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[–]IntegraldsI am the rep agent AMA 7ポイント8ポイント  (8子コメント)

Last thread's philosophy questions were well received. Let's do literature. Game of the thread:

  1. Favorite nonfiction book?
  2. Favorite fiction book?
  3. Favorite nonfiction author?
  4. Favorite fiction author?
  5. 2-5 books that deeply shaped how you think about the world? Fiction, nonfiction, or a mix.

If you answer with /r/askreddit-tier "books that come from a high school English Lit syllabus" I'll have to shoot you. Or at least justify your answer. Be hipsterish. Be creative.

[–]a_s_h_e_nA stable currency, like bitcoin 4ポイント5ポイント  (3子コメント)

  • 1984 - it's just like real life

  • Brave Bew World - it's just like real life

  • To Kill a Mockingbird - Atticus GOAT dad

  • Slaughterhouse-Five - Vonnegut's just so insightful

  • Into the Wild - Chris McCandless just, like, knew what society really was, man

Sorry. Couldn't help myself. I'll post some real answers in a little bit, when I've got a second to really think about this.

[–]say_wot_againConfirmed for Google bigwig 1ポイント2ポイント  (1子コメント)

Attitcus GOAT dad

Clearly you haven't read Go Set a Watchman.

[–]a_s_h_e_nA stable currency, like bitcoin 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

I haven't, actually. But I am glad that his character had a little more depth added to it, from what I understand.

[–]rslake 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

Anyone remember How to Kill a Mockingbird?

[–]somegurkWhy doesn't modern medicine use more leaches? 3ポイント4ポイント  (0子コメント)

These answers may be a tad flippant as I read a lot so just what occurred to me without a huge amount of thought.

  1. Cod A biography of the fish that changed the world- Mark Kurlansky. Just surprisingly interesting how something so small can have such a huge effect on the world, engaging and informative.

  2. I could say something high brow here but being honest the Wheel of Time series by Robert Jordan. The series was a huge part of my life started reading them at 7 and some of them I reread till they fell apart.

  3. E.O. Wilson, just find him very interesting, he's a biologist and the first thing I read by him was 'The Future of Life' check it out.

  4. In reality Robert Jordan but for something a bit more high brow Dostoyevsky.

  5. Crime and Punishment & the Idiot by Dostoyevsky. Animal Farm not because of the book per se but read it fairly young and I can remember talking about it with my father after, reminds me of when I began thinking about the world a bit more. Some introduction to Existenialism book I got from the library when I was depressed, got me reading some other existentialist writers and I think that helped me shape my worldview and get back to normal mentally.

[–]SenorFluffyInvisible Foot 2ポイント3ポイント  (0子コメント)

  1. Consider the Lobster by David Foster Wallace - absolutely incredible articles written by one of my favorite authors. Topics range from the adult film expo to a Lobster festival in Maine to a review of a dictionary. A good econ non fiction book is also Predictably Irrational by Dan Ariely.

  2. Xenocide by Orson Scott Card. I know he's pretty homophobic, but Jesus that book is amazing. A but weird how though how the main character's "superpower" is empathy when OSC doesn't have any.

  3. I would say DFW from #1 but that's lame so I'll go with Zach Lowe, a basketball journalist. Again not really the spirit of the question but whatever.

  4. I guess maybe Isaac Asimov. Love The Foundation and his short stories. Got me into Sci-Fi. Note: there's a cool trade paper by Krugman on interstellar trade and interest rates. Pretty good read for any Sci-Fi buffs.

  5. I'll go with some easy stuff and go with the "A song of ice and fire" series and the "Harry Potter" series. Who doesn't love Harry Potter?

[–]StevenMulraneyChoice Architecture = 1984 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

I was going to write a generic safe list, but since I have to be honest...

1) I have no idea. Priceless the Myth of Fair Value, or something. Books blur for me, badly.

2) I don't read fiction. Maybe I'll allot time to it again someday

3) I really like Cass Sunstein's books whenever I get a chance to read them. Not sure if I can place a favorite

4) see 2

5) Mindless Eating + Myth of Choice.

Recent additions: Habit: the 95% of Behavior Marketers Ignore, and Scarcity: Why having Too Little Means so Much

[–]SenorFluffyInvisible Foot 7ポイント8ポイント  (0子コメント)

Whew. I had thought wumbo had died since there was no sticky yesterday. Got to get my daily sticky fix.

[–]geerussell 4ポイント5ポイント  (0子コメント)

lol, so that happened.

[–]thatdamnedsalarianDisciple 3ポイント4ポイント  (0子コメント)

What's wrong with Ha-Joon Chang and his books? Specifically.

[–]NewmanTheScofflawGeorge Smiley 4ポイント5ポイント  (1子コメント)

You wanna know how I sleep at night, I don't care about neoliberalism's definition because it doesn't matter.

299 comments left before wumbo implodes. Talk about poor forward guidance.

[–]Homeboy_Jesus 3ポイント4ポイント  (3子コメント)

Holy hell I got here before there were 100+ comments. Now what do I post?!

Oh, I've got a question for the mods. Are FB screenshots legit in this sub? I mean it's not like there's an abundance of content and I see some pretty ridiculous stuff coming from people on my friends list.

[–]say_wot_againConfirmed for Google bigwig 3ポイント4ポイント  (2子コメント)

I've seen it done before. Just RI it and make sure to blur names, profile pics, and other identifying information.

[–]Homeboy_Jesus 3ポイント4ポイント  (1子コメント)

... You're not a mod, you're a horse

[–]somegurkWhy doesn't modern medicine use more leaches? 1ポイント2ポイント  (0子コメント)

Any suggestions for reading around the topic of policy design/implementation/failure more specifically between nations states (I'm thinking of the EU). About how consensus is decided on about what policies should be introduced and how stated goals may not align with impacts. I have a moderate knowledge of social choice theory and game theory.

[–]geerussell 1ポイント2ポイント  (0子コメント)

Marvel's 'War on Capitalism'. Discuss.

[–]say_wot_againConfirmed for Google bigwig 1ポイント2ポイント  (0子コメント)

Won't automod post a new one in a few hours anyway?

[–]besttrousers"Then again, I have pegged you for a Neoclassical/Austrian." 3ポイント4ポイント  (2子コメント)

FIFTH!

[–]somegurkWhy doesn't modern medicine use more leaches? 1ポイント2ポイント  (0子コメント)

Looks like you have a fan club first time I saw you downvoted here and that was a pretty inoffensive comment.

[–]lorentz65DEMAND FOR THE DEMAND GOD! 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

http://b86a38.medialib.glogster.com/media/4a6cc9363ef1a9a2951770d7d46121949b534572c049b765a03e31d1d31701d8/plead-the-fifth.jpg

[–]geerussell 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

Seen on twitter: @ModeledBehavior and @nick_bunker debate whether the glass of David Brooks minimum wage badeconomics is half full or runneth over. With bonus shotsfired at Krugman.

[–]DrSandbagsDow Jones Propaganda Index 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

Any mods have data on the trends in user traffic over the past couple months? I feel like ever since this thread attracted a lot of attention to us, I've seen a lot more posts get 30 points or more when usually posts only get 10-20 at most. Also, there seems to be a lot more comments in posts and more usernames with which I'm not familiar.

[–]devinejohSecretary of the Bitcoin Treasury 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

I tell yah it's nice to be done with your degree requirements by 3rd year, easy history courses and econ seminar classes only. Still have to figure out my senior thesis though.