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Not sure I’m convinced by the primary thesis here (that culture and artistic innovation have stagnated in the 21st century), but does a good job of giving a history of the last 25 years and just how much cultural production has changed in such as short time. Even though I lived through all these years, a lot of the fashion and celebrity stuff was new to me.
Don't mistake this for a book about FTX, the focus here is Sam Bankman-Fried. Worthwhile if you're interested in his story and the genesis of FTX.
Read more: Going Infinite
I embarked on this (silly) goal to read ten Spanish-language books in 2023, but stupidly picked this 555-page monster with plenty of challenging Castilian vocabulary as my first book. Unsurprisingly, my reading speed in Spanish is far slower than English, and I discovered how much of my love of books is due to reading quickly. I kept on pausing this book to read other quick (English language) reads, so it took me about a year and half to finish this. I enjoyed the book, though my Spanish isn’t quite at the level to fully appreciate the quality of the writing.
