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4.33 AVERAGE
4.33 AVERAGE
hopeful
informative
inspiring
The book is definitely worth a read for the factual breakdown of the world and the stats added to the front of the book. Sadly I had the impression that the second half of the book lacked more insights and stayed rather superficial.
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4.25/5
I think the most helpful thing I learned from this book is understanding that things can be both "bad and better" at the same time. I needed to hear that. While this book made a powerful argument, and I agree with the vast majority of its points, I kept wondering if blindly accepting these arguments and this data goes against what the Roslings are trying advocate for -- factfulness. I also wonder if this book's data holds true today -- especially with regard to some of the arguments made about climate change. I agree that it's not productive to discuss climate in ways that will ONLY instil fear with doomsday scenarios, but I don't think fear and doomsday should be ruled out as a method completely. I think for some people, the fear factor, is what's getting them involved in the first place. He's also wrong about climate refugees. The other thing that bothered me was that this did not feel like a book written by 3 people, and I guess in a way that's a good thing, but the beginning of the book went all out by saying that this was a joint effort, but the personal anecdotes we got were all from Hans. I think stories from Anna and Ola, even if it was just about running the data, would have been interesting to see here.
Regardless, I did like this book.
I think the most helpful thing I learned from this book is understanding that things can be both "bad and better" at the same time. I needed to hear that. While this book made a powerful argument, and I agree with the vast majority of its points, I kept wondering if blindly accepting these arguments and this data goes against what the Roslings are trying advocate for -- factfulness. I also wonder if this book's data holds true today -- especially with regard to some of the arguments made about climate change. I agree that it's not productive to discuss climate in ways that will ONLY instil fear with doomsday scenarios, but I don't think fear and doomsday should be ruled out as a method completely. I think for some people, the fear factor, is what's getting them involved in the first place. He's also wrong about climate refugees. The other thing that bothered me was that this did not feel like a book written by 3 people, and I guess in a way that's a good thing, but the beginning of the book went all out by saying that this was a joint effort, but the personal anecdotes we got were all from Hans. I think stories from Anna and Ola, even if it was just about running the data, would have been interesting to see here.
Regardless, I did like this book.
One of the best books I've read. Makes you take things on a different perspective. Also love the fact that the author didn't waste so many pages to drive a certain point. Everybody should read this book.
informative
inspiring
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fast-paced
Waaaw. Keren. Mindblowing banget, karena ekspektasinya, (nih buku apa sih, kok pas awalnya dikasih pertanyaan seputar kemiskinan, pendapatan, dan lainnya) jadi nyangkanya akan penuh dengan teori dan grafik dan yang memusingkan. Tapi ternyata... kita diajarkan untuk rendah hati dengan segala perubahan di dunia yang kadang bikin pusing dan berisik di kepala. Dengan gaya penulisan yang menyenangkan, aku pun menikmati setiap penjelasan penulis..
7.5/10
This is a good look at fact vs perception and how we can get caught up in beliefs that aren't based on fact, or at least current facts.
It is all about how the quality of life for basically everyone is improving despite what some may think.
So you might think "hey Chris, isn't 7.5/10 closer to 4 stars than 3?" Yes it is. I knocked out down one star because this book paints the picture that things are so much better than people think so why should I be concerned about the problems if things are getting so much better? This exact thought process is briefly discussed in the book and shown to be incorrect, but despite that, my guess is after reading, people would be less likely to attempt to improve whatever they see as the problems facing the world.
Interesting book, (probably) good info, but minus one star for the tone i perceived.
This is a good look at fact vs perception and how we can get caught up in beliefs that aren't based on fact, or at least current facts.
It is all about how the quality of life for basically everyone is improving despite what some may think.
So you might think "hey Chris, isn't 7.5/10 closer to 4 stars than 3?" Yes it is. I knocked out down one star because this book paints the picture that things are so much better than people think so why should I be concerned about the problems if things are getting so much better? This exact thought process is briefly discussed in the book and shown to be incorrect, but despite that, my guess is after reading, people would be less likely to attempt to improve whatever they see as the problems facing the world.
Interesting book, (probably) good info, but minus one star for the tone i perceived.
3 1/2 really... An enlightening read as it relates to the condition, progress, & challenges of varied communities around the world, with several compelling stories to illustrate the impact of flawed, uninformed perspectives of said communities. While Rosling provides solid recommendations to keep one from operating from these perspectives (which I thoroughly appreciated and hope to employ), I found he failed to engage the nuance of that effort effectively and so his arguments sometimes felt contradictory and/or incomplete, IMHO.