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#### Recommended Reading #### Worth Reading
- Henry George - [Progress and Poverty](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Progress_and_Poverty) - Henry George - [Progress and Poverty](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Progress_and_Poverty)
<br /> timeless 19th-century book which provides a genuinely useful explanation for how wealth, capital, and labor interact. <br /> timeless 19th-century book which provides a genuinely useful explanation for how wealth, capital, and labor interact.
makes the case for a Land Value Tax specifically, and a tax on finite natural resources more generally. makes the case for a Land Value Tax specifically, and a tax on finite natural resources more generally.
- [Elizier Yudkowsky](https://yudkowsky.net) - Eliezer Yudkowsky - [Rationality: From AI to Zombies](https://www.readthesequences.com/)
<br /> viewing everything through the lens of incentives and information theory, in a very accessible format. <br /> i disagree with the vision offered by most rationalists, but this particular piece gives
gives one some tools to reason about why things are the way they are. some compelling explanations for why things are the way they are.
- Charles Stross - [Accelerando](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accelerando) - Charles Stross - [Accelerando](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accelerando)
<br /> a fast paced and relatively concise view of one possible future. neither explicitly utopian nor dystopian: just <br /> a fast paced and relatively concise view of one possible future. neither explicitly utopian nor dystopian: just
"what could things look like if technological trends continue" through a cyberpunk lens. "what could things look like if technological trends continue" through a cyberpunk lens.
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- Brandon Sanderson - Brandon Sanderson
<br /> vivid storyteller and excellent world builder. my favorite is his Mistborn series. <br /> vivid storyteller and excellent world builder. my favorite is his Mistborn series.
#### Recommended Watching #### Worth Watching
Studio Ghibli still represents the peak of animated film, as far as i'm concerned. remarkable pacing, captivating worlds & artstyle, and adventurous. my favorites are: Studio Ghibli still represents the peak of animated film, as far as i'm concerned. remarkable pacing, captivating worlds & artstyle, and adventurous. my favorites are:
- [Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nausica%C3%A4_of_the_Valley_of_the_Wind_(film)) - [Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nausica%C3%A4_of_the_Valley_of_the_Wind_(film))
- [Spirited Away](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spirited_Away) - [Spirited Away](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spirited_Away)
besides Ghibli i've enjoyed a few other short-running anime/films: besides Ghibli i've enjoyed a few other short-running anime/films:
- Made in Abyss
<br /> amazing character- and world-building, great artwork, and an adventure-driven -- but dark -- plot that left me contemplative.
- Nichijou
<br /> short, hilarious and sometimes over-the-top skits which build on eachother over time. good, simple fun. it's a crowded genre but Nichijou is the best in class.
- Kill la Kill
<br /> unbelievably over-the-top, tropey, and a bit low-budget, but Studio Trigger leans into these things and makes something that's _so absurd_ you can't forget it.
- Madoka Magica - Madoka Magica
<br /> deconstruction of the "magical girl" genre. starts out slow and mysterious, then accelerates through some ambitious twists as you and the characters begin to learn what's *really* happening in the world. watch it if you're a softie who likes bittersweet (but satisfying) endings. <br /> deconstruction of the "magical girl" genre. starts out slow and mysterious, then accelerates through some ambitious twists as you and the characters begin to learn what's *really* happening in the world. watch it if you're a softie who likes bittersweet (but satisfying) endings.
- Made in Abyss
<br /> amazing character- and world-building, great artwork, and an adventure-driven -- but dark -- plot that left me contemplative.
- Kill la Kill
<br /> unbelievably over-the-top, tropey, and a bit low-budget, but Studio Trigger leans into these things and makes something that's _so absurd_ you can't forget it.
cartoons: cartoons:
- Bravest Warriors - Bravest Warriors
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<br /> sci-fi series with a great production centered in a harsh world with a bit of everything, set off by a sudden new discovery. a bunch of players stuck in political games they don't know how to escape. it's a wonder we've made it this far. <br /> sci-fi series with a great production centered in a harsh world with a bit of everything, set off by a sudden new discovery. a bunch of players stuck in political games they don't know how to escape. it's a wonder we've made it this far.
runners up: runners up:
- Everything Everywhere All at Once - A Place Further Than The Universe
<br /> an exploration of what it _means_ if the world is a multiverse. it's not too in-your-face, leaves plenty open to interpretation <br /> a short exploration into making sense of death and finding purpose when you have nothing to anchor to. will make you cry.
which is fun if you have basic familiarity with the concept.
- Yuru Camp - Yuru Camp
<br /> cozy series to relax to. a laid-back story of friendship and self-discovery. <br /> cozy series to relax to. a laid-back story of friendship and self-discovery.
- Nichijou
<br /> short, hilarious and sometimes over-the-top skits which build on eachother over time. good, simple fun. it's a crowded genre but Nichijou is the best in class.
- Zombieland Saga - Zombieland Saga
<br /> it's got some likable characters, a fun theme, and a good deal of unexpected turns. given it centers around _zombie popstars_, <br /> it's got some likable characters, a fun theme, and a good deal of unexpected turns. given it centers around _zombie popstars_,
you'd think it'd stand out more, but in the end it's just a well-executed slice-of-life (with great music). you'd think it'd stand out more, but in the end it's just a well-executed slice-of-life (with great music).