JOSHUA R. BRIGHT

Great basic information

Revisado: 07-02-24

If you are new to saving, living a frugal lifestyle or investing this is my top recommendation. Very simple plan and easy to follow. I disagree with a few small things regarding the reality of fiat money, but still highly recommended.

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Peripheral Insight into Military AI

Revisado: 06-23-24

For beginners this book offers a good peripheral insight into what the American military is working on in terms of automation, productivity improvement and process streamlining. However, just as in Plato's Cave the general population is only seeing the shadows of the great work occuring in Government labs and especially the private sector. If this book is new information to you, it's already at least 5 years away from the bleeding edge.

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Amazing History

Revisado: 06-21-24

Highly recommended for anyone interested in the power sources and consequences of early civilizations. Though focused on Western Civilization the lessons are virtually universal and apply to nearly every civilization. A must read for anyone interested in ecology and historical development. We have simply moved on from wood to coal and now oil as the prize 🏆

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Good companion to "The Prize"

Revisado: 06-20-24

The chapters feel like strung together individual long essays. A lot of good information, historical background and the famous last chapter which discusses possible modern geopolitical tension. The history of energy is the history of civilization so I also recommend "A Forest Journey" for deeper insight into how energy and resource economics have shaped the modern world we live in.

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Great summary of monetary history.

Revisado: 06-19-24

Though I believe that the American Dollar is the Lapis Exilis Lynn gives an excellent history of fiat money, accounting and the search for a stable store of value throughout history. A good companion to this would be Grabber's "Debt: The First 5000 Years". Though Lynn does spend the last 1/3 of the book being a Bitcoin evangelist I believe that she is sincere in her horror of the warfare/welfare state. For an elite perspective about current macro economics from the view of the parasite class I would recommend "When Markets Speak".

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Good but Biased

Revisado: 06-17-24

The author presents some very good information. However, he's an unrepentant spokesman for the hedge fund and private equity class that has hijacked Washington DC and decimated America's Main Street & manufacturing capacity for profit and social control. All the while his privileged 1% class has receiving unrestrained corporate welfare. I understand that he started out as a poor boy who worked his way to the top. However, his unrestrained worship of the financial power elite makes me think that he's an out of touch spokesman. Just like Dalio, he keeps on predicting that the system will "collapse" as though the people who run it are a bunch of NPCs. We'll find a way to keep on dancing because the alternative is global collapse. Human nature hasn't changed and with new productivity processes finally coming through the Deep State won't simply let America go into another Great Depression because of the "sanctity of markets". Money and markets are social constructs. You and your friends enjoyed the protection and bailouts going up. Now you want to kick out the ladder for the rest of us. Still recommended for valuable market insights and perspective on parasite class thinking.

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Basically a book of common sense.

Revisado: 06-12-24

The book is short and sweet. Just. like his last book "The Psychology of Money" this is a book of common sense. It's a good refresher and reinforcer for those who have lost their way. These books are definitely a must read for people who didn't grow up in supportive environments or who's parents didn't pass down middle class values regarding money and planning.

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Amazing

Revisado: 05-19-21

Clarke has written an engrossing fantasy that captivates and pulls you forward to a slightly mixed conclusion. The personal journey truly drives this story. Highly recommend!

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Amazing

Revisado: 05-16-21

A whirlwind synopsis regarding the advancement of civilization and the crucial, yet often overlooked role, that energy played. Highly recommend!

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A whirlwind

Revisado: 08-25-20

Atlas Shrugged for the Silicone Valley set. Both exhilarating and terrifying simultaneously. Recommend for anyone looking for insight into one speculative & technocratic future.

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