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I applaud this person’s patience, because I most assuredly would not have it in these situations.
broketonystark
This was great all the way up till I read 600 books a year… almost two full books a day?.. no.. no you don’t
Seggs
mrw 1/17
VanZaiden
"reading 600 unique books a year" sounds like a statement that should be questioned. Heard of speed reading, but damn.
AllRicksAreJerrys
EnlightenmentSatori
You’re Breathtaking!
StarscreamAndHutch
That book is on my nightstand now. Even though it was written like 30 years ago, the topics are still solid.
IronIce111
bigeasy44
So, what are the books that should be red flags?
JCBalance
Book of Flags
bignikaus
I, too would like to read 2 books per day. Sadly time is not on my side.
Imalwaysready
600 books a year my ass.
HumanFromPlanetEarth
twocatsinatrenchcoat
Books don't have to be long. 600 still seems too much
astrangehop
1. Encyclopedia brown takes the cake.
DryHuskOfAMan
I was onboard until '600 books a year' part. 1.64 books/day. Assuming 90k (SHORT), 250 wpm (FAST) reading, 6 hours for 1 book...
DryHuskOfAMan
This person could have easily said '60 books per year' and still be outpacing 99.95% of the human population
frenofafren
Of that 600 books, just how many are comics?
thespaceneedle
Ok 1) I adore the nickname, okie space Queen is freaking brilliant and 2) what are the 2 mystery books???
RabbiKirschbaum
600 books a year?
jrbaconchee
every instinct to yell, shame, and mock people with dangerous beliefs doesn't work and having to listen to their bs -can- work. Sometimes.
nasolem
600 books a year? So you read almost 2 books a day? What are they childrens flip books? So much is dumb about this post.
doomsdayaddams
Aw yeah! Our astronomers use that in intro astronomy. It’s the last science class a lot of the students will ever take, so the teachers 1/2
astrangehop
Why the last one? Is it an easy a in HS?
doomsdayaddams
It’s popular as the science requirement for non-science majors, who typically don’t take further science courses.
doomsdayaddams
Want to emphasize critical thinking.
dudehiemer
Holy poop! 600 books a year is about twice as much as I could ever read. I could never get more than about one book a day.
flutterwry
The only true sentences are that the earth is a globe and flat earthers can become dangerous. The rest is wishful thinking by this person.
saveddrafts
I feel like I just read 600 books
AlexDuos
I live pretty solidly in the bible belt, was raised religious, still am for the most part, and I've never knowingly met a flat earther.
AlexDuos
And I, like pretty much everyone else here, really wanna know what these books I should keep my kid from reading are.
aleakyhousesinks
The first one is obviously the "Protocols of the Elders of Zion." The other one I had to do some digging on what kinds of books Alex Jones 1
aleakyhousesinks
is reading, and I think its either, "Behold a Pale Horse" (a book about UFOs and the Illuminati), or "None Dare Call it Conspiracy" (about 1
aleakyhousesinks
how socialism/communism, are secretly funded by social elites. The author also claims that Jewish bankers financed Hitler's activities).
raikir
Thank you, was also very curious about the cursed books
awesomespeler
Here’s the level of effort I’d give flat earthers
RandomActOfConfusion
(I'm still learning, but I think the translation should be "please don't throw away the trash here")
reynoldser
Right? "Flat earth"? Ha, who believes in the earth.
VCJunky
So... you going to tell us what those 2 books are?
PurityOfEssence
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Jupman
None Dare call it a conspiracy. She right though.
WaterblightGanon
telling people the names of the books, even while condemning them, would be giving them a huge platform and they dont want to do that.
DoubleDarned
If her point was "watch out for these books b/c it is a sign your kids are radicalizing" then she should name them for parents.
VCJunky
Doesn't matter if the book is "evil" or "wrong". We should able to read it and come to that conclusion independently without being told so.
CandiedCorn
They gave more than enough information for you to find the books on your own if you really want to read them.
SmolTenk
then go read those books. They put more than enough info in there to find them.
ShutUpandTakeMyFunny
They won’t tell us, it’s forbidden! I hear that’s the worst kind of fruit to eat
itsthevoiceman
Why would you want to read it?
Orein
Because the book that is recommended, the Demon-Haunted World, says to do just that. One of its main points is considering every angle.
itsthevoiceman
Every legitimate angle, sure. But it's generally not a good idea to absorb content from crackpot sources.
