Recs if you like The Human Condition...

ANTI: fascism, ai, nfts, Big Tech, billionaires, surveillance states, optimization, algorithms, bot farms, technofeudalism, enshittification, exploitation, extractionism, planned obsolescence PRO: organized labor, punk, analog, solidarity, free speech, friction, degrowth, experimentation, right to privacy, right to repair, diy, material process, mutual aid, ecological living, the human hand, the human mind

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Why we need a revolution and how we get there

This list is dedicated for all the book recommended and mentioned by Louisa Munch - critical theorist. I follow her Instagram account almost from the very first videos. Louisa inspired me to organise better my political reading and she always gives some nice recommendations to inform yourself about the political landscape of today. I just wanted to have all the books in one place, plus the ones which I found on my own reading journey.

We can't have a democracy without informed citizens - Louisa Toxvaerd Munch

Mixing in classics, modern gems, and contemporary philosophy that really stand out. They're all top-notch in their own way, full of smart ideas that'll get you thinking.

Dedicated to the professor that told us he wouldn't teach us any historical women philosophers because "there aren't any". Modern female philosophers included in list.

Tired about the twisted, corrupt, cruel system we live in that advertises meritocratic „values“ at your face while in fact valuing capital and control over everything else, to the detriment of everyone else, but most of all those that are in need of basic necessities but Nooo The B***ionaires need the 50 ply organic locally grown grass fed chemical free sulfate free ad free HD ultra lite premium ecofriendly recyclable recyled child safe consumption safe 10-in-1 deluxe toiletpaper!

Rather than a TBR I like to have a list of menu options