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Re:Ask HN: Best books you read in the past decade? by iliketoworkhard on Saturday December 28, 2019 @06:17PM (#21902519)
I really need to pick up Solaris.

I felt like Sapiens rewired my brain in a way. Homo Deus only drove in the message that we are nothing but algorithms

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Re:Ask HN: Best books you read in the past decade? by jackthetab on Saturday December 28, 2019 @08:29PM (#21903204)
> I felt like Sapiens rewired my brain in a way.

Same here. His explanation of intra-species realities blew my mind. Explains a _lot_.

> Homo Deus only drove in the message that we are nothing but algorithms

Biological algorithms but still...

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Re:Ask HN: Best books you read in the past decade? by chubot on Sunday December 29, 2019 @12:27AM (#21904143)
Yes I found the idea of "intersubjective", and the word, very useful. Money, corporations, religions, etc. being great examples.

(This reminded me of it and I had to look it up)

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