technically, i still have the appendix to read but after reading his “letter to an asshole” at the end, and also due to the fact that it’s about game theory, i need a clear mind going into it:

1. great! a solid philosophical background about what makes an asshole an asshole, and why we don’t like them. very interesting, clear and accessible
2. aj...might just be an asshole himself...definitely has a picture of an asshole in his mind and seems to want to clear himself of moral responsibility for not dealing with them, while also clearing himself of being one and being a “fully cooperative person” who is...not real
3. might be wrong or splitting hairs in the nitty gritty of the definitions when i think an application of kant actually makes his theory both simple and interesting!!!!
4. in some places he is downright condescending!!!! in his writing and his view of people who aren’t like...philosophers, who want to try to change assholes, etc.