The author is not wrong. He talks about issues, however, in a way that cannot actually work to resolve the issue. Basic human psychology needs to be factored in - you need to grapple with loss aversion and things to find a means that people will accept. You cannot just talk about the ends.
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Hunting_Phoenix rated Designers & Dragons: The '70s: 3 stars
Hunting_Phoenix set a goal to read 10 books in 2023
Hunting_Phoenix rated Hit refresh: 4 stars
Hunting_Phoenix rated Shadowrun: Spells and Chrome: 3 stars
Shadowrun: Spells and Chrome by Matt Forbeck, Ilsa J. Bick, Kevin Killiany, and 1 other
Hunting_Phoenix rated Console Wars: 4 stars
Console Wars by Blake J. Harris
Following the success of The Accidental Billionaires and Moneyball comes Console Wars—a mesmerizing, behind-the-scenes business thriller that chronicles how Sega, …
Hunting_Phoenix reviewed Poverty, by America by Matthew Desmond
Reimagining the debate on poverty, making a new and bracing argument about why it persists …
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Hunting_Phoenix rated Never Enough: 3 stars
Never Enough by Judith Grisel
From a renowned behavioral neuroscientist and recovering addict, a rare page-turning work of science that draws on personal insights to …
Hunting_Phoenix rated From Strength to Strength: 3 stars
Hunting_Phoenix rated The Kaiju Preservation Society: 3 stars
The Kaiju Preservation Society by John Scalzi
When COVID-19 sweeps through New York City, Jamie Gray is stuck as a dead-end driver for food delivery apps. That …
Hunting_Phoenix rated Nettle & Bone: 4 stars
Nettle & Bone by T. Kingfisher
Marra — a shy, convent-raised, third-born daughter — is relieved not to be married off for the sake of her …
Hunting_Phoenix rated Achievement Relocked: 4 stars
Achievement Relocked by Geoffrey Engelstein (Playful Thinking)
How game designers can use the psychological phenomenon of loss aversion to shape player experience.
Getting something makes you feel …
Hunting_Phoenix rated Elusive Shift: 2 stars
Hunting_Phoenix rated Nonzero: The Logic of Human Destiny: 3 stars
Nonzero: The Logic of Human Destiny by Robert Wright
Nonzero: The Logic of Human Destiny is a 1999 book by Robert Wright, in which the author argues that biological …
Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World by David Epstein
Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World is a 2019 book by David Epstein in which he expands on …