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Robin
is 47% done
Finally up to the topic of the book (assembly theory), but there's still a lot of circuitous verbiage. I get the feeling much of this book could have been an email. The idea is interesting; I just wish Walker had launched into it earlier, and was using clearer definitions and examples now.
— Dec 28, 2025 05:48PM
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Robin
is 22% done
Chapter 1 is frustratingly full of question-begging - the author confidently claims no one can satisfactorily explain why a car is not alive. But that’s a conclusion of her argument, not a premise. The writing also meanders, as though the editing team had no idea what the author was on about so just let her spin her wheels. Chapter 2 is starting to get more interesting.
— Dec 27, 2025 05:11PM
