INDIE BOOK REVIEW - NO ONE DROWNS BY JOSHUA ROBERTSON

 NO ONE DROWNS 

WRITTEN BY JOSHUA ROBERTSON

REVIEW WRITTEN BY JOE COMPTON

RELEASED: JUNE 7TH, 2025
PUBLISHER: SELF
LENGTH: 130 PAGES
GENRE: SOCIAL PHILOSOPHY

SYNOPSIS: In the United States, why do so many live in constant fear of financial ruin, medical debt, or losing their home? The pervasive truth is, the USA's "safety net" is riddled with holes, not by accident, but by design. We have been told our struggles are personal failures, distracting us from the systemic cracks that leave millions vulnerable and isolated.

In No One Drowns, Robertson challenges this devastating lie. He exposes how our current systems are deliberately built to prioritize profit over people, trapping individuals in cycles of precarity and eroding our collective well-being and mental health.

Robertson outlines a bold vision for building a secure "floor" beneath every American, ensuring access to housing, healthcare, a livable income, quality education, and supportive communities. He reveals how these changes are not only humane but economically smart, and he offers a revolutionary path to achieve them, starting locally and building momentum for national transformation.

Through compelling insights and a down-to-earth philosophical lens, No One Drowns argues that our deepest problems stem from human-made constructs, like money, business, and social class, that we have the power to question and reshape. This is a call to action for every citizen to step beyond political gridlock, to dismantle the illusions that divide us, and to reclaim our collective power to build a society where no one is left to sink.

Discover how we can transform despair into shared purpose, replacing fear with genuine security. Because when we choose to build together, no one drowns. 

As someone whose read a lot of philosophical non-fiction in his life, I can't remember a book that breaks it down quite like Josh's book does. The concepts are uniquely tailored to one facet of a multi-sided arguement bt rather than argue the points with malice and vigor there is reasoned well thought out bullet point precision on display here.  There is a nice fundamental set-up, a reasoned hypothesis with an even more reasoned solution base. 

For anyone looking for answers that might be mired in confusion this book probably not going to solve that dilemma for you. It may reenforce your resolve and placate your rational, but this book is designed for those for whom most of us have either shelled or sheltered from our lives. The sad turth is noone of those people dare to ever read this.

Ultimately thats maddening aspect of reading something you nod along to instead of squirm uncomfortably ass you digest it. Still, I think what can be gleamed from reading this, every if you totally agree 100% is a small sense of comfort. When this reader was done with this book, while I could never feel better about how fucked it is all is in this world I could feel a sense of comaraderie and little less anxious about the situation.   

The only shortcoming here is a lack of relatablity that these types of books all tend to lean on, a more personal account. While that's here it takes some time to get there within the pages and thus you are left a little bit more of textbook, welcome pamphlet then you might like. 

The strength of this book not only comes with the relatability comes but it also does an amazing job of providing pros and cons the likes that almost feel like the book answering its own critics and being one step ahead of them. I really appreciate that kind of chess playing and while you don't need a PhD to read this book, you can be rest assured its not overindulging the lowest common denominator either. It makes you feel smart and informed. Rare dance partners indeed. 

As someone who as personally had these conversations until the sun came up with the author, I found it nice to see it in book form. This is a read for those of you not thinking politics affects your lives and for those who know that this is a nice handbook of a reminder. 

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