Bregman suggests ways in which we can think more broadly about our lives and where they are heading and offers solutions, as suggestions for us to get there. This is a highly enjoyable, engaging read despite the topic being about the issues the world is facing and policy changes. We need to think about what we want the future to look like. Society, not the market or technology gets to decide what has value. Some of Bregman's ideas include: replacing gross domestic product as a measure of progress rolling out universal basic income implementing a fifteen-hour working week and opening borders to mass migration. We have lost a sense that things can be better. We are in the 'Land of Plenty' with unprecedented wealth and opportunity but it looks bleak. Utopia For Realists: And How We Can Get There by Rutger Bregman □ The Book in 3 Sentences
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