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James Pethokoukis: The Case for Techno-Optimism

From the New World

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Skepticism Towards the Idea of a Better Past

The speakers discuss their skepticism towards the belief that things were better in the past, highlighting improvements in living conditions and the tendency to romanticize the past while overlooking its drawbacks.

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