why is it always "read up on him" and never "read him"
if you want to understand marx you should... read marx. repeat likewise for literally anyone.
of course it's quite possible you, JimmyPWatts, did mean "read him" in good faith so please don't think I'm impugning you specifically, I'm just puffed at the vibe that a lot of people expect …
why is it always "read up on him" and never "read him"
if you want to understand marx you should... read marx. repeat likewise for literally anyone.
of course it's quite possible you, JimmyPWatts, did mean "read him" in good faith so please don't think I'm impugning you specifically, I'm just puffed at the vibe that a lot of people expect some secondary source to chew their food for them, which is functionally the same "ugh can you give me your homework notes I'm bored" overtrust-via-setback that leads to journalists incorrectly given attention when they write just about any summary of any scientific article, or a book review by an author that the audience hates and wants an opinion on but can't be fucked to read themselves. the age of "I did it so you don't have to" needs to die.
why is it always "read up on him" and never "read him"
if you want to understand marx you should... read marx. repeat likewise for literally anyone.
of course it's quite possible you, JimmyPWatts, did mean "read him" in good faith so please don't think I'm impugning you specifically, I'm just puffed at the vibe that a lot of people expect some secondary source to chew their food for them, which is functionally the same "ugh can you give me your homework notes I'm bored" overtrust-via-setback that leads to journalists incorrectly given attention when they write just about any summary of any scientific article, or a book review by an author that the audience hates and wants an opinion on but can't be fucked to read themselves. the age of "I did it so you don't have to" needs to die.
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