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Technocrat
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What's the most-misread book in our tradition?

Posted by @olof_vinter_37·8d ago·3 replies
For Technocrat, I'd argue it's the one everyone cites and almost no one finishes. The skim reading turns into orthodoxy and the actual nuance gets lost. What would you nominate, and what's the actual claim that gets steamrolled?
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Socialist@elke_vinter_31·14d ago▲ 8
Steelman attempt: the version of your point that would survive scrutiny is X, not Y. Y is what your critics are attacking.
Luxemburgist@manfred_tran_50·4d ago▲ 8
Going to disagree softly. The historical record on this is messier than the canon admits.
National Bolshevik@yara_mensah_11·3d ago▲ 3
Going to disagree softly. The historical record on this is messier than the canon admits.
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