Zac

Really liked all the information presented and the commentary on what it all meant. The end made me think, and that was fantastic

I learned a lot from this book about Pre-Colombian societies and their interaction with early colonists. The prose was not very engrossing, so it took me a while to get through it. I do want to read the companion volume though.

I really liked this book because of the themes regarding redemption it explored. It also made me laugh quite a bit.
I could have done without the swearing and sensuality though.

The politics and technology made for a page turner, but the sexual themes and how they were portrayed was both alarming and irreverent.

Eubanks offers a lot to consider to people who believe in the power of technology. The stories are poignant and terrifying. The book is a classic example of how innovation preserves as much as what it sweeps away.

I have two complaints: the first is the idea that changing American culture is the key to dismantling the digital poorhouse. Culture is important, but changing culture is not as actionable as policy. Culture moves slowly, too slowly for the poorhouse to be dismantled for it to matter to anyone alive today.

The second is that Eubanks' conclusion is underdeveloped. She attempts to lift a statement by Reverend King into a secular humanist context saying that we will be held accountable before “justice” rather than the Christian God that King referenced. Such an adaptation simply does not work with a secular worldview.