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Thomas Erikson: Omgiven av idioter (Swedish language) 2 stars

Review of 'Omgiven av idioter' on 'Goodreads'

1 star

Klassisk personlighetsanalys som gjorts i decennier av olika företag, förenklad och fördummad till en nivå där alla människor följer en (och endast en) av fyra mallar, paketerad på ett raljerande sätt som gör att man hel tiden väntar på vändningen. Vändningen där författaren ska förklara att "såhär kan man förstås inte tänka". Men den kommer inte. Istället kommer bara ännu fler historier ur författarens liv som aldrig hänt på riktigt, där folk han möter passar perfekt in hans stereotyper. I alla fall så långt jag orkade, för det var verkligen inte till slutet eller ens mitten av boken.

Om alla man möter är idioter - kan då det verkliga problemet möjligen sitta någon annanstans?

"How will artificial intelligence affect crime, war, justice, jobs, society and our very sense of …

Review of 'Life 3.0' on 'Goodreads'

3 stars

An interesting topic turned into a collection of "facts intermixed with opinions presented as facts". While many of the discussions and concerns feel relevant, I cannot help but leaving this book with a feeling of having been duped by a salesman. So many things are presented according to the template "only these x things can happen" where clearly, a lot of other scenarios are both possible and plausible. Maybe it's just that it's to dystopic - according to this book there is clearly no way we will outlive AGI even for a few generations.

Still, with all this said, I found a lot of the contents of the book both interesting and thought-provoking.

reviewed The Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le Guin (Hainish Cycle, #6)

Ursula K. Le Guin: The Dispossessed (Paperback, 1999, Gollancz) 4 stars

Shevek, a brilliant physicist, decides to take action. He will seek answers, question the unquestionable, …

Review of 'The Dispossessed' on 'Goodreads'

3 stars

This is one of the great science fiction classics, but I find it too aged for my tastes. The idea of letting two vastly different cultures meet, with at least an attempt at neutral approach to which is better, is a great one. However I find the tempo of the story way too slow, and I found the book lacking suspense.

This is added to by the the structure of intermixed presence and past. Knowing the outcome of dramatic parts of the past storyline removes a lot of potential nerve.