Discipline and Punish
Michel Foucault
8 people recommended it in 5 threads, 2010–2021.
What people on Hacker News said
That's some of the stuff that comes to mind as having shifted my perception on things in some fundamental ways.
shows us how thin the veneer of freedom really is, and how seamlessly our institutions can be made to serve the "carceral state".
Discipline and Punish by Michel Foucault fundamentally changed the way I look at things like school and work.
These books allowed me to look at reality in a completely different manner.
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