I've only read the intro and... this kind of writing about computer history gives me secondhand anxiety. Lots of very sweeping, definitive statements about the arc of tech in the 20th century, all neatly ending up in our present moment. She even calls the Simulmatics Corporation "Cold War America's Cambridge Analytica". That she does not define Cambridge Analytica (a rather obscure company if you don't pay attention to digital privacy news) tells you something about who this book is written for.

this makes me feel a lot better about being ehhhh on this book. the one time I was in a book store this year I skimmed through it and was like "meh" based on the writing, but had been reconsidering after seeing so many folks here shelve it!