RedFlameGamer
I want them for my Black Library, my collection of controversial, distasteful, censored, or otherwise unpleasant literature. Please tell.
PapaDeltaXray
At least one is None Dare Call it Conspiracy, for sure (part of my black library). Maybe something by David Icke for the second?
Voidhawk42
My dad has one of those. He put Mein Kampf between the Koran and the Torah, to see if he could get it to spontaneously combust.
Asterus
I'm sorry, portable planteterium? That sounds amazing!!!!!!
trigonman3
*plane-arium
jherazob
Yeah, the rest was interesting but i was left with "Tell us more about this portable planetarium!" :D
zfournier16
Right i wanna go now and shake his hand for setting stupid straight after i stare at his stars lol
midwaylobster
We bow to the Space Queen
astrangehop
You can drive it all over the plane!
ricpaul
A portable planetarium you take to rural areas? Anyone else think he just stares at the stars in a place without light polution? ;) >
ricpaul
BTW that is truly amazing. Did it in France and could find the Andromeda Nebula with the naked eye. (neigh on impossible in the Netherlands)
CapitalNick
Had one in elementary school many years ago. Big inflatable dome (think half an auditorium size) that you crawl in to. Stars projected up.
JS87
Ah, those were the days.
dwolvin
Carl Sagan may have been one of the kindest people ever, right up there with Ross, Irwin, and Rogers. His reading of 'pale blue dot' (1)
holgerdk
"Wanderers" is also amazing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YH3c1QZzRK4
ImJustSoFckingSickOfThisBllsht
It is REALLY worthwhile to note that this method is great & universally applicable against ignorance,gaslighting, manipulation, &non-reality
ImJustSoFckingSickOfThisBllsht
I wish I had more upvotes to give this post!
WillTheFifth
I used to work in astronomy outreach and education on Maunakea in Hawaii while studying at university. Once had a guest ask me what good/
WillTheFifth
comes from astronomy. I answered that it's important to understand where we live. They seemed confused, they hadn't considered that Earth/
WillTheFifth
was in space, and asked me to elaborate. So I told them some words I read from Pale Blue Dot when I was younger. "From this distant vantage/
WillTheFifth
point, the Earth might not seem to be of any particular interest. But for us, it's different. Consider again that dot. That's here, that's /
WillTheFifth
home, that's us. On it, everyone you love, everyone you know, everyone you've ever heard of, lived out their lives. Thousands of confident /
ID1746
happywalker
pale blue dot https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GO5FwsblpT8
jimjong1
Ross like the store?
ThanatosElNyx
Bob Ross the painter.
MyCommentsUsuallyHaveTypos
My favorite story about Sagan is NDT's story about meeting Sagan.
dwolvin
gets me right in the feels every single time. (2)
Prostatus
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YH3c1QZzRK4
LespritDeLescalier22
Honestly, that short essay struck such a note with me, it has come to inform my worldview. Regrettably, sometimes I’m not hopeful.
BeerFueledAdventurer
I honestly consider this one of the most poignant & powerful monologues EVER - true must listen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wupToqz1e2g
TotallySaneScientist
I teared up just from reading mention of that recording. F, Mr Sagan.
VitaminJay
His book 'Demon-Haunted World' was my introduction to critical, skeptical thinking.
RidingDragonsWithoutALicense
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ontarioOT
I've never heard of it before but will try to get my hands on a copy.
TheRealLouzander
Same.
ThePretentiousGentleman
Another reason to dislike Elon Musk is that he crapped on Sagan for “The Pale Blue Dot.”
GazongaGizmo
"crap on" is putting it a bit harshly, & misses the point he tried to make: https://youtu.be/lVsZD2wF1vw he didn't say "fuck sagan",just (1)
GazongaGizmo
(2) that soon - if Musk's mars project works - mankind can feasibly expand. in fact, his motivation stems from the spirit of sagan's quote
ThePretentiousGentleman
I find that his dismissal missed the point of it and failed to take into the chronology of its writing.
CurbYourClassWar
Fuck...Starting to feel like we swapped one giant hot air twitter assclown for another.....
noJustNOnoooooo
Read DHW & Broca's Brain about 20+ years ago in high school. Damn good reads. Also highly recommend. The world really needs Sagan right now.
