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48 sats \ 1 reply \ @Scholarhacker 15 Dec \ on: What are your book habits? BooksAndArticles
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I don't set aside a budget for books, but I tend to buy used/thrift/book sales whenever possible keeping things a cheap as possible.
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Paper books for long term durability and reference. Ebooks for when I'm researching/writing as there are to many that need to be referenced.
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I stopped buying books and started relying on the library when I realized that my local library was really well stocked. I started buying them again when they started being goofy with their hours (closed on long weekends) and their response, like all state institutions, to covid.
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I would rather have a shelf full of unread books than an empty shelf.
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I dispose of books by returning them to a thrift store for resale or to a charity that runs used book sale fundraisers. And I have let go of many books that I later regretted.
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I buy books for two reasons 1. Research on topics that I want to write about - non-fiction, reference, text books. 2. Entertainment - paperbacks, pulps and vintage genre books.
Nope. Don't think so.
Johnny Rotten tried calling out Jimmy Savile the pedo-industrial complex within British entertainment.
And he's MAGA now.
Maybe they've been telling us all along. This is from the original script for the movie "Conspiracy Theory":
No tea. Just a hunch.
They're all a bunch of commies who profess hatred for the country who's freedom allowed their - supposed - artistic brilliance to flourish organically.
I'm not buying it anymore.
My hypothesis is that Bad Religion is definitely a Psy Op. An extension of the Laurel Canyon Scene operation from the 60's and 70's with a bit of Mockingbird and MK Ultra thrown into the mix. Controlled opposition and controlled messaging.
I haven't looked into it much, but I'd be curious to know the background of the band's original members fathers.
Kinda like Jim Morrison's father was the Admiral in charge of the Tonkin Gulf Affair.
But beyond that, their lyrics are just socio-gnostic cult (i.e. Marxist) grooming limericks.
Why do these "anti-establishment" chaos agents emerge from such middle-class, suburban people?
Great article. Thanks for posting.
How did the cypherpunks support themselves financially during this time? Were these projects backed by investors or was this all something they did on their own time?