Might be a matter of taste, but ISAIF is worth a read on the basis of its wild mix of sociological brilliance and unhingedness IMO. That’s not to say I endorse blowing people up in the slightest, but the work stands taller than the sum of its influences.

E.g. I think he synthesized and added to quite a few different authors in presenting his concept of oversocialization. (Please do correct me if I’m off-base — I love philosophy but it’s not my main wheelhouse).

Uhhhhh

Stop fucking saying he had good points cause there are better authors who have made those same points

Doesn’t this inherently imply he does in fact have good points if they’re making the same points… you also make a good point that there’s better sources that don’t come with a ton of ideology baggage but what your saying here is yes he does have good points but read someone else saying his points instead

there are better authors who have made those same points without all the fucking reactionary and eco-fascism tied to it.

Seems like a great reason to discuss Ted's viewpoints. We should definitely discuss the ineffectual extremists. Compare and contrast. Weigh and measure. That's what truth-seekers do. Telling people not to read a particular author borders on censorship.

But asking people to expand their reading list and providing actual recommendations - that is wonderful and commendable. Thank you for that!

In case anyone is interested, I made some videos to help explain both Kropotkin and Bookchin:

1. Our Riches – The Conquest of Bread: Chapter I [rap version]
2. Murray Bookchin's philosophy summarized as a rap with citations

I'm not saying that bombs were a good or acceptable idea, but I am saying that if it weren't for the bombs, none of us would have read that manifesto to consider this post.

I mean, you're not entirely wrong, but TK killed 3 and injured less than 30. Harry Truman killed vastly more people than TK and he's essentially lauded, as most ex presidents are.

Thanos has good points. How he dealt with the problem is the issue.

The longer I work in tech exist, the more I want to move to a farm 50km from neighbours with just me, my partner, a couple dogs, chickens, and cows.

"The more I work in tech, the more I wish I was independently wealthy."

I love how people use the word "just" when making statements about the simple life.

Simple ain't always cheap....

you should look at open land out in deep rural areas.

you're more likely to kill yourself than get a farm these days.

not since the corporations bought up all the farm land.

I’m in tech and live off grid, best of both worlds

A broken clock can be used for parts to make a time bomb

From what I understand, he was broken by what he was right about.

but if he was just a peaceful crank on the street corner holding a sign people would have ignored him. Nobody listened till the bombs went off. And when he was caught all they did was make fun of his cabin. Personally I thought it was a nice cabin in a nice location.

Great taste but awful execution.

Damn you're so brave for condemning the unybomber.

Unebomber had some valid complaints

I don't approve of his methods, either.

Then again, I don't approve of the Church's methods, but there's some pretty good stuff buried in the Christian bible, too.

Reading something doesn't mean you need to agree with the author. It's not like people are financially supporting the Unibomber, or excusing his actions, when they read his manifesto. They're just studying history.