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– Personal ramblings, thinly veiled as thoughts on what I read

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February 24, 2023February 23, 2023

Chokepoint Capitalism: How Big Tech and Big Content Captured Creative Labor Markets and How We’ll Win Them Back – Rebecca Giblin and Cory Doctorow

You should read this book and become upset at tech giants, in case you weren’t already.

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October 15, 2021April 8, 2021

The Grapes of Wrath – John Steinbeck

Reading the so called classics often leaves me with a bad taste in my mouth. This is one of the few that I actually enjoyed.

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October 16, 2020September 9, 2020

The System Worked – Daniel W. Drezner

Paging Dr Pangloss.

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Capitalism, Current Events, Economics, Non-Fiction, Politics  0 Comments

October 4, 2019October 1, 2019

The War on Normal People – Andrew Yang

I’ve been concerned about the problem of automation for years, and considered a universal basic income a solution. This book is a much larger look at the issue.

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August 16, 2019April 5, 2019

Makers – Cory Doctorow

Makers by Cory Doctorow really seems to cement the point that Doctorow just really hates the Disney corporation.

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