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Hope Beyond Rugged Individualism
So, if cooperation and collaboration has been key to our survival and some of our most impactful innovation, why is it so hard?
One of the biggest culprits is the pervasive influence of zero-sum thinking. While commonly associated with Western capitalism and competitive markets, it’s not an exclusively Western artifact. Civilizations across the glo... See more
One of the biggest culprits is the pervasive influence of zero-sum thinking. While commonly associated with Western capitalism and competitive markets, it’s not an exclusively Western artifact. Civilizations across the glo... See more
Our Centaur Future - A RADAR Report
Knowing who we are lets us see what kinds of change are possible. The past doesn’t tell us what will happen next, but it suggests what we can and cannot become. The desire to be equal, the individualism it produces, the hustle for money, the love of novelty, the attachment to democracy, the distrust of authority and intellect—these won’t disappear.
... See moreGeorge Packer • Last Best Hope: America in Crisis and Renewal
The Consumer Story goes like this: each of us is out for ourselves, and that is the way it should be. We are individuals, narrowly defined and independent of one another; the ‘self’ might extend as far as our immediate family, but no further.
Brian Eno • Citizens: Why the Key to Fixing Everything is All of Us
During this period of entrepreneurial upward mobility, success was increasingly divorced from any commitment to serving the community and was instead equated with abstract, ethereal flows of revenue. The emergence of New Thought, or a belief in the infinite potential of “mind-power,” further justified disparities between the wealthy and the poor.