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What are you reading? (lemmygrad.ml)
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Currently I'm reading Nina Burton's 'Livets tunna väggar' which translate to something like Walls of Life. It's a book by a Swedish writer who inherits her mother's summer house. When she wants to renovate it, she finds all sort of life around and in the house. She uses said life to teach you something about the intellect of various insects and animals, which goes deeper than humans normally think.

It's a very interesting book that makes me think about non-human life even more. Creatures that are thousands of times smaller than we are have such complex societal structures. Humans have overcommodified animal life for centuries now, seeing them as property and commodities instead of complex and intelligent life forms.

What are you reading?

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[–] Kovpak@lemmygrad.ml 12 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

Currently reading Inventing Reality: The Politics of News Media by Parenti :). A great book, but also somewhat depressing. Even though it's quite old, it definitely still holds up. It kind of seems like nothing has changed.

[–] davel@lemmygrad.ml 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Have I got a takedown for you: The Mainstream and the Margins: Noam Chomsky vs. Michael Parenti

Edit: Lorenzo’s a funny guy, if you can still find his work, some of which requires elbow grease & the Wayback Machine.

Example: 5 people who deserve as much shit as Banksy for their half-baked politics

[–] bennieandthez@lemmygrad.ml 5 points 1 year ago

The main thesis of the book holds up (how media manipulates narrative through different techniques) but id love to see a contemporary version of it with the current events like libya, Ukraine and now Palestine.