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View submission: Who comes close to Chomsky today?
Varoufakis is pretty awesome. How he became a public figure is quite interesting. He coined the term techno feudalism that has impacted the way I view modern economics.
Comment by Salmon_Of_Iniquity at 02/02/2025 at 15:49 UTC
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Never heard of that phrase. I’m interested. You have a preferred link?
Comment by elvispresley2k at 02/02/2025 at 17:24 UTC
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https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/751443/technofeudalism-by-yanis-varoufakis/
Comment by sisko52744 at 02/02/2025 at 23:26 UTC
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Yeah, I've been keeping an eye out for Chomsky alternatives for a while, and Varoufakis is at the top of the list for me. I haven't disagreed with any of his takes so far, and he has plenty of novel approaches which is engaging.
I've gotten into Jeffrey Sachs more lately too. Less on the novel approach, but he also has wide international govt experience experience, which lends him some authority to non-leftist sources i think. However, i did hear him praise elon musk and also espouse the Kennedy assassination conspiracy theory, which were not great for me.
So yeah, Varoufakis still holds the top spot for me.