Reviews and Comments

Good enough premise that I certainly buy into. There is a larger cultural concept that technology will fix our shortcomings as humans, making us smarter and more interested in democracy along the way. This is patently false and the people interested in this idea are either techno-hucksters or politicians without a sense of history. The big downfall about the text is that there’s something unwound about it. I’m sure I can go back into my highlights and pull a more cohesive write-up but as another reviewer said, this would benefit from a unifying theory and perhaps just improved editing.

There's something really special here. It's built around quantifying the impact that stress has on our bodies and the way that it can contribute to many different diseases (while taking great pains to prevent victim blame, saying it's the only cause, etc.). It's a shock to the system and something that many folks living in the modern era likely need, especially myself. I've always been a high-strung person and until recently, I hadn't thought there was any alternative. Dr. Mate provides an alternate path and something that can help folks understand the issue and find peace.

I'm really disliking this book. I know a lot of folks are bullish on it however I don't see the point it's making.

When chugging through this, I realized it's not made for me. I don't expect every book to be everything to everyone but I think this one just didn't do it for me.

I'll probably write up something a bit longer but the initial thoughts are that this is an impressive non-fiction narrative around the process of social media denying that they play a role in the degradation of larger society. This is a well known secret for most who track the space but this creates a very damning report.