I thought the last third of the book was really where it all came together, I really didn't see where it was going after the first six or seven chapters but by the time I finished I really thought it was a work of genius.
I'm not all in on Graeber, but I really think this project is incredibly clever the way he sells very subversive ideas without ever seeming to raise his voice above mild suggestion. His tone is perfect for an educated lib to read, but the conclusions you're lead to if you take him seriously are quite powerful.
Finished Neither Vertical Nor Horizontal by Rodrigo Nunes, shoutout to whoever here posted about it a few weeks ago. Thought it was fantastic, it's really given me a lot to think about in terms of organising. He kind of rightfully skweres the false promises of the horizontal movements of the last few decades like Occupy, but still shows how aspects of them can still be really critical in building movements, which I took a lot out of. His criticisms of vertical movements were also very measured. Honestly hard to sum up in a short post but would be happy to chat more if anyone else has read it. Draws heavily on Freire I feel, which I loved.
One of my more liberal friends was talking about The Forever War as being a book he liked about Afghanistan, so I'm reading that. I'm not a big fan of when journalists write about real events like novels, and I'm not impressed so far, because it seems like so far it's just a series of vignettes whose point is "Wow, being in Afghanistan sure is a bummer, y'all."
I'm also reading *The Man Who Couldn't Stop", a memoir/popular science book about obsessive-compulsive disorder.
@WhatAnOddUsername @PrincessCharlotte @Phillipkdink @QuickEveryonePanic @snott_morrison @milamber @bubbalu good morning, what are you reading?
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I thought the last third of the book was really where it all came together, I really didn't see where it was going after the first six or seven chapters but by the time I finished I really thought it was a work of genius.
I'm not all in on Graeber, but I really think this project is incredibly clever the way he sells very subversive ideas without ever seeming to raise his voice above mild suggestion. His tone is perfect for an educated lib to read, but the conclusions you're lead to if you take him seriously are quite powerful.
How are you enjoying it overall?
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Agreed
I'm back to the Jakarta Method by Vincent Bevins after some interruptions with Lenin, Murakami and Ottessa Moshfegh.
Finished Neither Vertical Nor Horizontal by Rodrigo Nunes, shoutout to whoever here posted about it a few weeks ago. Thought it was fantastic, it's really given me a lot to think about in terms of organising. He kind of rightfully skweres the false promises of the horizontal movements of the last few decades like Occupy, but still shows how aspects of them can still be really critical in building movements, which I took a lot out of. His criticisms of vertical movements were also very measured. Honestly hard to sum up in a short post but would be happy to chat more if anyone else has read it. Draws heavily on Freire I feel, which I loved.
Also, have just started Vol 1 of Capital!
One of my more liberal friends was talking about The Forever War as being a book he liked about Afghanistan, so I'm reading that. I'm not a big fan of when journalists write about real events like novels, and I'm not impressed so far, because it seems like so far it's just a series of vignettes whose point is "Wow, being in Afghanistan sure is a bummer, y'all."
I'm also reading *The Man Who Couldn't Stop", a memoir/popular science book about obsessive-compulsive disorder.
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