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sethdmichaels.bsky.social · @sethdmichaels.bsky.social@bridge.neodb.net

Rated The Art of War 8/10

Very brief but A Big Deal for decent reasons. It's aphoristic, tautological, a series of little koans that almost read like horoscopes - it's easy for a reader to see the parallels between the ideas expressed here and whatever is going on in their life, which is what makes it useful in a lasting way. I also get why it appeals to self-regarding people like Wall Street douchebags or Steve Bannon - it's a powerful tool for self-justification, to explain to yourself why what you've done is awesome. I enjoyed reading it and think it's useful as a kind of oblique strategy for problem solving: it gets you to try and suss out the pieces of the problem and see which of this advice helps you think about those pieces metaphorically.

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Published 2026-08-18 14:47 UTC · bridged from Atmosphere