I have not read Software. A friend bought it and I skimmed it. I have listened to Lowery speak on his thesis more than once. I think it sounds interesting and plausible but curious what others who have studied in more detail think.

It's definitely something you read with an extra open mind, an empty cup so to speak. Because it's just so lengthy and detailed, you'll get lost if you get hung up disagreeing on any specific point. For example, people who are completely intolerant to the idea of violence in any situation did not like the thesis, at all. People who viewed Bitcoin only through an Austrian economic lens also didn't have a good reaction.