John Stewart answers “Those who have read both books: should I...”

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.

John Stewart I think the comparison is outrageous. I agree with Keith Swenson about the value of GG&S, but Factfulness is just drivel in my opinion--a repackaging …moreI think the comparison is outrageous. I agree with Keith Swenson about the value of GG&S, but Factfulness is just drivel in my opinion--a repackaging of the obvious, like a very bad TED talk. As far as I've read, the "Ten Reasons" are just tenets of basic critical thinking that many of us learned by high school (though clearly many didn't).(less)

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