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Rabbit Hole

Deep dives that consumed weeks. Proceed with caution.

14 books

Some books don't just inform – they consume. These are the ones that sent me down Wikipedia spirals at 2am, changed what I search for, and rewired how I connect ideas. Dangerously good.

I Am a Strange Loop

I Am a Strange Loop

Douglas Hofstadter
Consciousness explained through self-reference. Dense, beautiful, and brain-bending.
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Empire of AI

Empire of AI

Karen Hao
Inside the race to build artificial intelligence. The human cost of the machine.
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Careless People

Careless People

Sarah Wynn-Williams
Inside Facebook's recklessness. The human debris of move-fast-break-things.
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Proof of Stake

Proof of Stake

Vitalik Buterin
Ethereum's creator in his own words. The philosophy behind the protocol.
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Reality+

Reality+

David J. Chalmers
A philosopher takes on virtual reality. What counts as real?
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The Cryptopians

The Cryptopians

Laura Shin
The wild early days of Ethereum. Idealists, fraudsters, and true believers.
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Crypto Confidential

Crypto Confidential

Nathaniel Eliason
Inside the crypto casino. Gonzo journalism meets DeFi.
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The Four

The Four

Scott Galloway
Amazon, Apple, Facebook, Google. Prof G's takedown of big tech.
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Brotopia

Brotopia

Emily Chang
Silicon Valley's toxic bro culture exposed. The party behind the product.
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I'm Feeling Lucky

I'm Feeling Lucky

Douglas Edwards
Google employee #59 tells the origin story. The chaos behind the algorithm.
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Bad Blood

Bad Blood

John Carreyrou
The Theranos fraud. The best business thriller ever written.
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Super Pumped

Super Pumped

Mike Isaac
The battle for Uber. Ambition, aggression, and inevitable implosion.
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The Cult of We

The Cult of We

Eliot Brown
WeWork's spectacular collapse. When charisma meets delusion.
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Consumption Matters

Consumption Matters

Cathrine V. Jansson-Boyd
The psychology of why we buy, own, and discard the things we do.
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