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Changed my whole perspective!
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i love anything that focuses on an optimistic and kind view of humanity and this is a very uplifting read with lots of examples of the goodness of humans. sometimes it felt a little anecdotal, but i really enjoyed it!
Highly recommended for the deconstruction of myths around human selfishness and evil, and the convincing reconstruction of the fundamental nature of cooperation, kindness, and helpfulness between humans. A case study in how narrative and incentives create reality, and how telling a different story, can quite literally shape an entirely different world.
Would recommend as an excellent companion to "Sapiens" by Harari.
Would recommend as an excellent companion to "Sapiens" by Harari.
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It's odd to more or less entirely agree with a book, and yet still feel like the solution it posits seems too idealistic and naive.
I understand Bregman goes for the furthest logical conclusion based on the arguments he laid out, but I don't feel I've internalised the message fully enough to agree it's all just that simple. Accepting that we've been so completely wrong simply feels much easier than accepting how easily we might be right if only we tried.
Perhaps it's because being wrong in a myriad of ways seems that much more realistic than all of us being right in the same way eventually. Maybe I still haven't deconstructed my intentalised cynical realism enough to get why I don't fully get it.
The sections where Bregman took to debunking an entire range of well-known philosophers and scientists were by far the most compelling for me, a really great and effective approach for my taste.
I want to be part of planet A, for sure.
I understand Bregman goes for the furthest logical conclusion based on the arguments he laid out, but I don't feel I've internalised the message fully enough to agree it's all just that simple. Accepting that we've been so completely wrong simply feels much easier than accepting how easily we might be right if only we tried.
Perhaps it's because being wrong in a myriad of ways seems that much more realistic than all of us being right in the same way eventually. Maybe I still haven't deconstructed my intentalised cynical realism enough to get why I don't fully get it.
The sections where Bregman took to debunking an entire range of well-known philosophers and scientists were by far the most compelling for me, a really great and effective approach for my taste.
I want to be part of planet A, for sure.
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