There are a few thousand other books you should read - going back to Plato. You should also understand linear algebra and multivariate calculus. You should understand the equations in economics - even for the economics you disapprove of. This means working through people like Von Mises and Fridman that are enemies of socialism. If you want a meaningful framework through which economics should be approached mathematically you should read Brian Arthur as he was the first economist (to my knowledge) to apply dif frac calc and path dependencies into models.

So if by educated you mean you've read a few thousand books dating back to Athens and have a highly developed understanding of mathematics, history and economics then cool. If you mean you read some "Marxist" books and you've somehow a great command of human knowledge then go crawl under a fucking rock please.

Breadtube thread.

All hail /u/Yeuph, master of a thousand other books you should read

  • Dirt_Owl [comrade/them, they/them]
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    3 years ago

    This has to be some kind of plot to keep leftists busy reading books instead of revolting.

    I mean yes, please read, but c'mon man

    • MarxMadness [comrade/them]
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      3 years ago

      It's a combination of:

      • Misguided leftists who think being the One True Leftist in an ever-more exclusive group will get anything done, and
      • Cops who want to encourage leftists to form ever-more exclusive groups instead of a mass movement.

      As with many problems on the left, there's a mix of intentional and unintentional wrecking.