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3.78 AVERAGE
3.78 AVERAGE
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I really enjoyed this. It makes sense that I really enjoyed this because it may as well have been crafted in a lab for me. The perfect synthesis of disdain for extractive capitalism at all costs, a yearning for deeper connection to art, and an unabashed love for and desire to more deeply explore esoteric pockets of media.
The slightly ponderous pace felt— actually really fitting for the content of the book. I feel slightly that I listened to this as an audiobook and that I’m reviewing it on a social book app…
The slightly ponderous pace felt— actually really fitting for the content of the book. I feel slightly that I listened to this as an audiobook and that I’m reviewing it on a social book app…
This book didn't engage me and I felt like it was just saying the same things over and over that are very innate to me as an overly online millennial.
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"Filterworld" offers a familiar critique of our tech-obsessed lives, but manages to stir reflection with its sharp insights. While the message isn't groundbreaking, the delivery still makes you think—though at times it veers into a slightly condescending tone. It’s thought-provoking but may leave you feeling like you've been gently scolded for scrolling too long.
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Who determines taste anyway?
There’s a lot of consider in terms of algorithms and their impact on culture, but the argument felt a little one-sided and half-hearted. I would have liked a more thoughtful exploration of how culture is determined and created, and what counts as having “taste,” and THEN discussing the impact of algorithms and how that’s changed. His subjective experiences don’t feel convincing enough of his argument, just that things feel different now.
I actually do agree with a lot of what the author is trying to say, but didn’t feel like he took a holistic enough view of what’s going on culturally to fully prove his point.
There’s a lot of consider in terms of algorithms and their impact on culture, but the argument felt a little one-sided and half-hearted. I would have liked a more thoughtful exploration of how culture is determined and created, and what counts as having “taste,” and THEN discussing the impact of algorithms and how that’s changed. His subjective experiences don’t feel convincing enough of his argument, just that things feel different now.
I actually do agree with a lot of what the author is trying to say, but didn’t feel like he took a holistic enough view of what’s going on culturally to fully prove his point.
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Could have been an essay. Should have been an essay, or maybe a private conversation with a friend. It failed to be an engaging history and, as a call to reclaim the work of building personal taste, it was bloated and pretentious.