Sounds like an amazing summary of why government can’t write good software
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John wants to read Recoding America by Jennifer Pahlka
John commented on Rhythm of War Part Two by Brandon Sanderson
John commented on Rhythm of War Part Two by Brandon Sanderson
Content warning Kaladin plot
I have really been enjoying the way Kaladin has been interacting with the heavenly ones. I was surprised at first to see that I caught them in between some of the heavenly ones in the fused, and the recent interaction around the manner seems to really have illuminated the internal disagreements for both the alethi and the fused
John wants to read Prestige, Manipulation, and Coercion by Joseph Torigian
John wants to read Nexus Harvard Historical Studies by Jonathan Reed Winkler
John wants to read The World For Sale
John commented on Rhythm of War Part Two by Brandon Sanderson
Content warning Book two spoilers
I am in love with how the Shallan, Radiant, and Veil combo is presented. Those chapters are so engaging I lose track of time!
John finished reading Conflict is not abuse by Sarah Schulman
Conflict is not abuse by Sarah Schulman
From intimate relationships to global politics, Sarah Schulman observes a continuum: that inflated accusations of harm are used to avoid …
John rated Conflict is not abuse: 5 stars
Conflict is not abuse by Sarah Schulman
From intimate relationships to global politics, Sarah Schulman observes a continuum: that inflated accusations of harm are used to avoid …
John commented on Critique of economic reason - 1. edición by André Gorz
Content warning The Utopia of work in Marx
Gorz is definitely going out of his way to paint Marx as idyllic, if not zealous, in the persuit of reason. This seems to serve, effectively, as an immunization against the claim that this book presents communist (especially Marxist) leanings.
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Each individual[s]… ‘work’ will become his ‘self-activity’ (Selbsttätigkeit) as a ‘total individual’
— Critique of economic reason - 1. edición by André Gorz (Page 26)
Seems like this was the sentence he’s been building to for the last half dozen pages!
John commented on Rhythm of War Part Two by Brandon Sanderson
Content warning Light Story Discussion - broad, but potentially revealing
I have always enjoyed how Sanderson describes battles between the radient and the void bringers. The language is vivid and it’s always as though I can see the vignette in my mind 🥰
