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rjnn's review
5.0
Lot's of great reviews on the internet, so I won't add much. It's less well written than The Great Stagnation. More informal, and the middle section is a little too much chess related nerding. Which I'm okay with.
amcloughlin's review
4.0
A very useful perspective on the future of the U.S. economy. Ignore the ideological speculation in the final chapter ;)
sprague's review
4.0
Excellent summary of how technology is changing employment, and how that will affect all of us.
I especially liked the discussion of Freestyle chess, which is becoming the example of how we will live in a future world when computers can do most things better than people can. Just as humans have adapted to unbeatable chess programs, by cleverly playing them off one another, we'll adapt in other fields too.
I especially liked the discussion of Freestyle chess, which is becoming the example of how we will live in a future world when computers can do most things better than people can. Just as humans have adapted to unbeatable chess programs, by cleverly playing them off one another, we'll adapt in other fields too.
korey's review
4.0
Average book. The premise is mostly coming true..despite a clear path from the book. Widening wealth gap with massive changes to education, work force and international competition.
hammo's review
4.0
I've long suspected that Tyler Cowen is some kind of AI. His writing is so data-driven one gets the impression that he lives in a Bloomberg terminal and has never been physically embodied in the world of man. In Averate Is Over, he spends a lot of time talking about chess, especially chess algorithms, that I'm now thinking he's a chess AI which has gained sentience. Apparently he was a formidable player in his "youth". This theory also explains his incredible proflificity in both blog posts and books.
al_villanueva's review
4.0
A book that blurs the limits of Economics, Technology and Politics. It encompasses in its chapter a wide range of topics that are nowadays considered global challenges and describes in a very understandable manner it inner workings.
The use of professional chess evolution as a model to explain other areas where technology is disrupting conventions proves to be very useful. It is also very appreciated that the author dares to say the consequences and predictions derived of today's current transformations in the global economy, even if those are unconfortable or plain harsh for some audiences.
The use of professional chess evolution as a model to explain other areas where technology is disrupting conventions proves to be very useful. It is also very appreciated that the author dares to say the consequences and predictions derived of today's current transformations in the global economy, even if those are unconfortable or plain harsh for some audiences.
christianhartman's review
2.0
Many interesting ideas, many quirky and odd ideas, put a little too much stock in genius ideas, and with over 5 years to begin to analyze his conclusions, they are a little off base, particularly about politics and the economy.
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