Challenging Human Nature: A Hopeful Perspective

This chapter dives into the speaker's upbringing in a bike-friendly Dutch town and critiques the dominant belief of humans as inherently selfish. Drawing from their book 'Humankind, A Hopeful History,' they explore the implications of economic systems, contrasting capitalism's flaws with models that prioritize collective welfare. Using historical examples and psychological insights, the chapter highlights human cooperation and challenges misconceptions about greed and power dynamics.