The design and UX isn't done, Rob and Abbie, okkurrrr! 😌
murmisp's review against another edition
5.0
Helppolukuinen ja kiinnostava. Kirja meni kuin siivillä.
niniane's review against another edition
3.0
The argument in favor of UBI is articulate and cites many studies.
But later the author subscribes to the idea that one third of jobs are "bullshit jobs" and that we can get rid of all PR people, HR managers, and social media marketers. He says this would have no impact on corporate profits. Clearly that is wrong, so I lost trust for the author and stopped reading.
But later the author subscribes to the idea that one third of jobs are "bullshit jobs" and that we can get rid of all PR people, HR managers, and social media marketers. He says this would have no impact on corporate profits. Clearly that is wrong, so I lost trust for the author and stopped reading.
sarahthornton's review against another edition
4.0
The UBI experiment and lack of analysis is fascinating and deserves more attention.
Conceptually a well developed thesis.
Conceptually a well developed thesis.
vivo_morior's review against another edition
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
3.5
nickjagged's review against another edition
2.0
It's a decent bit of mainstreaming of viable but oft-ridiculed paths to a more "ideal" society. Reads like an inverted Freakonomics, where instead of a "it's just the way things are, lol sorry!" message it adopts the "TIL stuff can be better!". The problem boils down to tone. It's a great book for giving facts, but there doesn't seem to be any underlying criticism of the current mindset beyond "oh, we were wrong, silly us!". It plays as flippant at worst and toothless at best, and that can be really incongruous when you're discussing vast income inequality or life expectancy. It's more likely than most to convince others, but if you're already immersed in these topics then I wouldn't expect much benefit from it.
turupp's review against another edition
informative
medium-paced
4.0
Estic content d'haver-me llegit aquest llibre. M'ha servir per aprendre algunes coses sobre diversos temes polítics, econòmics i socials, però sobretot per llegir una vegada un llibre de no ficció i provar de llegir per informar-me i formar una mica més el meu pensament polític. I la manera d'enfocar-ho a partir de les utopies m'ha agradat bastant, sent jo un obsés de les utopies i les distopies. No obstant això, en alguns moments sí que he trobat que l'autor és massa poc radical.