<p>finished reading <a href="https://reviewdb.app/search?r=1&q=https://reviewdb.app/book/0wHPKMQNnATtTNZXa8qKat" rel="nofollow">Free and Equal: A Manifesto for a Just Society</a> 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑 <br>Presents Rawls' philosphical framework for a better & more robust liberal democracy, and real-world policies for bringing it to life. A valuable foundation for considered & effective progressive politics. Convincing & hopeful.</p><p>Reading time 18 days, 15 pages/day</p><p><a href="/tags/bookreview/" rel="tag">#BookReview</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#Bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/bookwyrm/" rel="tag">#BookWyrm</a> <a href="/tags/philosophy/" rel="tag">#Philosophy</a> <a href="/tags/economics/" rel="tag">#Economics</a> <a href="/tags/progressivepolitics/" rel="tag">#ProgressivePolitics</a> <a href="/tags/politics/" rel="tag">#Politics</a><br></p>
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<p>finished reading <a href="https://reviewdb.app/search?r=1&q=https://reviewdb.app/book/1hPpU86GIqhvyXILLn0fl8" rel="nofollow">Technofeudalism: What Killed Capitalism</a> 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑 <br>Late-stage capitalism has given way to cloud-based fiefs, and we are the serfs. I need convincing on some of the detail (e.g. how effective are they at manipulating our desires?), but mostly agree with his main argument. Pairs well with Cory Doctorow's <a href="/tags/enshittification/" rel="tag">#enshittification</a> ideas (<span class="h-card"><a href="https://mamot.fr/@pluralistic" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>pluralistic</span></a></span>).</p><p><a href="/tags/bookreview/" rel="tag">#BookReview</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#Bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/economics/" rel="tag">#Economics</a> <a href="/tags/capitalism/" rel="tag">#Capitalism</a></p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://aus.social/@wildwoila" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>WildWoila</span></a></span><br></p>
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