If you listened to the last episode of Citations Needed, you heard that the CIA funneled money into into cultural institutions like the Iowa Writers Workshop and the Paris Review to win the cultural war against communism. Much of this led to the emphasis on first-person writing and a focus on individual experience.

I don't know about you comrades, but I got Ds throughout secondary (high school) in English. I fucking hated 20th century lit. Are there any pretentious and overly individualistic writers that you blame on the CIA?

  • fuckwit [none/use name]
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    3 years ago

    These are perfectly built for their environments in the tropics of Indonesia

    The granaries in Scandinavia have a unique construction of stone and wood in high altitude that keeps perfect interior temperature for food holdings.

    Yurts used in the steppes of Central Asia provided perfect heating and a place for ceremonial activities

    https://simplydifferently.org/Present/Pics/nativeyurt-karakalpak-yurt11.jpg

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