yuval noah harari 21 lessons for the 21st century

You cannot organize a group (thousands) of people to do something or follow you without relying on some myth.

Great Quotes from the book: A lie told once remains a lie, but a lie told a thousand times becomes the truth – quote – Joseph Goebbels, Nazi Propaganda maestro. When a billion people believe it for a thousand years, it becomes religion. Here is his great quote – When a thousand people believe some made-up story for a month that’s fake news. For example, the universe does not like it when a brahmin marries a Dalit and this is a story created thousands of years ago, and people still believe it. Yuval says that Humans of all creeds would do well to take humility more seriously.įake News: Yuval with clear examples writes on the power of fake news. Humans are prone to engage in self-destructive activities. Yuval writes not to underestimate human stupidity. Terrorism is a theatrical stunt as opposed to some of the real problems we have including climate change. Nations need to work together to solve global challenges (and it is so relevant with the COVID19 pandemic) and if we don’t Yuval explains that the results may be far worse than 19 (World Wars). It makes no sense to credit Judaism, Christianity, or any religion with the creation of human morality. In Science, one could trust (for example E=MC2 is universally accepted in the world irrespective of religion, nationalism). If we watch a movie, just because everyone laughs, we are also forced to laugh. Thirty thousand years ago, some members were buried in a sumptuous grave with jewels while others had to settle for a bare hole in the ground. It just needs to be used effectively.Ģ1 Lessons for the 21st Century – Yuval Noah Harari This might help in the developing worlds as there are large amounts of data available. Yuval makes it easy to understand that data will be the center of everything and will provide a corporation with a competitive edge over others. could be detected early enough with data. Diseases such as Alzheimer’s, Cancer, etc. Is it the Government, Corporations, or Individuals. However, he spurs an interesting debate on who owns the data. A chapter on the book was dedicated to discussing Facebook and I was not sure why. Men being attracted to women is a story created thousands of years ago.

It took a while to realize that he was not attracted to women, however to men. Having read Yuval’s earlier book, it was easy to read and understand 21 Lessons for the 21st Century and you could relate to a lot of what he talks about through the book. I was looking for a paperback copy and because of the quarantine and lockdown downloaded a copy from my Kindle. Yuval Noah Harari wrote the Sapiens and after reading Sapiens, my friend Faheem Moosa recommended that I read his other two books as well.

Yuval noah harari 21 lessons for the 21st century