In 1938, humans were offered 3 global stories to choose, in 1968 it was two, in 2018, we are down to 0. People have concluded rightly or wrongly, liberalisation and globalisation are a huge racket empowering a tiny elite at the expense of the masses.

However, since 2008 people all over the world become increasingly disillusioned with the liberal story. Next, the communist story collapsed. The liberal story has remained dominant guide to the human past and the indispensable manual for the future of the world. The liberal story celebrates the value and the power of liberty. From the 1940s to the 1980s the world was a battleground between communism and liberalism. During the 20th Century, the global elites in New York, London, Berlin and Moscow formulated 3 grand stories that claimed to explain the whole past and to predict the future of the entire world – the fascist story, the communist story, and the liberal story. The second world war knocked out the fascist story.

Humans think in stories rather than facts, numbers or equations. The simpler the story the better. Join our Book Club and you’ll get a hard copy sent to your doorstep, then you can join in the conversation with us: Buy your own copy of the book here: 21 Lessons for the 21st Century SummaryĢ1 Lessons is an exploration of what it means to be human in an age of bewilderment How can we protect ourselves from nuclear war, ecological cataclysms and technological disruptions? What can we do about the epidemic of fake news or the threat of terrorism? What should we teach our children? This book explores all of these vital questions and more. How can we protect ourselves from nuclear war, ecological cataclysms and technological disruptions? What can we do about the epidemic of fake news or the threat of terrorism? What should we teach our children? This book explores all of these vital questions and more. We are now redesigning life to fulfill our wildest dreams.īut do we know ourselves any more? Or will our inventions make us irrelevant? 21 Lessons for the 21st Century – by Yuval Noah HarariĢ1 Lessons is an exploration of what it means to be human in an age of bewilderment.

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