Antiwork
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Not including the practical how-to of dumpster diving is this book a satire? I've only read the intro and Chapter 1...Whenever the author is just talking about things and telling stories he is so hyper-individualistic, needlessly competitive and selfish I can't tell if it's a satire or if he's some right-wing libertarian... Am I the only one who feels this way? He constantly talks about dumpster diving as being a competition to give you an advantage in life over everyone else. I'm thinking this has to be a joke... For most, dumpster diving is all about repurposing the waste of capitalism that is harming so many people, how people are going hungry while food gets thrown away, you know the drill... This guy makes fun of homeless people, Mexicans, and I'm sure I'll find more examples if I read on....he talks about how he grew up in a miserably poor neighborhood and his family stayed well-fed and comfortable while everyone else barely scraped by because his family knew how to dumpster dive, and then he talks about how they kept it a closely guarded secret from everyone else, and the only reason he is sharing it is to make money off the book. He constantly talks about having your dreams "triumph" and having a "Darwinian advantage" over other people. It's so ridiculous I thought it was probably a joke but he keeps repeating it throughout...Thoughts? Is this something people have talked about already?
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