A lesson for Yuval

One thing that strikes me about the last 50 years is how little life has changed. Technology has advanced, but it has not inverted people's hierarchy of needs. There has been no revolution in needs and hopes. The “ revolution of rising aspirations” was already under way, and has spread more widely; that, however, is a psychological phenomenon which owes more to economic than to technological development. So when someone claims that technology is about to transform our lives in short order, I smell a rat. Nevertheless, Harari makes a good case that massive change is gonna come, and we have to hope his warnings do not fall on deaf ears. He does offer us a silver bullet with which to tame the tiger: a form of yogic meditation in which he has invested an enormous amount of his time. Let us hope that it delivers more on its promises than dear old Transcendental Meditation™ ever did. In any case, if you fancy some entertaining and challenging mental exercise, read this book.
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