Thanh Nguyen-Kim asked this question about Factfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong About the World – and Why Things Are Better Than You Think:
Those who have read both books: should I read Guns, Germs and Steel? As GG&S tries to give explanation of how different countries end up having development gap. While Factfulness tries to convince people of how little the gap exists. P/S: GG&S failed when I did fact check, the oldest pottery was found in China, not South America.
Shaheen Just finished reading Factfulness, an fantastic smooth read. Loved the structure of each chapter starting with real story, centered around single bias…moreJust finished reading Factfulness, an fantastic smooth read. Loved the structure of each chapter starting with real story, centered around single bias/instinct, ending with a neat summary.

GG&S has been lying on my table for sometime, was busy finishing Sapiens by Yuval, and Silk Road by Frankopan, Now i am curious to know what GG&S is all about, reading through the comments here(less)
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