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3.99 AVERAGE
3.99 AVERAGE
2,5. Dost zajímavých informací, příjemné o strašidelné čtení, ale přišlo mi, že se šíleně opakuje a celé to klidně mohlo být minimálně o třetinu kratší.
It's changed some of the mental models I have if people and society, so seems good to me.
Going to go read a bunch of other books I've read before to see it I interpret them differently now.
Everything being a myth, and framing most 'progress' as traps is interesting.
Going to go read a bunch of other books I've read before to see it I interpret them differently now.
Everything being a myth, and framing most 'progress' as traps is interesting.
challenging
informative
reflective
fast-paced
Yuval Noah Harari is a yapper. All this book is just yapping about some scary ideas he has with limited if any sources.
He can make non-fiction fun to read but it’s not too useful. Also feels somewhat outdated already just a few years after release.
Sapiens was good. If he sticks with history I think that’s ok.
He can make non-fiction fun to read but it’s not too useful. Also feels somewhat outdated already just a few years after release.
Sapiens was good. If he sticks with history I think that’s ok.
challenging
informative
reflective
slow-paced
“In ancient times having power meant having access to data. Today having power means knowing what to ignore.”
This is an important look at the changes happening in our society. Well-written and full of interesting ideas.
A sobering read. First it feels like science fiction, then a dystopia and at last, almost like a hand of God (irony intended - read this, you'll understand) putting us in our proper place - a piece in a great data processing machine. Harari's a great synthesizer for sure. Can't wait to plunge into his first book, Sapiens, which is waiting for me at home.
Really interesting theories based on historical precedent and contemporary developments!
Some decent quotes throughout and good thoughts. However, I found a lot of the content quite repetitive.
For millions of years we were enhanced chimpanzees. In the future, we may become oversized ants.
I'll carry those functional myths for my wellbeing. Nietzsche said such was our state. Harari confirmed it with scientific weight but perhaps not emphasis. I’m not sure scientific emphasis is possible. Such sounds persuasive in our epidemiological crisis. I initially meant epistemological but that works as well.
I will be grateful for the value of symbol in affording myself meaning. The transition from cognitive explosion to agricultural revolution to Industrial Revolution has afforded ongoing and growing power but at cost of purpose. Disenchantment does that. Yet Yahweh lingers whether from inertia, spite or a late match rally. Now not only is the soul a ridiculous notion but there’s an apparent absence of agency.
I'm very comfortable with my dearth of self, devoid of a soul and closer to the other creatures of the planet than I am to wizened deities beyond time.
This is a hymn to the processing of data, the ability to coordinate and the cost of such construction. This was written in 2016 and matters now appear much bleak.
I didn't read or carry this book around for any political reason. I bought it last week at a sale and plunged into it. The author was topical and thus my decision wasn't as free and capricious as I might imply.
I'll carry those functional myths for my wellbeing. Nietzsche said such was our state. Harari confirmed it with scientific weight but perhaps not emphasis. I’m not sure scientific emphasis is possible. Such sounds persuasive in our epidemiological crisis. I initially meant epistemological but that works as well.
I will be grateful for the value of symbol in affording myself meaning. The transition from cognitive explosion to agricultural revolution to Industrial Revolution has afforded ongoing and growing power but at cost of purpose. Disenchantment does that. Yet Yahweh lingers whether from inertia, spite or a late match rally. Now not only is the soul a ridiculous notion but there’s an apparent absence of agency.
I'm very comfortable with my dearth of self, devoid of a soul and closer to the other creatures of the planet than I am to wizened deities beyond time.
This is a hymn to the processing of data, the ability to coordinate and the cost of such construction. This was written in 2016 and matters now appear much bleak.
I didn't read or carry this book around for any political reason. I bought it last week at a sale and plunged into it. The author was topical and thus my decision wasn't as free and capricious as I might imply.
A book written in 2016 about war, disease, and AI. It's fascinating to read today with the war in Ukraine and COVID. I marked up this book extensively.