A friend gave me this book expecting me to critique it.

It strikes me as a techno-hippy trying to reach out to Scott Alexander (ssc) telling him to get some empathy. But also bleh. I am not the target audience for this book by a long shot.

It also constructs all of its arguments using general public understanding of liberal history, which is fine as a starting point rhetorically, but it does not follow it up or critique that perception even when arguing against the liberal assumptions. (Well, mostly, it did say that Bill Gates philanthropy was ineffective in combating malaria as it didn't target the real cause (poverty), but thoe moments are rare and brief)

I cry

(Also, book repeatedly uses Elon Musk as a great man genius, routinely solving problems far beyond most people)