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    1 year ago

    Sometimes I do read political books but they are hit and miss. I can’t stand it to read a book where the ideological component overrides reason.

    Besides, this kind of partisan books by definition will not change your mind or teach you anything new. It will only reinforce your set opinions.

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      Well, this person is an economist, so you would learn his view points. You would agree or disagrew with his thinking, which os good to learn new ways of thinking, IMO.

      He has videos where he debatea people on the subjects he writea books on.

      At the end of the day we all have our preferences, so all is well!

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        Well, you mentioned “books like this” not “this book”. I consider myself a lefty and I might agree with some of Yaroufakis’ ideas. However, I expect I would disagree on others and I’m afraid that would make me put down the book. That’s why unless I have nothing else to read I prefer science books.