Got some reading for the holiday travels
Was gifted by a friend who is way into Tesla.. He doesn't own BTC but follows it as a market indicator, and is all for it, as well as DOGE and my beloved SHITCOIN.
Will post a review when I'm halfway done, and then all the way done; assuming I can get that far and it doesn't piss me off in some way. It's a beast, 300+ big pages.
As promised, here's my halfway review of
Soft War by Jason Lowery (I'm actually closer to 3/5 of the way done, and this is more of a summary than a review):
As of page 200, the only time Lowery referenced Bitcoin so far was to basically remind the reader that the book is still about Bitcoin and that we should be patient until he ties it all together.
Basically, it appears the premise is an attempt to redefine the evolution of life & society in terms of Bitcoin and hash rate. The author starts all the way back to single-celled organisms, working his way up to pack animals, and then finally humans, who for thousands of years conducted successful societal operations along the lines of prioritizing the "feeding and breeding of power projectors."
Across all forms of life, "power projectors" display physical power through not only sheer physical size but display of weaponry; whether it be the antlers of a deer, the fangs of a wolf, or the sword of a human.
He then goes on to explain that modern society has necessitated the construct of "abstract power" in which we entrust high-ranking officials to utilize weaponry in a fashion that benefits the rest of society. Of course, there are innate problems with this -- for example, we are relying on 0.0001% of the population to make most of a society's decisions on our behalf, and if this tiny % is corruptible, a society can collapse rather quickly.
The author reiterates the same points over and over in different contexts, like he is trying to beat ideas into your head so they will make sense later when he ties his theories together with Bitcoin, which hasn't quite happened yet. But I think I'm getting close...
In all, an interesting book thus far and recommended reading for anyone who wants to hear a novel theory about the strategic importance of Bitcoin, or simply has too much time on their hands. Will probably do a post in Bitcoin Discussion about it when I'm done but will link it here.
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