It definitely blew my mind when I first read it, but I think its also gained a big cult following creating a lot of hype. I thought about it a lot for a few mon

It definitely blew my mind when I first read it, but I think its also gained a big cult following creating a lot of hype. I thought about it a lot for a few months after I read it, but I certainly haven't thought about it in over a year and it definitely hasn't shaped the way I think about things now (at least not that I'm aware of). If you haven't taken the math behind it, its awesome and you should definitely read the first 14 chapters if you're interested. But after that, its basically a bunch of Hofstatdler's musings on DNA and AI, a lot of which seems outdated and like a lot of speculation (the book was published ~25 years ago). Then again, most books I've read I forget about much sooner than a few months. If you want a good read, go for it, but its not some holy grail that will change your life forever.