I was watching some video and there was mention of someone getting 1984. Upon which, a guy said that this one (one who got 1984) will end up being radicalized. I was already born into a very radical environment so no needs of books to radicalize me (although I am trying to be moderate and chill now)
I’ve never been radicalized by a book, or anything really.
Probably because I’ve never believed it to be The Truth.
Most books I’ve read that people are taking about here, my reaction was like ‘well duh’. Like, I knew my teachers were lying to me since kindergarten and their thought their over simplified view of the world was very weird.
Coming up with a worldview on your own from all the little bits of data you have is hard. Most people take their given world model without question and ignore the inconsistencies.