A review by nemvagyokitt
Limitarianism: The Case Against Extreme Wealth by Ingrid Robeyns

informative medium-paced

2.0

I was so excited to read this book, completely sold by the introduction, but then let down by the actual contents of it. If you regularly read the news and you’re somewhat politically active then you probably wont learn much. It’s all very surface level, which is really disappointing, as I was expecting a more in-depth look into possible policies and business models (like cooperatives) that could be introduced. At times I was even confused about who this book was written for - is it an ethics lesson for the ultra rich maybe?? 

Another reviewer described this as naive, and I totally agree. I was looking forward to chapters like ‘The rich will benefit too’, but how is the idea that ‘pitchforks won’t come out’ a genuine benefit of Limitarianism for the rich? I almost laughed, it was so ridiculous