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     @kaia ebook + audiobook, but mostly ebook. I do listen to tons of podcasts, but I find 'real' books to be too hard to remember when only listening to them, sometimes.
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     kaia (kaia@brotka.st)'s status on Saturday, 07-Jan-2023 06:19:22 JST kaia

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     @lain how do you read? paper, epaper or audio book?
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     kaia (kaia@brotka.st)'s status on Saturday, 07-Jan-2023 06:32:51 JST kaia

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     I do the latter a lot with uni books and lectures, listening at 2-4x speed while doing chores and going back to relevant bits later. I just remember a keyword.
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     feld (feld@bikeshed.party)'s status on Saturday, 07-Jan-2023 06:32:52 JST feld

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     so i'm not the only one that both reads and listens?
     
     i sometimes even listen and then re-read what I just listened to!
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     @orthzar I like it a lot, I think it succeeds in what it tries to do, but it is very academic and kind of annoying to read (although there's no unnecessary jargon or anything). It did clear up my thinking about political authority.
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     orthzar (orthzar@liberdon.com)'s status on Saturday, 07-Jan-2023 06:38:32 JST orthzar

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     >- The Problem of Political Authority (Michael Huemer)

     What did you think of that book?

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     @orthzar anatomy of the state is much punchier and more to the point, also has a much better appeal to emotions, while huemer's work is very dry. Huemer's work is more of an advanced course on liberty for people who are more or less already anarchists, while 'anatomy of the state' might actually push people into the right direction who aren't already true believers.
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     orthzar (orthzar@liberdon.com)'s status on Saturday, 07-Jan-2023 07:53:34 JST orthzar

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     How do you think it compares to Anatomy of the State?

     (for the bystanders: https://cdn.mises.org/Anatomy%20of%20the%20State_3.pdf)