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3.99 AVERAGE
3.99 AVERAGE
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
Wonder where we're headed in this age of misinformation? This books posits some interesting possibilities, and examines how we arrived at our current state of crisis. Thought-provoking, well worth a read.
Some shortcomings (could be less anecdotal in places and I feel the last sections could be more expansive...) BUT this is definitely worth a read. It's very hard to project out what may happen to humanity in the future without being overly speculative. However, the author does a great job of categorizing the forces at play and how they may evolve.
In my view there are some other possible futures which are a little less bleak than some painted here but really interesting stuff!
In my view there are some other possible futures which are a little less bleak than some painted here but really interesting stuff!
A decent enough amount of the hypotheses in this book have come to fruition already, making me think it’s genre should be reclassified as horror.
The book took longer than expected. It needed time Not just because it has nigh on 500 pages but because it is thought provoking I needed time to digest to think to allow the content to sink in with my own thought patterns.
Though it is scientifically sounds, and quite philosophical it is also readable and enjoyable It has a sense of humor and insight into the bigger picture.
I enjoyed it I recognized some of the patterns that I think are happening It felt right to read and think with and about.
Still I did not give it 5 stars and that is because of it’s open end. At the same time I know the writer cannot do anything but open end a book that is a brief history of tomorrow It is not finished nor will it ever be but it leaves me strangely dissatisfied at the end. The book has not closure, not ending and yet it is not open ended either. Because of that feeling it is 4 stars for me. And with that statement I actually may be answering the truth for me that is hidden in the last few questions posed in the book.
Quite-the history of tomorrow is open ended and predictions are just that. Things may change due to unforeseen events. But also a book like this, written in 2015/2016 ages faster yet still holds thoughts we need to continue to look at
Though it is scientifically sounds, and quite philosophical it is also readable and enjoyable It has a sense of humor and insight into the bigger picture.
I enjoyed it I recognized some of the patterns that I think are happening It felt right to read and think with and about.
Still I did not give it 5 stars and that is because of it’s open end. At the same time I know the writer cannot do anything but open end a book that is a brief history of tomorrow It is not finished nor will it ever be but it leaves me strangely dissatisfied at the end. The book has not closure, not ending and yet it is not open ended either. Because of that feeling it is 4 stars for me. And with that statement I actually may be answering the truth for me that is hidden in the last few questions posed in the book.
Quite-the history of tomorrow is open ended and predictions are just that. Things may change due to unforeseen events. But also a book like this, written in 2015/2016 ages faster yet still holds thoughts we need to continue to look at
What a thoughtful book! I didn’t always agree with the author, but I appreciated that I could always follow his thought process - made engaging with his ideas a joy! Looking forward to reading more of his work.
Interesting insights into humanism and dataism, forecasting possible directions for our future as a species.
Honesty hour; I didn't finish reading this book. I just couldn't read a book where so many opinions and broad aspersions were presented as fact. Harari starts the book by characterising our contemporary time as relatively free of pandemics, famine and war.....and posits that we've all but obliterated these things in modern times. However...spanish flu killed 50 million people just 100 years ago (biggest pandemic of all human history)...ebola killed 11,000 people in Africa five minutes ago. I don't agree with what he presents as fact and therefore couldn't bear to wade through 500 pages of opinion. When reading a non-fiction book I need to trust the author to be solidly informative and this just felt very wispy in its key points. My feeling is that after the success of his first book bout Man's history his publishers were desperate for another cash cow so he dashed this off quickly.