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4.18 AVERAGE
4.18 AVERAGE
Very interesting. Could have done without the section on economics (which admittedly I don't care for). Not my typical selection but Harari makes it intriguing and is convincing in (most) of his arguments.
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This book accounts for it all, from physics to chemistry to biology to history and then just briefly opens the door to philosophy and mic-drops on a horrifying question.
I’ve enjoyed this as an explanation of who we are and what it means to be human. Perhaps reading this as a young parent has opened me up to this because I did not account for how much we are a blank slate. It was never so refreshing to see Consumerism presented as a religion, and one of the few successful ones at that, and did give voice to some rejections I’ve already been feeling on the subject.
It will give you absolutely no warm fuzzies as it’s penultimate conclusion is that happiness is fleeting and involves a shared amount of delusion, but I liked the incorporation of Buddhism and other lines of think presented from without the western liberal interpretations. Gives you hope that you could maybe find happiness without buying (literally and figuratively) into all the crap.
I’ve enjoyed this as an explanation of who we are and what it means to be human. Perhaps reading this as a young parent has opened me up to this because I did not account for how much we are a blank slate. It was never so refreshing to see Consumerism presented as a religion, and one of the few successful ones at that, and did give voice to some rejections I’ve already been feeling on the subject.
It will give you absolutely no warm fuzzies as it’s penultimate conclusion is that happiness is fleeting and involves a shared amount of delusion, but I liked the incorporation of Buddhism and other lines of think presented from without the western liberal interpretations. Gives you hope that you could maybe find happiness without buying (literally and figuratively) into all the crap.
informative
reflective
medium-paced
informative
medium-paced
Somehow stretched out while also glossing over the things it discusses. Interesting in some regards.
Also I fear sapiens may not have outcompeted neanderthals simply because we understand symbolism. Like I feel other factors may have been at play.
Also I fear sapiens may not have outcompeted neanderthals simply because we understand symbolism. Like I feel other factors may have been at play.
Una visión muy interesante de la historia de la humanidad. Considero que estos libros aportan valor a la hora de darnos un punto de vista complementario al nuestro, ayudandonos a ser mejores.
Yuval Noah Harari ha escrito un bonito libro que se aguanta muy bien mientras sigue la historia de la humanidad pero que se pierde un poco al final cuando habla más de la época actual.
A mi me ha resultado enriquecedor y lo recomendaría sin dudarlo.
Yuval Noah Harari ha escrito un bonito libro que se aguanta muy bien mientras sigue la historia de la humanidad pero que se pierde un poco al final cuando habla más de la época actual.
A mi me ha resultado enriquecedor y lo recomendaría sin dudarlo.