Okay, maybe you weren’t thinking wrong, but the people at New York Magazine have compiled a list of books and articles that make a strong case for counterintuitive ideas. The list includes Malcolm Gladwell‘s formula for success in Outliers and Derrick Jensen‘s argument for destroying society.

Civilization is unsustainable, and at its current size and complexity, it cannot be made sustainable. Participating in civilization makes you complicit in its violence, so it is a conscientious person’s duty to systematically dismantle and destroy civilization in order the save the planet.

Read the whole list here.

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