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What is the easiest piece of theory you've read? You can post multiple in the order of easiest first to hardest last. (hexbear.net)
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In terms of theory, I don't consider myself well read. Theory is often really tough for me to read. Even with very easy-to-read writers like Michael Parenti, it's dense with mindblowing info. And things like the book Will to Change by Bell Hooks hits me in really raw feelings so I stopped at the first chapter. I need the easiest authors and their easiest-to-read works, or else I'm just not reading.

-Micahel Parenti: What’s a Slum? Urban Poverty and Marginality in America

-"I Have a Dream, a Blurred Vision" by Michael Parenti"

-Friendly Feudalism: The Tibet Myth

No idea how I got through "Friendly Feudalism." I read these all about 3.5 years ago before I lost the bandwidth to go further.

Edit: I tend to watch things more so I guess you can add video links after everything else too.

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[–] Le_Wokisme@hexbear.net 3 points 3 days ago (2 children)

i can't recommend that. it's a couple really good quotes adrift in a sea of some of the boringest boring to ever bore.

[–] imogen_underscore@hexbear.net 7 points 3 days ago (1 children)

it's ok to have bad taste

[–] Le_Wokisme@hexbear.net 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

yeah all the people who derive enjoyment from steinbeck's prose should be neurology case studies. I used to like reading, grapes is a horrible read.

[–] imogen_underscore@hexbear.net 8 points 3 days ago (1 children)

it's ok to be wrong

[–] Le_Wokisme@hexbear.net 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

right, the consensus on the quality of his writing is incorrect.

[–] imogen_underscore@hexbear.net 10 points 3 days ago (1 children)

really no judgement, somebody has gotta be the target audience for Dan Brown and Lee Child books

[–] peeonyou@hexbear.net 4 points 3 days ago

now shots have been fired

[–] JoeByeThen@hexbear.net 6 points 3 days ago (1 children)

catgirl-disgust

[–] Le_Wokisme@hexbear.net 3 points 3 days ago

that's how i felt when i tried to read that book yeah