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Please share books that affected your worldview or changed your thoughts.

For me, it’s A People’s History of the World by Chris Harman. I studied business and work in finance, and before reading it, I never questioned the idea that capitalism was just the natural way of things. This book made me realize that capitalism is man made. It had a beginning and it can have an end. Wealth and poverty are not just inevitable, they are created by human decisions. That perspective really shook me.

Do you have a book that had a similar impact on you?

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[–] silentjohn@lemmy.ml 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Jakarta Method

Blackshirts and Reds

[–] nargis@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Jakarta Method is a good one!