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A review by thomas_edmund
Utopia for Realists: How We Can Build the Ideal World by Rutger Bregman
5.0
I kind of needed this book. At a time of my life and the world as it is things an seem pretty grim and I sometimes miss the naive passion I had for change that I had in my younger days. This book kind of helped rekindle that line of thinking.
Not that Utopia of Realists is a fluffy or emotional call to arms. In fact quite the opposite, its a detailed and thorough examination of what works to better society in all areas. It's not a lefty manifesto or a societal rant, its specific critical and interesting.
I did have a sad laugh aboutt the section on borders however, obviously written well before Covid-19 that section will probably need an update.
The key areas still of merit, discuss universal income, work weeks, our relationship with technology and concerns about BS jobs versus 'real.'
Really happy I picked this one up - and strongly recommended for anyone like me struggling with a 'where-to' with their thoughts on the world.
Not that Utopia of Realists is a fluffy or emotional call to arms. In fact quite the opposite, its a detailed and thorough examination of what works to better society in all areas. It's not a lefty manifesto or a societal rant, its specific critical and interesting.
I did have a sad laugh aboutt the section on borders however, obviously written well before Covid-19 that section will probably need an update.
The key areas still of merit, discuss universal income, work weeks, our relationship with technology and concerns about BS jobs versus 'real.'
Really happy I picked this one up - and strongly recommended for anyone like me struggling with a 'where-to' with their thoughts on the world.