Finished Su 2/20/22
I recently bought this hardback book on Amazon and received it on Fr 2/11/22. I heard about the book on 'Skeptic Tank', Ari Shaffir's podcast and he was reading the book and loved it.
I felt the book was full of interesting ideas, but I wasn't a fan of all the 'bird watching'.
The author is convinced that because of capitalism, productivity is worshipped above all else. This is why every moment must be questioned 'Is it worth it'? and if the activity doesn't 'produce' then it's not worth doing. I think that this is part of socialism, communism, totalitarianism, and every other political system. They just call it 'efficiency'.
The author spent time discussing 'Walden 2' by B.F. Skinner and I ordered that book on Amazon.
From a viewer review on Amazon:
"It seems like some of the negative reviews have an agenda to push, especially the one that only quotes from the first and last paragraphs of the book. I would guess that person did not even read the book. I enjoyed the thoughts from the author. It made me think of things differently. I appreciated the argument about valuing things that aren’t valued in money or measured in the economy. It argues that we need time to process our thoughts and not just thoughtlessly react to social media posts. It argues we need the ability to direct our conversations differently to different audiences rather than the one size fits all post of Facebook. It argues to get to know your neighborhood and local place. If you are sick of the continued outrage machines we have created in our national discussions, you may wish to read this. It is true the author is viewing life from inside a San Francisco cultural bubble but I still found resonance with main points while living in the Midwest U.S."
“Expression on social media so often feels like firecrackers setting off other firecrackers in a very small room that soon gets filled with smoke.”
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