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i make software, noodles, and poor judgment calls
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i read slowly and rarely but i wanna change that. i want to read about things i don't know much about. on this account i'll probably focus on anarchism and how it relates to many things, intersectionality, and environmental issues
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This New York Times best-selling book is a guide for families, educators, and communities to …
some good notes about what it means to be anti racist as a white person. also very americanocentric, often describing things that are particular to america or the united states as being global
mentioned in raising white kids
Thinking, Fast and Slow is a 2011 popular science book by psychologist Daniel Kahneman. The …
read this while in inpatient detox. it was really good, though very hard to get through at the time. it provoked a lot of new ways for me to think about thinking
We are living through a long emergency - a near-continuous train of pandemics, heatwaves, droughts, …
We are living through a long emergency - a near-continuous train of pandemics, heatwaves, droughts, …
It started strong, emphasizing the gravity of the situation Adam describes as "the Long Emergency", which is to say imminent climate and societal collapse. He describes first and second hand accounts of grassroots efforts of communities to sustain themselves in the face of disaster, despite the system failing them.
The second and third chapters felt like a long string of references that, to me, felt a bit drawn out; but I guess painted a picture.
The last chapter felt more succinct, talking about what all of the preceding information meant for us today and the near future. It was very quotable, as you might've noticed by me quoting it three times today 😅
The conclusion was also nice and hopeful
Are alternative energies and Green New Deals enough to deliver environmental justice? Peter Gelderloos argues …
another book i picked up at the anarchist book fair
In Abolitionist Intimacies, El Jones examines the movement to abolish prisons through the Black feminist …
picked up a copy at the anarchist book fair yesterday