Ask HN: Does the Anarchist's Cookbook still have any practical uses?

[robfjames]

the 1971 book from William Powell, specifically. Remember wanting to read it as a kid and eventually doing so on early versions of the internet, but even then it seemed either over my head, make believe or outdated.

just curious.

[mikewarot]

Once upon a time, I read through TM 31-210[1], and it seemed to me that anyone who had a long term goal of doing bad things to someone, could clearly do so with this as a guide. I decided I'm not that type of person.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TM_31-210_Improvised_Munitions...

[brudgers]

If you want to trip on morning glory seeds, yes.

[sksxihve]

There's a documentary (American Anarchist) about William Powell and Anarchist's Cookbook, his remorse for writing it and how he felt about it, absolute rubbish as he put it.

[mikeodds]

driving a non zero amount of demand in the teen segment for fertiliser?

[nosmokewhereiam]

He made a doc explaining his difference of views now vs when he wrote it, that felt more relevant.

[L0in]

It never had.

[ctoth]

Yes. It serves a purpose. It allows people to know anyone who cites it is ~17 and knows everything about everything ;-)

[ctoth → ctoth]

I was actually talking about my earlier self here, sorry if I hit a nerve!