Bryan Mitchell

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Bryan is Currently Reading

Bryan Mitchell is currently reading

Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom

by Cory Doctorow (Goodreads Author)

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(page 42 of 208)
— Dec 24, 2025 01:19PM

Dec 20, 2025 02:33AM

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The United States of Absurdity: Untold Stories from American History

by Dave Anthony

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— Dec 27, 2025 06:45PM

Sep 21, 2025 05:47PM

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Canal Dreams

by Iain Banks

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— Dec 17, 2024 03:31AM

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Bryan’s Quotes

“We see ourselves as nonconformist, but I think all of this is creating a more conformist, conservative age.”
― Jon Ronson, So You've Been Publicly Shamed

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“We’re creating a culture where people feel constantly surveilled, where people are afraid to be themselves.”
― Jon Ronson, So You've Been Publicly Shamed

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“If you don't choose heroes, heroes will be chosen for you, and they will not represent values that empower you, they will represent powers that will enslave you”
― Russell Brand

tags: inspirational, messiah-complex

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“It’s easy to think that as a result of the extinction of the dodo, we are now sadder and wiser, but there’s a lot of evidence to suggest that we are merely sadder and better informed.”
― Douglas Adams, Last Chance to See

tags: dodo, extinction, life-lessons

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“Addiction is when natural biological imperatives, like the need for food, sex, relaxation or status, become prioritised to the point of destructiveness. It is exacerbated by a culture that understandably exploits this mechanic as it's a damn good way to sell Mars bars and Toyotas.”
― Russell Brand, Recovery: Freedom from Our Addictions

tags: addiction, biology, capitalism, exploitation, selling, the-human-condition

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