With so many assertations, this would be an interesting book to fact check page by page. As an analysis of human culture, it's enjoyable and digestible. As I read, I found that all around me related back to something or another covered in the book. Am I ready to say that this is an airtight treatise that we should all use to reshape our lives? No way. It is, however, though-provoking and bold and interesting. Often I found passages that seemed to stretch credulity that, nonetheless, rang true upon reflection.