WyrdJamie
I decided to look the book up on Amazon(wasn't going buy from them, hut useful for getting an idea of availability) & only 1 paperback 1/
WyrdJamie
copy for over $400. Is it rally that rare? Just curious. Looking it up in my local library system next. /2
chiblues
I do the same, https://smile.amazon.com/dp/0345409469/ref=cm_sw_r_sm_apa_glt_fabc_38PQ5W6VYAPZJV4FVQ3V?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1
WyrdJamie
This is the only one I saw on app on my app. https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B00CWKYD1I/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_glt_fabc_ECHXKQ4D95TQTX6FKPMP
chiblues
Me too at first but this popped up in the other suggestions
WyrdJamie
Granted, I just did a title search & didn't go deeper. Still weird.
nova1124
Ok, I'll read it.
ummjakefromstatefarm
Was it worth the read?
nova1124
I only just bought it. Give me a f****** minute.
foxmichaels
I'm .'ing this because I expect a report when your done. ?
LokiShinigami
Why not just read it yourself. Don't wait.
redhawk732
Read faster!
LokiShinigami
*gets out a whip* looks like someone isn't reading at the right level
Mack1986
600 books a year? Gonna say thats probably bullshit. I love to read and am incredibly fast but da fuck
hollowedskin
She says she counts audiobooks that she listens to at 2x speed while she's travelling, and they're normally about 250 pages not novel size
Samja192
You say 100p/y and i'd think you are an avid reader. You say 600p/y and I'd say you are full of shit.
OperationM1ndcrime
Unless she's counting essays and a ton of short stories.. there's no way. I audiobook constantly and read when I'm sitting still. No way
Elkarlo77
In my worst time, when i needed reading to cope with live, i had about 3 long books and 7 short stories a week. I needed the short to sleep.
ThisIsMyRealAccount
I’m guessing audio books. Mobile planetarium means a lot of traveling. Probably listen to them on the road instead of music or podcasts.
tomatoboy
Somebody else noted she said elsewhere it was audiobooks on 2x speed, spends a lot of time in car.
SirSmurfalot
That makes sense, I used to go through a lot of books when I commuted a lot.
Imalwaysready
Even then, I just looked at the last five audiobooks I listened to, 6 hours, 10 hours, 8 hours, 9 hours, 8 hours. You'd be lucky to get one>
SmolTenk
6 hours at normal speed? I listen to most stuff on 1.5 - 2x speed to get shit done.
ThisIsMyRealAccount
Same. It also makes me drive faster.
Imalwaysready
in a day and IF you did that EVERY day of the year you'd still be south of 400. Mobile planetarium isn't doing THAT much driving.
Randomice
Read 600 books a year? Seems a bit much. I am a pretty avid reader, but I couldn't even come close to that number.
Bambiprsi
Listening to audiobook is NOT reading same as getting pizza delivery is NOT cooking. Results may be similar, but the process is NOT.
Lakeylake
Speed reading is a real thing and not a myth, right?
MarishkaGinny
Does any book count? As a 1st grade teacher I could really inflate my number with leveled books and picture books.
Lulabel73
I don’t think I’ve read 600 in books in my life.
Cebrail
I was gonna say the same thing. I read 2-3 hours a day and I’m pretty fast, still don’t read what equals out to almost 2 or day.
hobbitbandit
I’ve read 28 books in one month. And that was only a few times. That’s 330 a year. Call BS on this. What were the two books that the 1/2
hobbitbandit
People ask you to read? Tell us so we can gauge the honesty of your statement. Btw the earth is not flat!
DonnaNobleInTheLibrary
Considering the way she talks about them, I'm expecting them to be in one category with the Turner Diaries.
hobbitbandit
Could be, still want to know!
tomatoboy
I can generally read a whole book half a day, so it is theoretically possible for me to pull off 600, but only if I did absolutely...
tomatoboy
...nothing all day for an entire year. I'm not counting audiobooks like the original post, as that is a passive activity you can do...
tomatoboy
...while doing another task, and so I personally count that differently. I'm lucky if I manage 50 new books a year, and maybe 75-100...
tomatoboy
...including re-reads, in any given year, thanks to other time constraints.
Gaidenninjacat
I actively read about 200 different web novel series at any given time. The number fluctuates as I drop stuff and pick up new stuff.
