Finserra reviewed The Second Machine Age by Erik Brynjolfsson
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5 stars
This is the kind of book one savors -- a page here, a chapter there, a little pondering, and then a little more. The book was not dense, but it was worth pausing for contemplation. By the time I completed it, at the pace of the Information Age, it was already venerable. If I could recommend one book that explains the positive potential and likely pitfalls of the maturing Information Age, this would be it. As I finished the book, the Democratic primary for the 2020 U.S. Presidential election took shape. Concerning the world we will likely face in the short- and medium- term future, as described by this book, Andrew Yang "gets it" -- the others, not so much. Although we are in charge of our destinies, if there is an irreducible inevitability of change guaranteed by the Information Age, his platform positions are closest to dealing with it. …
This is the kind of book one savors -- a page here, a chapter there, a little pondering, and then a little more. The book was not dense, but it was worth pausing for contemplation. By the time I completed it, at the pace of the Information Age, it was already venerable. If I could recommend one book that explains the positive potential and likely pitfalls of the maturing Information Age, this would be it. As I finished the book, the Democratic primary for the 2020 U.S. Presidential election took shape. Concerning the world we will likely face in the short- and medium- term future, as described by this book, Andrew Yang "gets it" -- the others, not so much. Although we are in charge of our destinies, if there is an irreducible inevitability of change guaranteed by the Information Age, his platform positions are closest to dealing with it. This is not a campaign plug, as much more may be required -- just an intellectual continuity I noticed. Great reading.