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Again a great book in the series. Having recently read the previous book in the series this did not engage as much as the previous book. Somehow I was not in the mood for reading it just now.

The book gives a unique perspective of systems, humanity and culture. Not to give too much of a spoiler, but some of the topics could be seen as triggering, perhaps mostly due to the compassionate tone that the author uses.

This is a quick read. The book contrasts the traditional leadership model (leader - follower) with a distributed model where leadership is found at every level (leader - leader model). The book has interesting stories illustrating the different styles and the problems the model create.

This should be mandated reading for anyone that would like to call themselves a leader. The book is also useful for anybody as leadership affects us all.

Easy to read, difficult to put down once you started.

This book was recommended in a podcast, for those interested in game theory, decision making and similar topics and hence I was tricked into buying it.

The book starts of with a warning to skip the first parts if you are "a normal reader". I would strongly suggest for readers to do this. The book starts off in the deep end where the reader will sink to a dept that have you wondering if you will ever be in the mood to read any book in your life any more. Getting trough it will require a true interest in the intricate details of the subject or stubbornness to a unhealthy level.

A way better approach to this book would have been. to read the last chapter first and continue backwards chapter by chapter, since the later parts of the book are really interesting.

A very thought provoking book on the state of information technology, artificial intelligence and how new solutions are being deployed in our every day lives and society at large.

The books message is that it is not a mistake or a glitch that technology discriminates. There are systematic powers at play that should be seen as the cause behind technology failures.

The book is very well written and easy to read. I would recommend it to everyone with an interest in technology and injustices in our society.

One of the better books this year, although immensely sad as the topic of the book reflects our current society and its behaviour towards innocent immigrants and children.

Bought this book in epub format directly from the author when I came across a post on Mastodon and have been reading it whenever I have been sitting around waiting.

The book provides a good overview of the problems the digital world faces from copyright, old business models and reluctance to change. The publishing industry with it's lobbying is heavily criticized. It also provides viable alternatives for content creators to thrive in the digital world.

Tämä kirja on lojunut pitkään lukemattomana kirjahyllyssä.

Kirja on välillä hauska, välillä aivan liian rönsyilevä ja täynnä ylipitkiä lauseita. En oikein tiedä kenelle suosittelisin. Silloin kun kirja julkaistiin sitä pidettiin oikein hauskana ja sopivana kaikille. Nykyään en oikein tiedä. Tulipa luettua.

En ganska normal Maria Wern, ok, men inte speciellt intressant.

Not the first book I would recommend on creating model systems of real world phenomena, but fairly interesting on what models can do and what they can't tell us about our world. The books contain examples and descriptions about climate modelling and Covid19 spread but does not go into any greater detail regarding the models them selves, but more describe the shortcoming of models in how they are used. As such it brings useful insight that model creators and stakeholders should familiarise themselves with.