Gaidenninjacat
If you include manga and manhua, That is like another 200 series at minimum. Then novels is like 20 a year. But novels are expensive.
scojbo
Yeah, I pride myself in how much I read and I have yet to hit three digits. Also he claimed the books were UNIQUE
Steps1000
Depends on the length of the book.
yourebreathtaking
counting the books I read to my kids at night, I think I'm around 600/year. Personal books? I try for one or two a month
heartlessninja6
Idk, the new Monster Hunter came out and within a week I had over 100hrs on it. I don’t have that much free time!!
zanaria
It's not that far fetched. I used to read a full length novel a day in school just during lunch and breaks between classes.
BreakablePotato
I thought so too, but then realized that I've hit similar rates when I had the time. It's possible that someone who travels with a 1/2
BreakablePotato
portable planetarium has the leisure time to do this. Which sounds wonderful imo, except for the traveling and meeting people part. 2/2
SweetnShort
I am sick and have been reading quite a bit the last month. Still at 81 books right now, last year read around 200. 600 seems high.
RabidDingo
That almost 1.7 books a day.
rubypilgrim
speed reader? dunno. if this also includes poetry books or books with lots of pictures, then sure. All chem textbooks? prob not.
maststick
Most of his numbers/percentages don’t add up. I’ve read Carl sagen before and I’ll read him again. And I’ve never met a real flat earthed
thornofnight
When I didn't have to do as much work, I would read about 700-1000 books a year. Not all books are 650 pages, after all.
HeartsAndStars
Serious comment. It could just be general hyperbole. Like I would say "Yeah I don't have time to finish a book all year" but I 1/2
HeartsAndStars
2. do, of course. I'm just making the point that I don't have lots of free time. Maybe she's just saying "I read a lot."
Hobbyte
I wonder how many bookshelves they had to add to their garage in the hollywood hills to hold all those books they read?
meauho
Average nonfiction is about 60k words (used to be almost 2x longer). Some genres (self-help, religion, non memoir /bio politics) are 30-40k.
meauho
If you've read the Deathworlder's series (including what used to get screen shot here 2ish yrs ago), those chapters typically run 40-55k.
meauho
Reference averages: Narnia books=38k, DaVinci Code=170k, To Kill a Mockingbird=100k, Fahrenheit 451=46k
SkepticMech
Even assuming the very high end of proficient reading speed at 350wpm, that still means about 4-5 hours a day of nothing but non-stop >
SkepticMech
focused reading. Not impossible, but certainly difficult to maintain 365 while working if you have any other tasks or hobbies.
Stanistani
I used to read three books a day, until I was sixteen. Then I started working 12 hours a week, so I only read one a day.
Imalwaysready
A bit much? I was a lit major who spent a career in academia and educational publishing (in the Literature department). I know people who >
Imalwaysready
LOVE to read, like LOVE it. I know people who literally do it for a job. And they don't clock a third of that number in their best years. >
Imalwaysready
Most get in a couple of novels a week (of varying length). I knew one guy who read a novel a day, 5 days a week (again, it was basically >
Imalwaysready
his literal job) & did it about 40 weeks a year (some vacation, conferences, other obligations). That's about 200. And he was paid to do it.
SmolTenk
Meh, that depends heavily on the kind of book. I read a lot, but I dont crack 600 books. But then most of the stuff I read >
SmolTenk
has word counts between 400k and 800k (a lot of fanfiction). If I instead read works that were shorter I would easily reach that number.
minipancho94
i "read" a audiobook a week after driving customers in the shuttle at the shop i worked at. that was in 5-15 minute trips on the way back.
admiralcrackbar
Audiobooks are way slower to read than actually reading. It took me half a week to listen to about half of "Yellow Men of Mars" but
admiralcrackbar
A couple of hours to read the second half.
Xedi22
Depends how ingrained it is. I have my bone conduction headset on all day...listen driving, cooking, cleaning, walking around, etc...
Xedi22
...for close to 100 book a year. If I was reading print that would be close to 0. As it’s all “reclaimed” vs dedicated time.
minipancho94
point is you can passively, and nearly constantly read, even when you normally would be unable. also some apps may let you increase speed.
Xedi22
Yeah. It reclaims dead time. Driving, chores, etc.
admiralcrackbar
That's a good point.
elgalileo
Per the real @OC "I'm also counting audio books that I listen to at 2x speed on my commute in that total. I drive about 4 hours a day 1/
elgalileo
on planetarium days so I have a long commute. Most books I read are not 400 pages but closer to 250. I also don't really watch TV much." 2/3
elgalileo
https://twitter.com/OkieSpaceQueen/status/1402308517927739392 3/3
ThePastmaster
Right, that makes more sense.
