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While I found some of the ideas in Homo Deus intriguing, the book felt overly repetitive and speculative without offering enough concrete insight. I struggled to stay engaged with the dense pacing and ultimately set it aside.
I’ve just finished ‘Homo Deus’ by Yuval Noah Harari and I give it four stars. It is the sequel to ‘Sapiens’ and is subtitled ‘a brief history of tomorrow’.
This is not a book that can be considered a history of the future but more a prediction based on the behaviours of today.
Humans integrating with technology in a cyborg like nature, as our phones are already an extension of us, with the rich upgrading their organs with such procedures out of reach of the poor as the wealth distribution gap grows.
We will also accept the merger of organic and machinist algorithmic behaviours, living the optimal and predictable life that can be bought through algorithms and computer processing speeds - ‘Google’ will predict which of the two dates we should choose to go on for maximum compatibility, it’ll replace Doctors and solve our ailments in seconds or predict the beginning of the next pandemic.
Overall, interesting but perhaps not the future that I will live to see.
This is not a book that can be considered a history of the future but more a prediction based on the behaviours of today.
Humans integrating with technology in a cyborg like nature, as our phones are already an extension of us, with the rich upgrading their organs with such procedures out of reach of the poor as the wealth distribution gap grows.
We will also accept the merger of organic and machinist algorithmic behaviours, living the optimal and predictable life that can be bought through algorithms and computer processing speeds - ‘Google’ will predict which of the two dates we should choose to go on for maximum compatibility, it’ll replace Doctors and solve our ailments in seconds or predict the beginning of the next pandemic.
Overall, interesting but perhaps not the future that I will live to see.
I've seldom read something so fast, this book is so engaging, the way the author builds his point of view and arguments supporting brings me satisfaction and makes me feel smarter, more oriented. I have a better sense of direction regarding the future after having read this book.
This was really good. Thoughtful insights and information about where humans are and are heading, on a big picture, from an evolutionary perspective.
informative
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Compared to [b:Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind|23692271|Sapiens A Brief History of Humankind|Yuval Noah Harari|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1703329310l/23692271._SY75_.jpg|18962767], it was less about history and more about philosophy of what makes us human and are we even more special than other beings or even computer algorithms.
It was an interesting book, but wasn't quite as exciting as the Sapiens.
It was an interesting book, but wasn't quite as exciting as the Sapiens.
Barreling forward on way too many assumptions and false binaries—packaged for entertainment.
challenging
dark
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
Five stars are too few for such a masterpiece. This was even more marvelous than Sapiens. My admiration for Harari’s style and approach knows no limits.
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Less than one year later, I have re-read this book and loved it just as much.
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Less than one year later, I have re-read this book and loved it just as much.
informative
slow-paced