Which books or authors have had the greatest impact on your worldview despite never having read them?

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2024-05-21T21:21:35Z

Some (hopefully obvious) caveats before we begin.

1. By definition, everyone sharing examples here has not deeply engaged with the source material, so they're likely to have misconceptions from cultural osmosis.

2. If you have read the source, feel free to share whether the common knowledge is accurate, a common misconception, or the first time you've seen it interpreted that way.

3. If it was a video game, classical music, or other non-book that influenced you, those are also welcome.

Some answers from asking a similar question elsewhere

Marx

The Bible

F.A. Hayek

Aristotle

Milton Friedman

Socrates

Plato

I'll post my answer as a comment to give it equal weight to the others.

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