NoIdidntsayAbeLincolnIsaidHeyBlinkin
If I accidentally hit audio to a higher speed I immediately have to set it back, it creeps me out. Can't imagine listening at 2x regularly
dreikommavierzehn
Some people just are like that. Me too, I can't stand listening to a slow speaker or lecture unless it is a very complex topic
dreikommavierzehn
My brain just fuzzes out with the slow speed and I don't remember what they said anymore
TurangaNibbler
I’m also a 2x speed listener
iSoulKiller
Sometimes you have too when the person reading the book reads so freaking slow
5amNonsense
I was about to mention this. Most of my "reading" is listening to audiobooks or podcasts (I like history and other educational stuff) that/
iamoverrated
Do you listen to Hardcore History by chance?
5amNonsense
/ I listen to at work. I actively READ maybe a book a year, if that.
obviouslyrob
Well, they also say they have a 60% success rate on a sample size of 4, so I think they may be prone to some exaggeration.
Imalwaysready
They even think the world is round, so super untrustworthy narrator.
TheLunaDiviner
they also said that only 4 people have NOT taken the deal. meaning most do agree to swap books
Mydogismybestman
See?!? The Earth is flat because everybody keeps exaggerating! /s
Illithidbane
He said 60% rejected the offer. Didn't say how many took him up on it.
5amNonsense
Given the pfp and username, I'd say safe to assume the twitter OP is a she.
Colopty
Not quite, says 4 people rejected the offer, an unknown amount accepted, and 60% of the ones who accepted converted from flat earth.
GhostTater
I was very proud of my 100
BAzV
And you should still be ??
Samja192
At least 100 is realistic, I'd believe you when you say 100. Anything more than that starts to sound unlikely. 600 is BS.
jaggcomputing5
I manage about 150/yr.
dunkum09
I managed 100 once because I got close near the end of the year and picked up a bunch of shorter ones to round it out. 30-50 was more normal
POGassultraboot
Nice! I’m trying to hit 50 this year.
Colopty
You should be!
EchoOfSnac
I was very proud of the one I read in under three days... I usually read a few each year at lunch at work, but I can't focus on it at home →
EchoOfSnac
very often, except sometimes with graphic novels.
Randomice
That's pretty good. And tough enough if you also have a job and family to take care of. 600 seems way out there.
scojbo
600 is practically impossible without some weird definition of "book". Also he claims 600 UNIQUE books. This guy is full of bs.
neomagus00
It's actually a weird definition of "read", according to other comments here - it includes "listen to someone else read aloud".
scojbo
Audiobooks count as reading, but that still wouldn't even begin to account for his 600 claim. Some sneaky numbers-manipulation is at play.
beAbetterperson7
Depends on the time a person has I guess. 12 a week I’ve done on vacation week, it would end up being 600. I certainly couldn’t maintain it
InboxMeYourHDGIFs
How short are these books?
NinjaRagnaroc
About tree fiddy
Slappydupappy
Exactly, is it Tale of Two Cities, or some hundred pager?
Imalwaysready
Standard comic book length.
beAbetterperson7
Anyway from 300-500. 80-100 pages an hour when I’m really into a book. Vacation for me is sitting outside on a hammock reading all afternoon
beAbetterperson7
But certainly cant dedicate that much time during workweek. Also my eyes couldn’t take it after staring at a screen all day. Yay, audiobooks
macthelost
Exactly. I wouldn’t call books that you can read two of a day books. Short stories maybe. I won’t touch anything under 500 pages.
SmolTenk
Meh. Currently reading 40k 13th penal legion book series, each is between 250-300 pages.could easily do 2-3 in a day if I put my mind to it.
InboxMeYourHDGIFs
The threshold for me is around 150 pages.
macthelost
It’s gotta be worth my time. To be fair, I’m also the guy that will wait on a show until it has like three seasons.
tothineownselfbetrue
You've missed some great books if you so casually reject everything shorter than 500 pages.
pandastrafe
That...is just silly.
PirateRubberDuck
Factual books are often much shorter than fiction.
