Yuval Noah Harari
What if the secret to human dominance was not our physical strength, but our unique ability to invent and collectively believe in fictions like money, nations, and laws?
The Cognitive Revolution gave humans the unique ability to create and cooperate around shared fictions like money, religion, and human rights.
The Agricultural Revolution trapped humanity in a luxury trap, making daily life harder for individuals while exponentially multiplying our population.
The Scientific Revolution was driven by our willingness to admit ignorance, linking the pursuit of knowledge with imperial expansion and capitalist growth.