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Re:Reddit ‘antiwork’ forum booms as millions of Americans qu... by aahortwwy on Sunday January 09, 2022 @07:43PM (#29869166)
That subreddit has had links to extensive anarchist/communist reading lists in its sidebar since it was founded. Perhaps it went through a lighthearted period, but its roots are radical and the links, related subs, and moderator list from its earlier days make that abundantly clear.

https://web.archive.org/web/20190430233904/https://old.reddi...

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Re:Reddit ‘antiwork’ forum booms as millions of Americans qu... by throwaway75787 on Sunday January 09, 2022 @09:56PM (#29870059)
I'm sure there are many on that subreddit who are far from anarchist or communist, and just find that the message resonates: that working life in the US has become a monster.
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Re:Reddit ‘antiwork’ forum booms as millions of Americans qu... by aahortwwy on Sunday January 09, 2022 @10:22PM (#29870219)
I'm sure there are. I was responding primarily to the last sentence of 'tjs8rj's post. Given the circumstances surrounding the creation and early growth of the subreddit it's rich to say that Marxist discourse has ruined it...
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Re:Reddit ‘antiwork’ forum booms as millions of Americans qu... by Kavelach on Monday January 10, 2022 @04:24AM (#29872294)
Sorry for the off-topic, but your name an anagram for the word "throwaway" with letters sorted from alphabetically, while the other person you're talking with has the word "throwaway" in their nickname. I just wanted to point that out
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