Extreme Future
Just finished the book Extreme Future: The Top Trends That Would Reshape the World for the Next 5, 10 and 20 Years by James Canton.
Well, not technical enough. Alot of imagineering. Perhaps he wanted the discussion to be light so didn't include data or evidence. Just a lot of rhetorics.
His take on future energy markets and innovation base economy sounds too positive. Perhaps being a student of the dismal science (read: Economics), I found the discussion to airy-fairy and positive.
Perhaps that is what the book is out to tell the readers. Continue to have airy-fairy thoughts. Be positive. And bloody get the hell out of your seat and start doing something constructive.
His commentary on implanted memories and stuff about how humans can be manipulated or enhanced in future is sounding dated. Dated because it's like the movie Total Recall starring Mr California Governor - Arnold Swarthefuckspellingneger. Guess what. Total Recall was based on Philip K Dick's We can remember it for you wholesale. Written in 1966. Mr Dick is 40 years ahead of Dr James Canton.
So, if you're thinking of picking up this book, skip it. Read the complete collection of Philip K Dick's sci-fi for the future of altered realities.
Gonna start on the next book: Either The world without us by Alan Weisman or God is not great - how religion poisons everything by Christopher Hitchens.
Well, not technical enough. Alot of imagineering. Perhaps he wanted the discussion to be light so didn't include data or evidence. Just a lot of rhetorics.
His take on future energy markets and innovation base economy sounds too positive. Perhaps being a student of the dismal science (read: Economics), I found the discussion to airy-fairy and positive.
Perhaps that is what the book is out to tell the readers. Continue to have airy-fairy thoughts. Be positive. And bloody get the hell out of your seat and start doing something constructive.
His commentary on implanted memories and stuff about how humans can be manipulated or enhanced in future is sounding dated. Dated because it's like the movie Total Recall starring Mr California Governor - Arnold Swarthefuckspellingneger. Guess what. Total Recall was based on Philip K Dick's We can remember it for you wholesale. Written in 1966. Mr Dick is 40 years ahead of Dr James Canton.
So, if you're thinking of picking up this book, skip it. Read the complete collection of Philip K Dick's sci-fi for the future of altered realities.
Gonna start on the next book: Either The world without us by Alan Weisman or God is not great - how religion poisons everything by Christopher Hitchens.
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2 comments:
let me know how God Is Not Great goes. if good i wanna borrow :)
haha, was it obvious that I went on a spree and bought all the three books I'm talking about?
I started on god (small caps) is Not Great. Alot of rhetorics. But still engaging because I'm repulsed by similar stuff. It's not god we're angry with. It's the people who administer it, or him or her.
I'm looking out for well-balanced literature on this anti-religion thing.
oh yes, your UOB?
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