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3.39 AVERAGE
3.39 AVERAGE
challenging
informative
reflective
fast-paced
Umm no. I'm not a fan of this one. It's just not for me.
challenging
funny
informative
medium-paced
I was very disappointed by this book. The blurb makes it sound like it's going to be an analysis of current social and political situations with an eye on psychology, but it's really not. There was some useful formulations about the "thinking" versus "feeling" brain that I've found helpful, hence the 2 stars. But apart from that, the message of the book essentially felt like "the world is in much better state and we're all much better off than ever before in history so really we all need to stop complaining and be grateful for what we have".
While I understand and agree with the psychological benefits of gratitude, and I also agree that in *some* factors our lives are much better than they would have been 100 years ago, this felt ignorant and cold-hearted when the world is facing devastating environmental destruction, a rise in authoritarianism, and increasing wealth inequality. While I understand I should resist depression and apathy, I do think that I have the right to say everything is f*cked and that I'm sad or angry about that. Manson is clearly coming from a very privileged position, assumes the reader is too, and aggressively tries to make you feel guilty about ever worrying or feeling bad about the current state of the world.
And don't get me started on the undercurrent of "you're depressed because you're letting yourself be". Like yes, to some extent your health is under your control and you can make choices that are better for you. BUT chronic illness, neurodivergence, poverty and all sorts of other things can put a hard limit on the degree your health and happiness is under your control! How can a psychologist not be sensitive to that?
Finally, the ending rant/speculative fiction(??) about AI was bizarre, and I still don't know if it was sarcastic or not.
I also became very mistrustful of his interpretations and references to research/philosophy when he used a book/author/subject I am very familiar with and COMPLETELY misrepresented it.
I started this book surprised and interested at the refreshing angle he was taking to contemporary problems. I finished it furious I'd wasted 2 weeks reading it.
While I understand and agree with the psychological benefits of gratitude, and I also agree that in *some* factors our lives are much better than they would have been 100 years ago, this felt ignorant and cold-hearted when the world is facing devastating environmental destruction, a rise in authoritarianism, and increasing wealth inequality. While I understand I should resist depression and apathy, I do think that I have the right to say everything is f*cked and that I'm sad or angry about that. Manson is clearly coming from a very privileged position, assumes the reader is too, and aggressively tries to make you feel guilty about ever worrying or feeling bad about the current state of the world.
And don't get me started on the undercurrent of "you're depressed because you're letting yourself be". Like yes, to some extent your health is under your control and you can make choices that are better for you. BUT chronic illness, neurodivergence, poverty and all sorts of other things can put a hard limit on the degree your health and happiness is under your control! How can a psychologist not be sensitive to that?
Finally, the ending rant/speculative fiction(??) about AI was bizarre, and I still don't know if it was sarcastic or not.
I also became very mistrustful of his interpretations and references to research/philosophy when he used a book/author/subject I am very familiar with and COMPLETELY misrepresented it.
I started this book surprised and interested at the refreshing angle he was taking to contemporary problems. I finished it furious I'd wasted 2 weeks reading it.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Ableism
Given that The Subtle Art of Not Giving a Fuck was more clearly in the "self-help" genre, it's natural to assume that this one would be there as well. But, no, this was more philosophy than self-help, discussing Kant and Plato, religions of all forms, and AI. It seems like he struggles a bit in the beginning with what he's trying to say, and he doesn't necessarily move from one point to the next smoothly. But it's still very much worth reading.
Are we in a class seminar discussing philosophy? Because that is the sum up of this read.
This book was less about psychological studies and more about interesting philosophies and ideas. Manson grabbed a bunch from Nietzsche and Plato. He also dug into their life and who they really were which was interesting.
It had interesting idea's about the world and where we've come and where we're going. Artificial intelligence is an exciting yet scary thing.
You can easily create your own religion because they're basically all the same.
Instead of flying cars we got twitter. It's because what we think we really want is sometimes not actually what we really want, there's other things that are important that we didn't realize.
