The governance of natural resources used by many individuals in common is an issue of …
Esencial
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Increíblemente detallado y claro. Un libro esencial para todo aquel que quiera ver cómo podría funcionar una sociedad post estado, incluso aunque algunas veces la solución que estudia tiene la mediación de este. La reflexión final sobre como el pensamiento político contemporáneo actúa en beneficio de la centralización política es crema
Seventeen year old Marcus and his friends are in the wrong place at the wrong …
Still relevant in the age of trump
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"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.--That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, --That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness. Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes; and accordingly all experience hath shewn, that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing the …
"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.--That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, --That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness. Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes; and accordingly all experience hath shewn, that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed."
This book was once banned at a school for promoting distrust of authority, in response the author sent every kid from that school a copy of the book
Mona Lisa Overdrive is the final novel of the William Gibson's cyberpunk Sprawl trilogy.
Living …
Confuso
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Esta trilogía se me ha hecho muy confusa en general. Igual es por haber vivido un internet muy real y diferente de la imaginaria matriz de estos libros pero en general me ha costado mucho entender lo que contaban (no se si lo he conseguido). Tienen cosas buenas, el worldbuilding es la hostia, pero joder, son complicados de seguir
Internet era nuestra. Nos la robaron entre quienes viven de extraer nuestros datos personales y …
Recomendable
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La parte más "mainstream" del libro, la referente a la historia de la tecnología libre, el empleo de las redes como catalizador del ascenso de la extrema derecha populista, me parece menos interesante (en parte porque varias de las fuentes que emplea, como la columna de Cory Doctorow, me son conocidas). Otras partes, como la intersección entre transfeminismo, tecnología y una suerte de movimiento transhumanista o biohacker me han parecido más interesantes/innovadoras?, pero creo que las recorre con una cierta brevedad - igual por salirse un poco del tema del libro -.
No obstante, el libro se hace ameno, explica cosas, a mi juicio, relevantes para la sociedad actual, que no son tan conocidas y está excelentemente documentado.
Ever felt the need for social connection? This book dives into the history for human …
Amazing and disheartening
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For a while, this was the most disheartening book i've read. It almost convinced me that some experiences from my past had left me almost beyond repair. Fortunately the last few chapter reignited my hope in it being reversible.
Aside from that, I found the overall book well argued and certain parts, like his discussion on game theory and its applications toward altruism and social cooperation truly fascinating
