Politics is for Power by Eitan Hersh. He argues that the nationalization and "hobby"-ization has caused the political dysfunction we see today and argues that i

Politics is for Power by Eitan Hersh. He argues that the nationalization and "hobby"-ization has caused the political dysfunction we see today and argues that individuals should pursue politics exclusively to gain more power for what they believe in. One handy distinction he makes is the difference between politics as a noun: something you know about like current events (which is a waste of time) and politics as a verb: something you do in your community to gain more power.