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like 95% brilliant! not sure citizens assemblies are the solution to our problems but i luv the relentless optimism
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Excellent investigation into human nature from a less popular stance - human's aren't totally evil! Bregman does a good job of explaining the various studies and histories, making them accessible to people who may not have heard of them before. I particularly found his suggestions at the end helpful, which you can find below. Some of these may seem counter-intuitive but Bregman has solid reasoning behind each of them, and I tend to agree with him after reading the book.

Think in win-win scenarios
Ask more questions
Temper your empathy, train your compassion
Try to understand the other, even if you don’t get where they’re coming from
Love your own as others love their own
Avoid the news
Don’t punch Nazis
Come out of the closet: don’t be ashamed to do good
Be realistic
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3⭐ Ik ben het zeker eens met de visie dat de meeste mensen goede bedoelingen hebben en vond het heel interessant om het verschillende onderzoek hierover lezen. 

Het tweede deel lag me heel wat minder, de "oplossing naar de toekomst" was eerder een pleidooi naar communisme. Ik miste ook wat nuance in dit stuk. Waar het eerste deel me positief verraste, zorgde het tweede deel dat ik uitkeek naar het einde.

Pakkend geschreven, met veel voorbeelden uit onderzoeken, studies en interessante voorvallen uit het dagelijks leven.

Dit boek ga ik zeker vaker lezen.
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Made me look at the world differently. 
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READ. THIS. BOOK. 

Another example of “if everyone read this book, the world would be changed.” Even if only some of us read it, as you learn in this book, others will follow. 

I am now a self-proclaimed realist. 

The world is so much better than we think. 💖