Cloudmoney: Why the War for Our Wallets Is a War for Our World
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- Create Date：2022-07-04 09:21:37
- Update Date：2025-09-07
- Status：finish
- Author：Brett Scott
- ISBN：006293631X
- Environment：PC/Android/iPhone/iPad/Kindle
Reviews
Jeff Kaye
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Brett Scott has written a timely and absorbing book on money， how it is being used by banks and fintech organisations to harvest the consumer and why cash seems to be the only obstacle in their drive for supremacy。This is a well-written work that excellently describes the numerous forms of digital 'money'， how the banks （including Central Banks） are working to make cash obsolete and why they are doing so。I particularly liked the chapters on cryptos （I don't like the term crypto currencies as the Brett Scott has written a timely and absorbing book on money， how it is being used by banks and fintech organisations to harvest the consumer and why cash seems to be the only obstacle in their drive for supremacy。This is a well-written work that excellently describes the numerous forms of digital 'money'， how the banks （including Central Banks） are working to make cash obsolete and why they are doing so。I particularly liked the chapters on cryptos （I don't like the term crypto currencies as they are not） and blockchain developers。 It properly shows cryptos are just numbers but hyped beyond reality by those （mainly libertarians） who wish to substitute their agenda and power structures for the nation state and their fiat currencies。 It is a book I can recommend to anyone interested in how the world is fast becoming dominated by the massive corporations from USA to China that exploit the power of the internet and collectivisation of information for massive profit and control over individuals that become mere fodder。It is not a heartening book - reality is not that heartening in this context。 Cash appears doomed and wishful thoughts do not abound as the power of the corporation in advanced nations seems too strong。 I learned a lot from David Graeber's book - Debt: The first 5000 years - and it is good to see him so revered by Brett。 。。。more
Denise
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Pros:: Learned so much about cash， credit， including the merging of finance， business， greed and AI。 Scary at times！ Did a great job in explaining bit coin and it’s implications， even the influence it has on politics。 Cons :: Nothing Cover art 5 out of 5。
Sarah Jaffe
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