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A review by tomstbr
An Open Letter to Open-Minded Progressives by Mencius Moldbug
5.0
Reading this will help you come to terms with the US election results. It's mandatory reading, I feel. Now, it might not be the most well written text, nor the most well laid out. Moldbug has a tendency to go off on tangents that are entertaining but they can get in the way. But the ideas expressed are almost certainly things you've never considered.
Essentially we find that democracy is a useless contraption, a convoluted lie that we all hate but continue to perpetuate. That might seem like blasphemy, which is why it's probably necessary to read these essays. Life is better when alternative points of view are explored. Moldbug shows how and why democracy is decrepit, and then lays out a restorative alternative. You can decide if you agree or not at the end of the book.
There's a lot going for the book, and I would urge people not to dismiss it out of hand.
Essentially we find that democracy is a useless contraption, a convoluted lie that we all hate but continue to perpetuate. That might seem like blasphemy, which is why it's probably necessary to read these essays. Life is better when alternative points of view are explored. Moldbug shows how and why democracy is decrepit, and then lays out a restorative alternative. You can decide if you agree or not at the end of the book.
There's a lot going for the book, and I would urge people not to dismiss it out of hand.