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[–] HLMenckenFan@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)
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[–] maniel@lemmy.ml 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)
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[–] SrTobi@feddit.de 10 points 1 year ago (4 children)

I think no one has read Manufacturing Consent beyond the first chapter.

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[–] uralsolo@hexbear.net 10 points 1 year ago (5 children)

The maintenance manual for your vehicle.

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[–] GeneralEmergency@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago (5 children)
[–] datavoid@lemmy.ml 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

In my experience a lot of people have read 1984...

You definitely got me on Fahrenheit 451 though :)

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[–] ajorge@hexbear.net 9 points 1 year ago (5 children)
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[–] UlyssesT@hexbear.net 9 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Infinite Jest is just a prop for most college dudebros to present themselves as smart and cool in an effort to get laid. obama-spike

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[–] aaaaaaadjsf@hexbear.net 7 points 1 year ago

Nelson Mandela's autobiography, A Long Walk To Freedom. So many people want a copy to signal that they're cool and love the idea of the rainbow nation in South Africa, and that racism officially endedβ„’ when Mandela wore a Springbok rugby jersey in 1995.

They don't realise that in his autobiography Mandela says that he takes inspiration from other left wing leaders like Mao Zedong and Fidel Castro, and rips into the ideology of people like F.W de Klerk. If they actually read it, they'd probably be shocked.

[–] 9point6@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

Gravity's rainbow

[–] Fizz@lemmy.nz 6 points 1 year ago

Probably meditations or some popular philosophy book.

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