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3.97 AVERAGE
3.97 AVERAGE
The unnecessarily ornate writing style makes the content harder to comprehend and retain.
challenging
informative
reflective
sad
slow-paced
I think a lot of the info this book has is definitely in the right place, combining it with multiple discipline; the issue is that makes the read particularly dense and hard to parse for the average person.
On a more socialist note, some of the lines from the author genuinely baffled me.
On a more socialist note, some of the lines from the author genuinely baffled me.
challenging
informative
reflective
slow-paced
challenging
informative
reflective
slow-paced
challenging
informative
reflective
slow-paced
challenging
informative
slow-paced
pros: definitely some important topics! some parts that felt compelling and well-written, definitely thoughtfully researched.
cons: felt way longer than necessary. sometimes repetitive. more anti-surveillance than anti-capitalism, which was often very bizarre because zuboff would write things that came off as pro-capitalism or capitalism-neutral?? (I don’t know how one could read marx and the dozens of others she mentions without. yknow. becoming an anticapitalist.) i think it would’ve been a stronger book, too, if it’d delved more into the PIC and MIC as enablers and profiteers of surveillance, rather than focusing entirely on tech companies.
cons: felt way longer than necessary. sometimes repetitive. more anti-surveillance than anti-capitalism, which was often very bizarre because zuboff would write things that came off as pro-capitalism or capitalism-neutral?? (I don’t know how one could read marx and the dozens of others she mentions without. yknow. becoming an anticapitalist.) i think it would’ve been a stronger book, too, if it’d delved more into the PIC and MIC as enablers and profiteers of surveillance, rather than focusing entirely on tech companies.
challenging
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inspiring
reflective
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Important, essential, and challenging. A highly academic book that may alienate some readers due to its writing style and frequent references to 20th century philosophy. Worth the effort though, as it's thesis is valid and necessary to understand if we want to understand the future we are marching towards if we do not act quickly and definitively.
informative
A must read to understand the current age of capitalism and where the power lies.