Children of the Magenta

Children of the Magenta

Review: don't burn anyone at the stake today

Review of Don't Burn Anyone at the Stake Today (and other lessons from history about living through an information crisis) by Naomi Alderman

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Sami Makelainen
Apr 06, 2026
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I need to be honest with you upfront: this book is confirmation bias on steroids. I love writing. I love words. I spent decades working in and around communication technology. I now work in AI & strategic foresight. Naomi Alderman has written a book that sits squarely at the intersection of all those things. As a result, my highlighter barely survived t…

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