ButteredNoodleDriver
I suppose that's true, but the amount of information that needs to be absorbed with a give comprehension is much much higher
Lexgeddon
Like, you won't read it? Because Lord of the Flies is 224 pages, and Animal Farm tends to be around 144. Maybe I'm misinterpreting.
QuamvisSintSubAqua
Imo it is a quality of its own when authors are able to write so concise that they need less words to convey their thoughts.
Tenugui
Depends on the goal. If you just want entertainment and escape from the real world, 144 pgs is a tease.
Nicodemusthefirst
For me a short book is around 300 pages any less than that and I am generally not buying it.
mrsanntastic350
I have read the LOTR trilogy in less than 6 hours multiple times throughout my life. Your reading speed is not the universal metric.
ButteredNoodleDriver
I mean I can re-read a book about as fast as I please, seeing as I've already read it, but that's cool.
thebrucecat
All 3 books in less than 6 hours? Fuckin jesus
DoLooP
No.
AintNoRestForTheWookie
This person is talking unique books. You're talking about the same three over and over again. You probably at this point dont even>
stevencloser
You read over 4 pages per minute? And according to a word count I found 22 words per second?
morgran
There's 360 minutes in 6 hours. LOTR is 1137 pages. that's 3.1 ish seconds a page. OR 576,459 words over 360 min =1, 600 words a minute.
LordPaimon
I don’t know why he’s getting downvoted. First of all he already knows the books. What I’m guessing he’s doing is prob. a mix of speed…
LooseyGooseyBrett
Is a comic book a book?
tomatoboy
A regular comic book? No. I wouldn't count that. A several hundred page graphic novel, yeah, I'd count that.
imakeeper
Is a meme a book?
DesireeOnze
Is there a book of memes?
saveddrafts
What about a face book
saveddrafts
I'll see myself out
iamoverrated
"Graphic Novel", yes. They have a special place at my library. Is a Children's book, a book? Those often have way less content than comics.
azgrak
It’s what I started on. And my love of reading has not abated. And they tell a story that pulls you into the narrative. So yes.
macthelost
Yeah, I straight up don’t believe that number. Nobody is reading two books a day unless you’re counting junk mail or pamphlets.
uououououo
I'm a habitual speed reader. It's a skill I developed due to work reasons but unfortunately carried over into leisure time. I'd struggle to-
uououououo
(2) read 600 but only for the reasons that I'd actually have to find 600 books that are interesting enough to read.
meauho
When you break it down that way; no, not Wheel of Time or Tolkein but avg wod count for nonfiction is only about 60k... Unless it's (1/2)
meauho
"self-help" and those fall into the 30k - 40k words. That's less than 1 chapter of the popular Deathworlder's online series.
TinyLiehon
Upvote for using Deathworlders as a unit of measurement
CandiedCorn
It's an easy number to hit when your hobby is reading, more so when it's nonfiction. Imagine spending 4 hours a day reading instead of 1/
CandiedCorn
watching tv, playing video games, or being online. That's about how long it takes to read two average nonfiction books. Also, 2/
CandiedCorn
avid readers read significantly faster than the average person. I wouldn't be at all surprised if original op can hit 1k books some years.
WackKerouac
Yeah kind of suspect. That’s a little more than a book and a half a day. Must not do much else with their day
DonnaNobleInTheLibrary
I've just watched Jake Edwards on Youtube review half a dozen books (by other Youtubers) that he read in ~12hrs.
KarenFromTheHOA
I dunno. I can read several books like "the cat in the hat" each day. People say my reading level is very good, you see.
28dayslaterwasawarning
The best. Everyone says so... Oops sorry, it sounded like the last guy was talking drivel again
KarenFromTheHOA
I could've been a professional reader. I have the mind for it. Lots of people are saying that.
WaterUnderTheRocketAppliances
How do they have time for planetarium stuff and debating idiots?
HedonistBeard
Like most touring artists that's probably a couple of hours work 2-3 times a week which leaves a lot of downtime.
OmgOptimized
Well it seems the most time debating idiots ends with them reading a book soo...
CandiedCorn
Some people spend 4-8 hours a day on tv, games, social media, sitting in a bar, whatever hobby etc. They simply spend that time reading.
sodifficulttotrainproperly
Some people read incredibly quickly. I have a friend who can read a whole thick book in about an hour with super high comprehension.
