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The Gray Area with Sean Illing cover image

Yuval Noah Harari thinks humans are unstoppable

The Gray Area with Sean Illing

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Are You Writing the Stories That Shape Our Lives?

I look at the images now coming from Iran, for instance, and you see teenage girls rebelling against one of the most oppressive regimes in the world. Just thinking about an alternative is difficult, but for young people, they question things far more. And they are therefore often a very strong force for change. But again, we don't need to go to extreme with change. We need to preserve some basic institutions, infrastructure, otherwise society falls apart. So managing a society is like driving a car. You need one leg on the fuel pedal. You need the other leg on the brakes. If you just press the fuel pedal for all your worth, then it's going to be an accident

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