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What is the book that changed your views? (lemmy.world)

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Please share books that affected your worldview or changed your thoughts.

For me, it’s A People’s History of the World by Chris Harman. I studied business and work in finance, and before reading it, I never questioned the idea that capitalism was just the natural way of things. This book made me realize that capitalism is man made. It had a beginning and it can have an end. Wealth and poverty are not just inevitable, they are created by human decisions. That perspective really shook me.

Do you have a book that had a similar impact on you?

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I similarly found Ayn Rand sickening when I read it. After reading The Fountainhead and Anthem, I decided it was a moral imperative to bully and ostracize the shit outta anyone who found her writing admirable.

Still like Rush, tho, I guess, so we're all fulla contradictions.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 week ago

FWIW, Neil Peart was embarrassed of his Ayn Rand phase, too.