There's the left side and right side of your brain, for feelings and emotions and the other for logic and reason. They both have to live in harmony with each other, you can't ignore your feelings.
Don't strive for happiness, strive for pain and suffering and you'll be happier. This food for thought was kinda like - expect the worst so that you'll never be disappointed.
Talked a lot about how it's human to have hope and faith but having hope is always wishing for something greater, and you will never be fulfilled.
Basically robots will take over at the end of the day, you can either like being controlled by robots or you may not. This basically sums up this novel. Oh, and you will be easily brainwashed into any sort of religion if you are down in the dumps - that is childish dictator’s dream come true.
Review: https://clife.blog/2022/10/27/book-review-every-thing-is-fucked-by-mark-manson/
This book was less about psychological studies and more about interesting philosophies and ideas. Manson grabbed a bunch from Nietzsche and Plato. He also dug into their life and who they really were which was interesting.
It had interesting idea's about the world and where we've come and where we're going. Artificial intelligence is an exciting yet scary thing.
You can easily create your own religion because they're basically all the same.
Instead of flying cars we got twitter. It's because what we think we really want is sometimes not actually what we really want, there's other things that are important that we didn't realize.
There's the left side and right side of your brain, for feelings and emotions and the other for logic and reason. They both have to live in harmony with each other, you can't ignore your feelings.
Don't strive for happiness, strive for pain and suffering and you'll be happier. This food for thought was kinda like - expect the worst so that you'll never be disappointed.
Talked a lot about how it's human to have hope and faith but having hope is always wishing for something greater, and you will never be fulfilled.
Basically robots will take over at the end of the day, you can either like being controlled by robots or you may not. This basically sums up this novel. Oh, and you will be easily brainwashed into any sort of religion if you are down in the dumps - that is childish dictator’s dream come true.
Review: https://clife.blog/2022/10/27/book-review-every-thing-is-fucked-by-mark-manson/
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
I would’ve given this at least 2 stars if he didn’t go off on a complete rant about how AI is going to take over the world in the last chapter (and how that could be a great thing for humanity?)
Overall, I think this book was much weaker and less interesting than Manson’s first, The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck. This one felt more like a list of shit that is wrong with our world and the reasons it won’t get better.
The two main points Manson tries (and in my opinion kinda fails) to make are:
1. All I know is that I know nothing
2. Be a good human - nothing else really matters in the end
And while I can get down with a “do the right thing” message in nonfiction books, this one felt like it told me to do that in a way that was aggressive, uninteresting and honestly, depressing. It’s a skip for me.
Overall, I think this book was much weaker and less interesting than Manson’s first, The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck. This one felt more like a list of shit that is wrong with our world and the reasons it won’t get better.
The two main points Manson tries (and in my opinion kinda fails) to make are:
1. All I know is that I know nothing
2. Be a good human - nothing else really matters in the end
And while I can get down with a “do the right thing” message in nonfiction books, this one felt like it told me to do that in a way that was aggressive, uninteresting and honestly, depressing. It’s a skip for me.
challenging
dark
funny
hopeful
informative
reflective
medium-paced
i really didn't enjoy this book at all. it's really disappointing because i thoroughly enjoyed the subtle art of not giving a fuck. i didn't get anything out of this book
I got this book thinking it was by Marc Maron because I'm an idiot 😂
I really tried to listen anyway, but the utter lack of acknowledgement of chemical differences and neurodivergence (no, it's not true that all anxiety and depression are due to lack of hope) or of systemic oppression (so, we're feeling less hope, but you never mention late stage capitalism?!) was too much. I guess if you like white dudes over simplifying human experience, this might feel less painful.
I really tried to listen anyway, but the utter lack of acknowledgement of chemical differences and neurodivergence (no, it's not true that all anxiety and depression are due to lack of hope) or of systemic oppression (so, we're feeling less hope, but you never mention late stage capitalism?!) was too much. I guess if you like white dudes over simplifying human experience, this might feel less painful.