A review by kahht
The Second Machine Age: Work, Progress, and Prosperity in a Time of Brilliant Technologies by Andrew McAfee, Erik Brynjolfsson

3.0

The Second Machine Age gave me an interesting perspective on the rise of technology and what it could mean for work, progress and prosperity. Not coming from an economics background meant that a few of the concepts presented were quite new to me. While I felt some ideas weren't explained fully enough for my liking, I was able to grasp most of what the book was getting at, thanks to its straightforward language.

There were moments in the book where I became irate, disputing with the ideas Brynjolfssson and Mcafee laid out, but by the end of the book I appreciated what they were going for. I enjoyed the solutions offered to the potential problems they present.

Coming from a technology background, the book gave me a different insight into how today's technologies are changing and could change the world we live in. While I don't agree with everything the author's say, I think there are a lot of good arguments that I need to explore further.