binarybits shares the nine books that shaped how he thinks
binarybits · x · 2026-10-08
binarybits lists nine books that shaped his worldview, singling out Rorty's Philosophy and Social Hope for its influential essay on philosophical pragmatism and Jane Jacobs' Systems of Survival, which he finds insight-dense despite its goofy quasi-Socratic dialog format. He notes he chose books for how they shaped his thinking, not for the best presentation of those ideas.
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