The Anthropocene Reviewed

The book is ok. I like the premise. But I can’t stand how negative the author is at times. I give The Anthropocene Reviewed 3 stars.

Notes & Highlights

The five-star scale doesn’t really exist for humans; it exists for data aggregation systems, which is why it did not become standard until the internet era. Making conclusions about a book’s quality from a 175-word review is hard work for artificial intelligences, whereas star ratings are ideal for them.

Halley’s comet will be more than five times closer to Earth in 2061 than it was in 1986. It’ll be brighter in the night sky than Jupiter, or any star.