Re:The Lindy Effect
by unmole on Thursday September 14, 2023 @03:38AM
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> Because it clearly shows Hitler's intent for Germany, the war and the jews way before he got into power.
It's interesting from the perspective of historiography. But it's not relevant in the way the Bible, Quran or the Gita are.
> Other than that, it is a crappy book, the content sucks and the writing is abysmally bad. The latter fact was also something people thought back then, and most people who had the book at home didn't necessarily read it.
This was my point. And in the context of TFA, it's not Lindy.
> clearly shows the power of propaganda
It wasn't an effective instrument for propaganda. The book became popular because of Hitler, not the other way round.
It's interesting from the perspective of historiography. But it's not relevant in the way the Bible, Quran or the Gita are.
> Other than that, it is a crappy book, the content sucks and the writing is abysmally bad. The latter fact was also something people thought back then, and most people who had the book at home didn't necessarily read it.
This was my point. And in the context of TFA, it's not Lindy.
> clearly shows the power of propaganda
It wasn't an effective instrument for propaganda. The book became popular because of Hitler, not the other way round.