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Re:“Industrial Society and its Future”: the writings of the ... by daenz on Monday July 06, 2020 @07:24AM (#23746719)
It seems like their energy is better spent educating themselves on the controversial material so that they can explain to people why they think the conclusions in it are wrong.

FWIW, I'm actually made more curious when people discourage me from reading something, so they may want to rethink the actual impact of that strategy.

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Re:“Industrial Society and its Future”: the writings of the ... by orisho on Monday July 06, 2020 @09:07AM (#23747459)
I'm not though. It had the intended effect on me. I don't believe what he has to say is so revolutionary that I'm missing much by not reading it, and I agree with the sentiment that I'm respecting the Unabomber's goals by reading it - so I just wont. Good ideas are a dime a dozen, the tricky part is execution. Fortunately, murder is usually an ineffective way to affect public policies.
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