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chrissi93's review against another edition
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
mrs_bonaventure's review against another edition
5.0
An easy read yet provocative and forceful in its arguments - my reactions ranged from Are you sure, That sounds too simple, to Hell yes!
The chapter on homelessness and Universal Basic Income is the one to have gained the most press attention. But I found the section on world developments, immigration and open borders the strongest (I particularly liked the citing of the
Book of Daniel as the first written record of a test with a control group).
Full of fascinating stories and strong ideas, with lots of notes to follow up.
Also very prescient that he calls current socialists "dull as a doorknob with no story to tell" which is partly how Hillary Clinton lost to Donald Trump.
The chapter on homelessness and Universal Basic Income is the one to have gained the most press attention. But I found the section on world developments, immigration and open borders the strongest (I particularly liked the citing of the
Book of Daniel as the first written record of a test with a control group).
Full of fascinating stories and strong ideas, with lots of notes to follow up.
Also very prescient that he calls current socialists "dull as a doorknob with no story to tell" which is partly how Hillary Clinton lost to Donald Trump.
the_metin's review against another edition
4.0
Some interesting ideas in here. Would need to revisit to check the studies on UBI and housing.
wigoha's review against another edition
challenging
informative
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
4.75
knihowc's review against another edition
funny
informative
lighthearted
fast-paced
3.5
There is a lot of depth missing in the points the author makes. These shallow and only historical explanations don't really give a heads-up on how to implement and fight for the "utopias". For a book titled "... And how we can get there", there is very little how.
adam_bravery's review against another edition
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medium-paced
4.5
jrsullivan's review against another edition
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4.5
An essential read for everyone, one that reminds us that progress is not an end goal but a process and a metric by which we gauge how we’re doing and where we need to go. Bregman’s points are accessible and the perfect combination of revolutionary/ideological/possible while also considering how behind we are in thinking about our future and the importance of not settling into the bleakness and immobility that late-stage capitalism breeds. I do have a lotttttt of questions for Bregman after reading this and I wonder if there are some ways in which he could have elaborated further, but all in all, I’m feeling ready to overwhelm some neo-liberals