Cool. My guess is that the snippets you’ve heard so far are the same kinds of buzzwords that were bothering me in the first half of the book. I think at least some of his motivation for that was to make the book more controversial and generate more buzz. Which, in terms of reaching the general population, may have been a good decision on his part. But I admit that if all you’re aware of is the controversial buzzwords, and there’s plenty of other good books you could be reading, ignoring a book with controversial buzzwords is also rational.
I am interested in what you have to say about the “mostly plants” details. That part syncs up with pretty much everything I’ve otherwise heard.
I’m currently reading the full book; I’ll try to post some detailed thoughts after I finish and have some time.
Cool. My guess is that the snippets you’ve heard so far are the same kinds of buzzwords that were bothering me in the first half of the book. I think at least some of his motivation for that was to make the book more controversial and generate more buzz. Which, in terms of reaching the general population, may have been a good decision on his part. But I admit that if all you’re aware of is the controversial buzzwords, and there’s plenty of other good books you could be reading, ignoring a book with controversial buzzwords is also rational.