What are some redpilled books about the banking system, economy, politics, markets, trading, etc..?
I'm in my early 20's and wasted the last 3 years on relationships and wrong women and now want to actually learn something about how the world works. I kind of realized I must work for the next 6-8 years and build a carrer and status to have a happy and successul life, so I need to educate myself for all the time I spent on women and playing video games in the past. I have choosen a carrer and am going to college in that subject, but on the side I want to learn more about the world and how it functions from the core.
Please help a fellow man out. Hard mode: I was raised by single mom that didn't have time for me and didn't teach me shit about how to be a man or have discipline, choose carrer, etc.. I did somehow manage to become man on my own and quite a good one, but I lack in useful education. I went to a hard highschool and that should cause a moral transformation in me, given the literature we were disscussing, but I didn't really listen in school and when I did study, I studied a day before test and forget everything right after, so I didn't really learn much.
I hope you understand and are willing to help out.
Piketty's Capital is pretty much unrefuted. Stiegler's work on modern capitalism as a pseudo-capitalism based on riskless "speculation" rather than capital accumulation comes close to saying the same thing. Most non-brainwashed students of economy (not "economists," which is a cult) agree that since about the 70s financiers have been falsifying national economies and then the global economy in order to continue generating money out of nothingness for themselves, which has utterly destroyed the tangibility of economic growth and essentially turned the entire planet into a pyramid scheme.
"Growth" continues, but only by fabricating magic mario coins out f thin air for the top 1% who are capable of pulling the strings. Cutting edge empirical research shows that these people are also systemically implicated among the political classes, in control of almost all media, have suborned all lobbies and more or less control politics.
Trading and markets and etc. is just a clubhouse. It isn't a real thing. A pyramid scheme isn't a real thing unless you are in the top tiers.
Owen Richardson
Start with "Confessions of an economic hitman". I think he exaggerates the importance of his role in it, but none the less it's not a bad entry level book.
It is hard to teach your self about advanced subjects if you do not have the discipline for it. If you want an actual ediucation it is going to be difficult.
If you want to get a critical perspective, first off you have actually know what it is critical of. i learned this the hard way, my critical thoughts about ecocnomics were inane before I actually learnt it. So start with a standard textbook or even better an online course in econ 101, there are dozens so just pick one. When you are doing that you can follow up on the critiques mentioned there or do some own research on the topic you are studying atm. "Foundations of Economics: A beginner’s companion" is good start for that.
When you have finished that I suggest reading an overview of economic history and of the history of economic thought. I would suggest Power and Plenty at this stage. For history of economic thought you might use Galbraiths History of Economics. Here is a good timeline for an advanced course: preceden.com/timelines/67774-history-of-economics
After that you will be equipped to understand more specific works and will hopefully know what interests you. Some recommended authors outside of the mainstream: Braudel, Arrighi, Polanyi, Stiglitz, Fisher, Schumpeter, Keynes, Sraffa, Kalecki, Varoufakis, Keen.
Authors to avoid: Marx (extremely important but can not write to save his life). Every austrian that is not Schumpeter (the school of Austrian economics does not even try to test their claims empirically). Gregory Clark (overrated).
Nolan Hughes
Thank you fellow men for these responses, keep them coming, you can't imagine how much I appreciate this.
Angel Martinez
Here's some good books on International Relations: The Twenty Years' Crisis - Edward Carr Politics among Nations - Hans Morgenthau The Man, The State, and War - Kenneth Waltz The Tragedy of Great Power Politics - John Mearsheimer
Ryan Morris
Goddamn OP, you're pathetic. No one needs to be taught to 'be a man', there's only three steps to follow:
1. Develop a sound moral compass, then do what you feel is right 2. Take responsibility for every single one of your decisions 3. Be assertive only when needed.. Don’t be a fucking monkey, nor a clown.
Follow these three steps and even Freddy N. will be proud
Evan Turner
Believe me, I was a lot more pathetic in past. That's why I'm asking these questions and for guidance, I'm trying to take matter into my own hands. I'm not feeling like a victim anymore and crying and thinking about it, that's why I'm doing what I'm doing. I'm sorry if it seems like I'm a pathetic little man feeling bad about this situation. That's not the case anymore, just trying to better myself and get a grip on the world.
Ethan Bell
I'm pretty poorly read on the subject, but I'd recommend The Road to Serfdom. If nothing else it will give you a good insight into the mindset of Hayek during that time period (40s) and his observations up until that point. Also has a few interesting predictions which now seem pretty spot on.
