Reviews - Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow

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Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow

It was a no from me, essentially a repeat of Sapiens nothing new he’s only ever on solid ground when talking about history and when he strays into other areas like science he pulls together tenuous and dubious theories often badly. Occasional flashes of interest that kept me reading but ultimately wish I’d not bothered.

benderrodriguez's review against another edition

5.0

informative medium-paced

jasondaplock's review against another edition

3.0

Homo Deus takes a while to get where it’s going and is better for it. Rather than simply trying to predict the future, the book constructs a narrative throughline between the “religions” of past and present, from naturality to polytheism to monotheism to humanism to liberalism to dataism (his only candidate for the new world of bits) stopping to check out intermediaries along the way. Like most non-humanist books, it’s hard to know whether to take them optimistically or pessimistically (or whether one even can). Harari has an awkward view of immediate politics as an Israeli, but it blessedly doesn’t compromise the value of Homo Deus. Will need a second listen at some point in the future, hopefully before too much of it comes to pass.

luisdrojasm's review against another edition

5.0

sí vernos RETRATADOS en Sapiens como humanidad en el pasado fue deprimente, homo deus lo triplica con las vistas al futuro
ya no somos homo sapiens fr
hemos perdido habilidades d antes pero tmbn ganado nuevas
como q tamos más mecanizados
siguiendo patrones algoritmicos basados en ai's
and it's okay
u can't escape the fast modern mechanized industrialized society ruled by the AI's

— post liberalism gang

meagansen's review against another edition

3.0

Had some great points but parts were way too long.

sudeeps4's review against another edition

5.0

Thought provoking!

Must read for anyone who wants to get a sense of where humanity stands and where we are possibly headed. I love how Yuval clearly demarcates between facts and possibilities. Extremely well articulated and detailed, complete with references.