There is nothing in that book that reads like anything in academia. It is the antithesis of academia.
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Weird. OK, maybe a bad take since I've never attended college - but I've read nearly a dozen Bitcoin related book and this was the only one that was so torturous to digest that I gave up at chapter 8 - and can't recall anything beyond the forward. ... but hey, whatever, I'm a degenerate.
It’s a very challenging read. I agree with you. It takes an extra level or two of comprehension than a standard book. It requires extra work on the reader’s part to fully take in. That work is well worth it though.