I’m noticing a lot of people taking “you should read more about this, here are some book recommendations” as insulting their intelligence.

This is relevant because most USians lack a political education.

  • Helmic [he/him]@hexbear.net
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    1 year ago

    Is also why like most people came here to begin with, they listened to a podcast. Really wish literal printed words weren’t privileged so much, you can get through a shitload of books as audiobooks since you do not have to avoid doing anything else. Chores, your job, cooking, playing a relaxing game, you can basically just breathe books without your life being put on hold.

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      1 year ago

      Absolutely, breathing books is a great way to put it.

      It isn’t the same as reading a book, and you have to be ready to pause frequently, but way better than nothing. Sometimes I even put music and an audiobook on at once meow-knit

      Nothing that requires full attention of course. Like pop-leftist books such as bullshit jobs there’s a lot of what is to me fluff.