faehnrich finished reading How Infrastructure Works by Deb Chachra
A new way of seeing the essential systems hidden inside our walls, under our streets, …
I thought it was going to be like "here's how sewers work", but it's much deeper than that. It goes into how infrastructure affects societies.
It shows the benefits of collective projects, but never forgets that infrastructure can also be used to give more resources to the powerful at the expense of the powerless.
But was ultimately overall hopeful, because it shows how infrastructure is a form of mutual aid.