"Is there anybody in any previous century who would not be amazed and incredulous at seeing humanity's technological and organizational powers as of 2010? Yet they would then go on to the next question: Why, with such godlike powers to command nature and organize ourselves, have we done so little to build a truly human world, to approach within sight of any of our utopias?"

-Slouching Towards Utopia by J. Bradford DeLong

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@bradleybravard "The history of the ends that humans pursue ... demonstrates we are ill-suited for utopia."

This looks like a fascinating read - thanks for sharing!

https://www.milkenreview.org/articles/slouching-towards-utopia

Slouching Towards Utopia

An economic history of the 20th Century

Milken Institute Review
@friesen5000 Thanks! Some sections were over my head (macroeconomics) but overall I found it highly interesting.