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3.99 AVERAGE
3.99 AVERAGE
i recently received information that......his claims were not Real.......forgive me i was just a child.........i still have yet to reread it. so i don't wanna like. trash my rating because i genuinely don't remember what was in it or how egregious any of his potentially false claims were. but i don't think you should read this. although i don't seem to have had reliable opinions on this book. so. take what i say as you will. someone else has probably reviewed this book and fact checked it alr so. so.
informative
slow-paced
Harari's book is full of dangerous stereotypes and vivid absence of criticism of his own government and his own religious text. It's quite dated as well, and if I'd read it when it came out in 2017 (when I was less informed and the world's inequities less visible) I'd not have cringed as much. There are some valid thoughts of the path of human development but I'd not recommend this as an essential read to anyone.
Homo Deus sets out on the daunting task of giving an approximation of what the future may hold. Harari uses a concoction of data and anecdotes from the past and present to hypothesize on the next steps in human civilization for the 21st Century and beyond. He explores potential new frontiers of science such as cybernetics and bio-engineering, of religion as we move away from deific beliefs towards humanist and dataist tendencies for truth, and of changes in societal structure and life goals as problems (and jobs) from past generations are eliminated by new advancements.
On an anecdote to anecdote basis, Homo Deus is a fascinating read filled with lots of interesting facts that stick with you as a reader and make you think. On a larger scale, there are a lot of frustrations with consuming each chapter and the book as a whole. There is a rambling nature to each chapter that leads the reader on a wild goose chase before ever tying the purpose back to a thesis or a foundational point for the chapter. It makes it tough to figure out how each anecdote or point connects with the last. This cried out for an editor with a heavier hand, one that could rein in the writer and hone each chapter down to a sharper point.
That said, some of this is understandable. There is no certainty in the future and definitively stating something will happen or won't happen is foolish. For an example, there is a long section of a chapter dedicated to how humans have eliminated the greater threat of a global pandemic. As a book from 2015, the information on the topic felt like an odd mixture of prophecy and satire.
I read this book through a Book Club and with the promise of discussion it felt like a worthy read with plenty to discuss and debate. Looking back on this book without that lens, I don't know if I can recommend it for reading on an individual basis unless you have a tolerance for the excessive.
On an anecdote to anecdote basis, Homo Deus is a fascinating read filled with lots of interesting facts that stick with you as a reader and make you think. On a larger scale, there are a lot of frustrations with consuming each chapter and the book as a whole. There is a rambling nature to each chapter that leads the reader on a wild goose chase before ever tying the purpose back to a thesis or a foundational point for the chapter. It makes it tough to figure out how each anecdote or point connects with the last. This cried out for an editor with a heavier hand, one that could rein in the writer and hone each chapter down to a sharper point.
That said, some of this is understandable. There is no certainty in the future and definitively stating something will happen or won't happen is foolish. For an example, there is a long section of a chapter dedicated to how humans have eliminated the greater threat of a global pandemic. As a book from 2015, the information on the topic felt like an odd mixture of prophecy and satire.
I read this book through a Book Club and with the promise of discussion it felt like a worthy read with plenty to discuss and debate. Looking back on this book without that lens, I don't know if I can recommend it for reading on an individual basis unless you have a tolerance for the excessive.
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
informative
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
جدای از موضوع جذاب کتاب و اطلاعات بسیار توجه‌برانگیزی که در آن است، چیزی که در خواندن آن برایم عمیقاً لذت‌بخش بود، خواندن یک متن تمیز و تقریباً بی‌غلط با رعایت قوانین دستوری و نگارشی بود. در فضای کثیف و شلخته و نثرهای مشمئزکننده‌ی شبکه‌های اجتماعی، صحت جمله‌بندی و رسایی ترجمه و ویراستاری این کتاب چنان برایم شورانگیز بود که از میانه‌ی کتاب به بعد دوست داشتم تمام نشود. با پایان این متن، نثرهای مزخرف و معوج در انتظارم هستند.
Though this book does have it's flaws, such as an oversimplification of some psychological ideas, I cannot deny it the 5 stars it deserves due to the way in which it challenged my fundamental perception of reality. It is incredible how some of the predictions Homo Deus makes have already come true. Yuval Noah Harari argued in 2016 (when the book was written) that Facebook may use algorithms to sway fence-sitting voters in the United States Presidential Election. Today we know that exact thing occurred. Predictions made around AI are becoming shockingly relevant as well in the time in which tools like Dall-E and ChatGPT are emerging. Also, the idea that Big Data will eventually become the dominant force seems ever more likely. I do not agree with everything written here, but that isn't necessary for me to give 5 stars. If a book can make me ask fundamental questions about existence itself, it has earned the highest rating.
Fascinating concept. It's interesting to read this a few years after the original publication seeing how algorithms really are becoming so prominent in our lives. Maybe it's time to start actually trusting Goodreads recommendations?