Jonathan

cringe

Revisado: 04-02-24

I am definitely not the target market for this book, not sure why it was recommended
If you actually want to make stuff and not be a "personality" shilling stuff look elsewhere

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Where we're at, and where we might be headed

Revisado: 08-03-22

If you are new to Peter Zeihan's work, then this book is a good springboard. Like any field, it is best to not limit yourself to one point of view and I find that Peter fills a specific spot that my other listening was lacking. I know this content is often touted as "doom porn" and over-dramatization of simple factors that we can overcome, however I don't think that is necessarily a fair analysis. Content like this is best approached with an open, learning, and inquisitive mind. Add in a healthy dose of critical thinking skills and the concepts brought up can then be taken from the pages and used in your own mind to arrive at your own conclusions. No one person has all the answers, but most people have a valid reason for their perspectives. It might be wise to take advantage of that to help fill in the holes in your own knowledge and opinions. If you have consumed Peter's content on YouTube etc. then you will recognize a lot of the themes and talking points in this book. You won't find a tremendous amount of new information, but I think I got a much better picture of how the pieces lay together by listening through it chronologically and completely, instead of trying to assemble it on my own from short snippets and thoughts. In my listen through I didn't pay much attention to years and dates and decades that Peter likes to scatter about generously, but more the general themes and plausible repercussions that we could see down the line. As someone that is not even remotely qualified in geopolitics, it was actually pretty educational to see how all the systems work (or don't) together. I feel like I leave the book having a better understanding of the world we are living in, and maybe, of the world we will be living in tomorrow. Time will tell, it always does.

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Intriguing ideas and story that end haphazardly

Revisado: 12-16-20

TL;DR: This is a great book, and a fun listen. The dramatization is not over the top but is enough to easily distinguish the different cast members/roles. Which is a good thing, since the story moves rapidly through a lot of ideas. I wish the concepts presented in the book were explored more in depth and had a less hurried end. -- This book is an interesting exploration of a future society based in purely profit driven hedonistic societies. The book does an excellent job conveying the issues with a purely hedonistic society, but lacks substantially in the economic and political aspects of the world as presented in this book. If you were to make a comparison to a book like George Orwell's 1984, it would be like if the book suddenly sped up and then ended rather quickly once the protagonist is caught by the Ministry of Truth. The story arc of the protagonist being broken down and then eventually being entirely compliant is arguably one of the most powerful and terrifying parts about that story. I think it would have been extremely interesting if the parallels and direct counterpoints to 1984 were fleshed out in more depth. While both books explore totalitarian governance and emotional suppression and control, the methods and reasons are very different. For example, the primary motivation in 1984 is an idealistic, isolated "utopia" that got out of hand. In A Brave New World, the main goal is profit. Despite these differences, the end result is shockingly similar. The tool of choice is the primary difference after the central goals. In 1984, the weapon of choice is inconceivable pain, with manipulation of information as a supplemental tool. In A Brave New World it is primarily pleasure, with the absence of unpleasantry, controlled access to profitable ideas and items, and a sprinkling of total control scattered here and there as needed. While the book is definitely good, and a great complementary read with 1984, I can't help but feel like a lot of the meat of the ideas presented was left out. -- Story: 4/5 - very interesting ideas and a good complement to other books in the genre Presentation: 5/5 - an excellent performance that is easy to follow Pacing: 3/5 - The book speeds up as it approaches the end, and doesn't go into any great depth on one single idea

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