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To be fair, I think going into this book I knew more than most about the subject matter. A good explanation of the state of the internet. I think it could have been tightened up a lot--maybe I noticed it more because it was an audiobook, but I felt like it explained things multiple times.
Also, it's WILD that a book that was released less than a year ago already feels outdated--there's hardly any mention of AI and how they are used by these big tech companies.
I thought the history and law parts were particularly useful, and I loved when he gave recommendations or talked about art and music. I wish it had been more data and less anecdotes--which I know is difficult as these companies do not publish much information.
Nostalgia plays such a big part in this, which, as someone who barely remembers anything pre-internet and had Instagram in high school is, kind of feels kind of cheap? Not sure how to describe it.
Also, it's WILD that a book that was released less than a year ago already feels outdated--there's hardly any mention of AI and how they are used by these big tech companies.
I thought the history and law parts were particularly useful, and I loved when he gave recommendations or talked about art and music. I wish it had been more data and less anecdotes--which I know is difficult as these companies do not publish much information.
Nostalgia plays such a big part in this, which, as someone who barely remembers anything pre-internet and had Instagram in high school is, kind of feels kind of cheap? Not sure how to describe it.
I liked listening to this book. It got me thinking, but I'm not sure I always agree with the author. At times I feel like it falls into a "back in my day" mentality. BUT I still am wary of algorithmic recommendations and the influence they hold on society.
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This… “stuff”? Oh, okay. I see. You think this has nothing to do with you.
You… go to your closet, and you select… I don’t know, that lumpy blue sweater, for instance, because you’re trying to tell the world that you take yourself too seriously to care about what you put on your back, but what you don’t know is that that sweater is not just blue, it’s not turquoise, it’s not lapis, it’s actually cerulean.
You’re also blithely unaware of the fact that, in 2002, Oscar de la Renta did a collection of cerulean gowns, and then I think it was Yves Saint Laurent, wasn’t it?… who showed cerulean military jackets. I think we need a jacket here.
And then cerulean quickly showed up in the collections of eight different designers. Then it filtered down through the department stores and then trickled on down into some tragic casual corner where you, no doubt, fished it out of some clearance bin.
However, that blue represents millions of dollars of countless jobs, and it’s sort of comical how you think that you’ve made a choice that exempts you from the fashion industry when, in fact, you’re wearing a sweater that was selected for you by the people in this room… from a pile of “stuff.”
You… go to your closet, and you select… I don’t know, that lumpy blue sweater, for instance, because you’re trying to tell the world that you take yourself too seriously to care about what you put on your back, but what you don’t know is that that sweater is not just blue, it’s not turquoise, it’s not lapis, it’s actually cerulean.
You’re also blithely unaware of the fact that, in 2002, Oscar de la Renta did a collection of cerulean gowns, and then I think it was Yves Saint Laurent, wasn’t it?… who showed cerulean military jackets. I think we need a jacket here.
And then cerulean quickly showed up in the collections of eight different designers. Then it filtered down through the department stores and then trickled on down into some tragic casual corner where you, no doubt, fished it out of some clearance bin.
However, that blue represents millions of dollars of countless jobs, and it’s sort of comical how you think that you’ve made a choice that exempts you from the fashion industry when, in fact, you’re wearing a sweater that was selected for you by the people in this room… from a pile of “stuff.”
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you should have to read this before legally being able to use a computer
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This reads like a self help/airport book. Too long and too repetitive. Comes across sounding like a condescending lecture about social media rather than a real analysis about its impact on culture