For many CS/math people, this is what Godel Escher Bach was. Read it at age 15 and it opens your mind to this alternate higher universe of amazing ideas.
I don't think most people who own it have actually read more than a chapter or two, but that's ok. Its essential function turned out to be to inspire and unlock a part of the young intellectual mind.
alephnerd · 41m ago
Interesting take, and I can see that as well. That said, I think alternative forms of media like television, video games, and potentially even social media shorts might be able to recreate portions of that experience.
The medium (books, tv, social media, video games) shouldn't matter so long as it is forcing you to challenge preconceived notions.
And that's where I think the current malaise lies - reward systems that are basically min-max with extra steps will not reward risk taking. That's the downside of removing friction.
I don't think most people who own it have actually read more than a chapter or two, but that's ok. Its essential function turned out to be to inspire and unlock a part of the young intellectual mind.
The medium (books, tv, social media, video games) shouldn't matter so long as it is forcing you to challenge preconceived notions.
And that's where I think the current malaise lies - reward systems that are basically min-max with extra steps will not reward risk taking. That's the downside of removing friction.