The Usefulness of Idiotism

I was not paying attention when you were telling us that it is a book and an article but because then I cannot recommend it to a teenager. Since, Anand brought up the usefulness of purposelessness. This was not my recommendation but I will recommend it again. There is a beautiful piece by Bertrand Russell. It is called in praise of idleness. The virtues of idleness are a great one. So, the other recommendation is it's a piece in the Guardian about this coal mine in Adani coal mine. No surprises there. In Parsa East, Kete Basan. Basically, it's about how they practically destroyed a village and the lives and livelihoods that came with

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