I Am Not a Pessimist

We can make our own future — if we do the work, our species will have a glorious future. But only if.

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Gregg Easterbrook, in his book called The Progress Paradox cites a quote that stuck with me. I’ll paraphrase here:

The human race is like a poppy seed. It will blossom into a glorious flower — unless it gets baked into a bagel.