![]() ![]() Harari’s running theme is that things are better than ever before (most of the world has enjoyed an unusually long time of peace, even in places such as India more people are dying from eating too much as opposed to eating too little). Even more alarmingly, the richest hundred people together own more than the poorest 4 billion. ![]() Already today, the richest 1 per cent owns half the world’s wealth. Some groups increasingly monopolise the fruits of globalisation, while billions are left behind. ![]() ‘Globalisation has certainly benefited large segments of humanity, but there are signs of growing inequality both between and within societies. ![]() Each chapter really needs a separate blog post (I may look at the themes in more detail with future postings), there is much to digest about the increasingly complex globalised world we are living in. There is a warning that the confluence of biotech and infotech could make a lot of people useless being unable to compete with automation. Covering a wealth of information from work to terrorism to community and 18 other topics. This is an interesting book looking at the world today, how it was shaped and where things might go in the future. ![]()
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