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A review by banana29
The Second Machine Age: Work, Progress, and Prosperity in a Time of Brilliant Technologies by Andrew McAfee, Erik Brynjolfsson
4.0
I didn't expect this book to have such a focus on the economics of technological progress but in doing so, it taught me a thing or two. [a:Erik Brynjolfsson and Andrew McAfee|7236181|Erik Brynjolfsson and Andrew McAfee|https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/user/u_50x66-632230dc9882b4352d753eedf9396530.png] have organized this book in such a way that is much more accessible than the esoteric [a:Erik Brynjolfsson and Andrew McAfee|7236181|Erik Brynjolfsson and Andrew McAfee|https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/user/u_50x66-632230dc9882b4352d753eedf9396530.png] and much more optimistic about the future of technology on the human race than [a:Erik Brynjolfsson and Andrew McAfee|7236181|Erik Brynjolfsson and Andrew McAfee|https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/user/u_50x66-632230dc9882b4352d753eedf9396530.png] If you like that happy middle ground that makes Star Trek and The Matrix a bit more accessible, then you will find this book very useful and agreeable.
I particularly enjoyed the parts where the authors talk about how the labour market is being affected by the advances in technology. Here's a good primer: https://hbr.org/2015/06/the-great-decoupling I very much hope that these researchers continue to share their findings and predictions with us as we continue to struggle with this digital infancy.
I particularly enjoyed the parts where the authors talk about how the labour market is being affected by the advances in technology. Here's a good primer: https://hbr.org/2015/06/the-great-decoupling I very much hope that these researchers continue to share their findings and predictions with us as we continue to struggle with this digital infancy.