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Brendan

thneed@books.theunseen.city

Joined 2 years, 1 month ago

I used to be a librarian, now I'm a software developer. My reading interests tend to be in nonfiction. I'm really interested in anthropology, indigenous studies (particularly American), anarchism, and social justice. Some of my favorites are James Baldwin, David Graeber, and Cometbus. thneed@mstdn.social

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Astra Taylor: The people's platform (2014, Metropolitan Books) 5 stars

From a cutting-edge cultural commentator and documentary filmmaker, this work is a bold and brilliant …

Review of "The people's platform" on 'Goodreads'

5 stars

I love this book and all of Astra Taylor’s writings. She’s a great columnist for the baffler. Totally righteous take On the possibilities the Internet allows and the way they’ve been hijacked by capitalism and social media. A bit dated at this point but still great.