Phd student, video editor, dog parent, lover of punk music, DIY or die.
Part of this account is documenting what I'm reading for school/my dissertation.
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When the tech platforms promised a future of "connection," they were lying. They said their "walled gardens" would keep us …
With Obfuscation, Finn Brunton and Helen Nissenbaum mean to start a revolution. They are calling us not to the barricades …
When the tech platforms promised a future of "connection," they were lying. They said their "walled gardens" would keep us …
Too bad the book cover isn't prettier
This book wasn't what I was expecting. I thought it was more of a 'self help' style book but instead its more cultural commentary with a lot of connections to psychological studies. It felt a bit half and half as to if a certain chapter landed with me or not. I started to get a bit bored with her writing style and chapter structure of "share personal experience, connect it to pop culture, reference term and psychological study, end on a witty note back to her personal experience" I don't know if I needed each chapter to have a psychological study to back it up as it just all felt very monotonous and expected.
Nonetheless, the fact that this was a book that I was drawn to finishing and reading for long periods of time (which, as a person with ADHD, is a rarity), I think, says something generally positive …
This book wasn't what I was expecting. I thought it was more of a 'self help' style book but instead its more cultural commentary with a lot of connections to psychological studies. It felt a bit half and half as to if a certain chapter landed with me or not. I started to get a bit bored with her writing style and chapter structure of "share personal experience, connect it to pop culture, reference term and psychological study, end on a witty note back to her personal experience" I don't know if I needed each chapter to have a psychological study to back it up as it just all felt very monotonous and expected.
Nonetheless, the fact that this was a book that I was drawn to finishing and reading for long periods of time (which, as a person with ADHD, is a rarity), I think, says something generally positive about the book.
My favorite chapter is probably the last one.
We are living through a long emergency - a near-continuous train of pandemics, heatwaves, droughts, resource wars and other climate-driven …
@peoplelikedogs@bookwyrm.social I just finished it and yeah I feel similarly! I enjoyed reading it but wouldn't say it did something huge for me intellectually.
