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Except when your entire existence is inculcated with and literally defined by a system that prevents you from being able to conceive of a more humane society and economic framework because capitalist realism. Reading a little theory can help to pry open the welded shut noggins.
And it helps to bring people to the left. Not just because you’ve read a book or some literature but you’ve engaged with the material and apply to people’s real life. That’s why I’m starting to read more.
It also helps with the confidence issue. I can’t imagine discussing politics with only the knowledge I could glean from a group of people that also heard it third hand.