Was thinking about this book and realized it wasn't imported from my Goodreads account. Very interesting material, and well presented. Happy to recommend.
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jalager finished reading Burn: The Misunderstood Science of Metabolism by Herman Pontzer
jalager commented on The Dawn of Everything by David Graeber
Third chapter on seasonality was better, and contains interesting stuff. Still, can't help but feel the sharp dismissals of other models are so far contrasted by some pretty vague language for their own observations. It's also really wordy. I'd have liked this on 40-50% the number of words.
jalager commented on The Dawn of Everything by David Graeber
The accounts of Native American views on European societies are interesting but the style is grating and confusing and overall the text feels more like a highly political Twitter thread than an intellectual narrative. I hope this changes or it's going to be a long read.
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jalager set a goal to read 12 books in 2025
jalager started reading Leviathan Wakes by James S.A. Corey (The Expanse, #1)
jalager finished reading Founders by Jimmy Soni
An easy read about dotcom entrepreneurship around the turn of the millennium, and the startup phase of Paypal as a company in particular. Certainly worth a read if the era interests you.
It's worth noting the story essentially only covers the Paypal years and events leading up to them, not the many exploits of the persons involved in the many years that have since passed.
I started the book over a year ago, but kept getting sidetracked with other reading. It was easy enough to get back into though.
jalager commented on Founders by Jimmy Soni
Had to put this aside a couple of times for other reading commitments. Let’s see if I can finish it this time around.
To be honest, Elon Musk already occupies enough space in terms of news and attention that I’m somewhat reluctant to add more of him in my mind, but this is a different story, from a different era. So far I’m quite enjoying the book.
jalager finished reading The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt
jalager rated The Anxious Generation: 5 stars
jalager commented on The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt
jalager finished reading Harrison Bergeron by Kurt Vonnegut

Kurt Vonnegut: Harrison Bergeron (American English language, 1960)
Harrison Bergeron by Kurt Vonnegut
"Harrison Bergeron" is a dystopian science-fiction short story by American writer Kurt Vonnegut, first published in October 1961. Originally published …