Still the same books as last week. I don't think it was a good idea to start 3 books at once, I am probably going to focus of Bands of Mourning, which has become really interesting. Still have about 1/3rd of the book to go though.

What about all of you? What have you been reading or listening to lately?

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[–] fubarx@lemmy.world 4 points 3 days ago

Just finished listening to "Breakneck" by Dan Wang. His take on China vs. US approach to economy, technology, and the future.

Main thesis is that China follows an "Engineering" approach to solving social problems (most of the leaders are engineers or scientists) whereas US has a "Legalistic" approach (most members of Congress are attorneys). Engineering gets things done and lets you build things fast, but without guardrails or protections. Legal slows things down and makes building more expensive, but has more guardrails against risk or harm. Not sure I bought the whole analogy. There was a gut-wrenching chapter on China's One Child policy and how it was implemented. Made me want to find out more about it.

I'd recommend the book to anyone interested in an alternative view, from someone with a foot in both worlds.