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How do we get people to read theory? (hexbear.net)
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I feel like anti-intelectualism has won. People can be given free audiobooks, the physical book, etc but they refuse to read because they view reading theory as bad or some bullshit. I have a friend and she thinks "its posh" to read theory. It seems like everyone has fallen for the propaganda that the only people who read theory are rich white college students. It fucking pisses me off.

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[–] SexMachineStalin@hexbear.net 3 points 5 months ago

I've proposed to ban rule-breakers on a Minecraft server and they would have to read a few pages out loud for each day ban in Discord's voice chat (if they don't have a mic, then use your smartphone), to successfully have the ban overturned. I would provide screenshots or a PDF of the book to be read.

Like reading 20 pages of The Governance of China Vol. 3 to atone for a weeklong ban in lieu of waiting for it to expire. Or the entirety of Armed and Dangerous if perm-banned, lol