happened was fascinating and I couldnât put it down.
The chapters on Israel/Palestine and the history of the âJewish questionâ was really important to read and I havenât been able to stop discussing it with people at every opportunity. Naomiâs account of her time in Palestine, dealing with the IDF is really shocking if ultimately unsurprising.
I really feel like this is one of the most essential reads of the 21st century.
Sep 10, 2024
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đgoes so incredibly hard. iâm not finished with it yet, but itâs written in a very accessible way and every argument is logically laid out. i really enjoy reading stuff about mental health and anticapitalist critique so this is perfect. tbh reading about how mental illness is constructed as a concept was a really important part of my recovery. itâs always easier to think oh im this way because of the chemicals in my brain or because xyz event happened to me, but it was so affirming to me to read about how the way neoliberalism and capitalism in general makes us miserable lol (and what we can so about it!). and sure these things might seem a bit too radical at first but itâs actually all true imho
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Nov 16, 2024
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âłIâm on the wrong side of 33 and i can tell you with utmost certainty that your 20s is the most chaotic time of your life and itâs amazing that anyone actually gets anything done during them. If youâre a type a planning type personality however I would recommend:
- if youâre the sort of person who cares about diet and fitness, establish those routines in your 20s - live where you wanna live. Donât live somewhere you hate because you think youâll have more fun later cos you wonât - get a job that makes reliable money that you can tolerate and go back to if your dreams fall through. It doesnât have to be a dream job it just has to pay the rent and not make you sad - don't smoke cigarettes
- use sunscreen
- be as cringe as you want. People expect it from you anyway. They wonât have as much patience in your 30s.
- if youâre the sort of person who cares about diet and fitness, establish those routines in your 20s - live where you wanna live. Donât live somewhere you hate because you think youâll have more fun later cos you wonât - get a job that makes reliable money that you can tolerate and go back to if your dreams fall through. It doesnât have to be a dream job it just has to pay the rent and not make you sad - don't smoke cigarettes
- use sunscreen
- be as cringe as you want. People expect it from you anyway. They wonât have as much patience in your 30s.
Nov 25, 2024
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đWalking into a formal celebration and taking in everyone looking and smelling good. The smell always stays with me the mostâcologne, soap, hair product, cigarettes, leather, shoe polish. Everyone so clean and proud and a little bit shy. So special.
Dec 7, 2024