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[โ€“] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 6 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I think when people consider something required, they either mean they wish it taught in school or have a belief that it is profound enough to recommend to everyone. Like, I have a Marxist-Leninist reading list that I made and linked in my profile, and would love for more people to read it (or, more specifically, the works on it) but I can't beam it into people's heads nor force them to engage with it. I can only recommend it for those who actually want an ML reading list.

[โ€“] Pulptastic@midwest.social 1 points 2 weeks ago

You are welcome to teach from your list of ML books and I am welcome to choose if I attend your class. What is profound to one person may not interest another and vice versa.

I can strongly recommend some Anishinaabe novels but that does not mean everyone has to read them.