SmolTenk
I mean, that depends entirely on book size. if they are 200 - 300 pages each thats really not hard.
dreadpiratekhan
Apparently they drive a lot for their job and listen to audiobooks at double speed
Kehy
When I get into it, I've been known to read over a thousand pages a day. When I'm busy with something else, 200-500 is more common
stevencloser
Isn't that like watching a movie on fast forward? Technically you saw it, but how do you appreciate the content if it flies by you?
Kehy
I can, but I've also got ADHD, so I suppose my brain might just run at a higher base speed. I can try to slow down but then I lose interest
Algebraicrhombus
This. I can speed read, kinda. But I only retain a tiny bit of the material.
Netskimmer
Not even gonna tell us what books we are supposed to look out for? Not that I'm in danger of becoming a flat-earther, barring some severe->
briham86
Yeah, I’d like to know in case someone tries to cite it to me.
chine
I think one them has to be "none dare call it conspiracy"
JSNhova
Who cares about the books! What are the 3 questions the flat earthers have to answer?
FEMAcampsarereal
What is your quest?
jherazob
I still sometimes randomly go "Blue. No, AAAAAAGGGggggghhhhh"
Ninjainslippers
Based on context, I'd guess Protocols of the Elders of Zion, The Turner Diaries, or None Dare Call it a Conspiracy. Don't read any of them.
BePat1ent
Unintended consequences is another.
Jupman
Bascally the modern creation of the illuminati and blaming the left(jews).
Jupman
It's most likely None dare call it a conspiracy. Which is right wing birch society crap.
jasgstock
Nah - I've read that - it's generally about banking and power conspiracy; certainly nothing remotely flat-earth in it. Though there's...
jasgstock
... probably overlap in followers, pretty sure that's not one of the books mentioned. See above for the two that are probably them.
ForgotMyOtherAcct
though recommended by flat earthers, the post did not suggest that the recommended books were flat earth-proponent books, more that they are
ForgotMyOtherAcct
antisemitic books. my money would be on 2 of protocols, mein kampf, none dare call it conspiracy, or similar
Jupman
No not about flat earth. Just the books Alex would have mentioned mentioned.
tomatoboy
Their point wasn't necessarily that the books were about flat-earth, but that those were book radicalizing readers and thus making them...
tomatoboy
...more receptive to conspiracy theory materials such as flat-earth, so I wouldn't rule it out based on that.
Remlly
thats because you dont give a platform to those books. better left unnamed.
ShutUpandTakeMyFunny
Hey-hey, let’s keep those things a secret and off limits so their discovery is EXTRA impactful, forbidden fruit amirite??
TEDwisdom
Can we keep sarcasm out of important topics?
SvartTe
Absolutely! /s (/s, seriously)
DoubleDarned
Her point was that parents need to watch out for these books b/c most parents don't realize their kids are radicalizing, then name them...
BrotherEstapol
Exactly! How can you know to look out for them if you don't know what they are!
Orein
Problem is, that completely goes against what the Demon-Haunted World is all about. Namely, taking the time to observe every viewpoint.
SvartTe
SvartTe
As great and kind as Sagan was, I think he didn't quite live long enough to really run into the paradox of tolerance...
Orein
That isn't the same as observing their viewpoint for yourself. You still need to confirm their viewpoint is intollerable.
Orein
You do that by, as Sagan said in DHW, reading their sources.
Netskimmer
head trauma or something.
Khatapillah
Bad. I was hoping to know what to steer away from
killerjerick
I was curious too, tried searching but came up empty, I can't find a single instance of Alex Jones referencing a book aside from the one he
killerjerick
was supposed to be co-authoring..
aleakyhousesinks
After some digging, I think they're referencing "The Protocols of the Elders of Zion," a forged Russian document which is the basis for 1)
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19cook89
I see it as being in the same vein as birth of a nation. It's ugly propaganda but we can't pretend it never existed.
Hurro
I would've thought Mein Kampf, but I'm not sure how much Jones references it
jasgstock
Thank you. "Known thine enemy".
aleakyhousesinks
most modern anti-semitic conspiracy theories, and "Behold a Pale Horse" by William Cooper, which is a book about UFOs and the Illuminati 2)
mmartin762
Doesn't "protocols" predate Nazi ideology? I thought that was what influenced hitler
aleakyhousesinks
that Alex Jones apparently likes. Cooper was influenced by the "Protocols."