I agree with you that it's not a bad list, but in the context of that video, which is Bob preaching to the unwashed masses about how to be better like him, telling us to basically read your basic list assigned reading authors feels smug and condescending. This is the same video where he starts giving health advice and telling us we need to work out more too, so I'll admit that is probably painting my perception of everything else in that video.
Bob, the reason rural people resent cities is those tired as fuck "LOL inbred hillbilly" jokes we get tossed our way constantly. Jokes that are so commonplace they're considered acceptable fair.
You know, the ones YOU make.
Of course, whenever he gets called on that he'll quote tweet you for all his followers to dogpile and trot out his "don't misrepresent me friendo" routine.
I try not to get mad at Bob, he provides plenty of reasons to hate him, but I try to remember that pic of his shaven face, and his book when he starts this shit, but good God, this guy needs to fuck right off.
That's likely a big part of what caused him to stay quiet about Faraci. Bob got a big boost in profile during #gamergate and after he got shit canned at The Escapist (TOTALLY NOT BECAUSE HE SPENT TIME ON TWITTER SHITTING ON THE PEOPLE POSTING IN THE ESCAPISTS #GAMERGATE THREADS GUYS!) Faraci gave him a handful of freelance gigs at Badass Digest (now Birth.Movies.Death). #GG and Faraci were his tickets to the cool kids table.
See, Bob already has his seat at Valhalla. It's just the saddest Valhalla in the world.