This is a deep, twisting and mind-numbingly complicated topic.
Why does the world seem so angry? Why are there so many trolls on the internet? Is our democracy eroding? Has capitalism reached its end days?
All of these questions and possible paths to take to avoid war and anarchy are addressed. Yes, I found some of this impossible to follow but I simply allowed the narrative to continue and to glean the broader concepts.
All-in-all, it was a frightening subject to contemplate considering that our economy (meaning money) is completely decoupled from nature, which is where our economy comes from.
Faced with the realities of crushing national & personal debt, climate change, a growing economic gap between the rich & poor and immigration, humanity is swinging back to populism, read tribalism, in order to cope with these overwhelming problems.
I am unable to give the book its just review here because I am simply not as smart as the author. I can say that I found it to be a well researched and well-argued subject and that I am richer and more informed for having “read” it. (It was the audiobook version, thanks to the Edmonton Public Library)
Highly recommended.
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| Jonah Goldberg |
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