alright, i very much appreciate the narrated audiobooks! makes things so much easier.

1. i can see why some people here like recommending this einstein essay for newbies. it neatly overviews how capitalism hinders progress and the mechanism by which it keeps ideological control, then economic control to the benefit of the owner class.

2. the author on this one explains a bit further how the capital god keeps control, highlights to mutualists how marxism takes a scientific thought-out approach and underscores the importance of imperialism to socdem leaning libs.

3. on the importance of theory. we get to understand our previous attempts at socialism and how they went wrong, we get to know what to do and how to apply the method for a successful revolution. we learn how to humble ourselves over the knowledge we built and learn to think critically.

4. general guidelines on studying. not bad but has to be updated to the internet age. finding reliable information online, spotting fake news, pirating information when needed and observing media (incl. algorithm) bias are all things we lack very much and would be very useful to teach. i’d suggest a resource like that on this list instead!

5. general counterarguments and explainers for the ree tankie stalin 10 gorilon type of arguments that will invariably come up. nowadays, i like pointing out the origin of the term in the first place and how the tankies were right by the empire’s own admission. and though ‘tankie’ type words are more of a western thing, their propaganda isn’t as limited to the west as the author says, it’s just less pervasive. still useful almost everywhere.

overall looking forward for moar