![]() Bregman grabs your attention by challenging the status quo (which most people are scared to do), with his ideas on universal basic income, fifteen-hour work weeks, and opening up the borders. If you are looking for better ways to create a better life, this book is a great start. Book Review: Utopia For Realists, And How We Can Get There, by Rutger Bregman (Bloomsbury, 2017) Rutger Bregman shot to public fame calling out billionaires at this year’s World Economic Forum meeting in Davos. He has a big future shaping the future' Observer'A more politically radical Malcolm Gladwell' New York Times'The Dutch wunderkind of new ideas' GuardianIn Utopia for Realists, Rutger Bregman shows that we can construct a society with visionary ideas that are, in fact, wholly implementable. This item: Utopia for Realists: And How We Can Get There. THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER'Listen out for Rutger Bregman. In conclusion, I would rate Bregman’s Utopia for Realists an 8 out 10 stars (definitely a good read). In Utopia for Realists, Rutger Bregman shows that we can construct a society with visionary ideas that are, in fact, wholly implementable.Every milestone of civilisation - from the end of slavery to the beginning of democracy - was once considered a utopian fantasy. These items are dispatched from and sold by different sellers. Rutger Bregman takes us on a journey through history, beyond the traditional left-right divides, as he introduces ideas whose time has come. Bregman provides the reader with history on past living conditions to prove that wisdom creates a better life.īelow is a brief video of Bregman discussing his ideas published in Utopia for Realists. Utopia for Realists (2017) From a universal basic income to a 15-hour workweek, from a world without borders to a world without poverty it’s time to return to utopian thinking. ![]() According to Bregman “true progress begins with something no knowledge economy can produce: wisdom about what it means to live well” (page 23). He talks about how humans are feeling more pressure than ever to succeed in today’s society. The future of work ending poverty machines and Universal Basic Income are discussed. Bregman offers a “utopia” based on three basic ideas: implementing a universal basic income, establishing a fifteen-hour work week, and opening borders to mass migration.īregman starts with providing the reader with a history lesson and then introduce his ideas on how it can and will better our quality of life. Highlights and key takeaways from the thought-provoking book, Utopia for Realists by Rutger Bregman, which suggests a radical but possible, desolate but hopeful way to think about the future. ![]() If you’re not familiar with the word utopia, it basically means a place where everything is good and there is nothing bad. Utopia for Realists by Rutger Bregman taps in on the idea of “utopia” and how it can open the windows of our complex minds. ![]()
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