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Things Fell Apart: You'll own nothing and be happy

Jon Ronson tells the story of how an Oxford councillor, a Danish politician, and an edible insect chef became unwitting hate figures for conspiracy theorists.

How a young man with a novel idea for affordable accommodation, a man with a plan for bus lanes, a Danish woman writing a thought experiment about car rentals, and an edible insect chef became hate figures for conspiracy theorists.

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