Finally finished the third volume of Capital. Not going to lie, it was a challenge and quite a journey, but well worth it. Rip to the many, many highlighters that gave their lives for this endeavor.

marx-hi AMA!

  • PM_ME_YOUR_FOUCAULTS [he/him, they/them]
    hexagon
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    4 months ago

    Apparently there are some people who tear out a page when they're done reading it

    I'm not saying that there's a book hell, but I am saying that you would definitely go there for that

    • GalaxyBrain [they/them]
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      4 months ago

      That is incredibly strange behavior. Books ain't cheap and the library really won't approve of it.

    • Wertheimer [any]
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      4 months ago

      Goddamn, I was coming here to call you a blasphemer for defacing your books with highlighting but that is some ninth circle shit.

      • Antiwork [none/use name, he/him]
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        edit-2
        4 months ago

        Marking up books is good and everyone should do it when reading. Fiction and non fiction. You're actively engaging with the material. Of course unless it's a shared book or ya just don't want to

        • Wertheimer [any]
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          4 months ago

          I get why people do it, especially for dense texts like these, but to me it’d be like hard-coding a commentary track from someone who hasn’t seen the full movie.

          • Antiwork [none/use name, he/him]
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            4 months ago

            I think that’s part of the fun. You go back and read and see what you missed or realize you still don’t understand a concept or learn that you now understand and want to dig deeper. If now you understand and find the commentary unhelpful you erase.

          • PM_ME_YOUR_FOUCAULTS [he/him, they/them]
            hexagon
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            4 months ago

            I don't generally highlight when I'm reading for my own edification, but I can't read something dense like this without doing so. It just helps me slow down and think about what is actually important in what I'm reading