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A review by rick2
Plutocrats: The Rise of the New Global Super Rich and the Fall of Everyone Else by Chrystia Freeland
2.0
Interesting, but it ends up being more of a voyeuristic endeavor than any sort of analysis or commentary. Comes across as a very "safe" book. With deliberate care taken to not offend any of the caste written about. Unfortunately this hinders any sort of meaningful takeaways from the book other than "oh neat. rich people."
Maybe I should be more disappointed in myself for expecting these types of books to impart any sort of deeper wisdom. Maybe there is no deeper wisdom to be had. I will say I am a bit envious that the people described probably don't worry too much about the $10-15 spent on a mediocre book, whereas I wish I had gotten this one from the library.
Id recommend watching this (https://vimeo.com/51735212) interview with Matt Taibbi and Chrystia Freeland to get all the high points.
Maybe I should be more disappointed in myself for expecting these types of books to impart any sort of deeper wisdom. Maybe there is no deeper wisdom to be had. I will say I am a bit envious that the people described probably don't worry too much about the $10-15 spent on a mediocre book, whereas I wish I had gotten this one from the library.
Id recommend watching this (https://vimeo.com/51735212) interview with Matt Taibbi and Chrystia Freeland to get all the high points.