Allen Roberts’s Reviews > 21 Lessons for the 21st Century > Status Update

Harari can scare the shit out of you, make you laugh, and say something profound all in the space of a single paragraph…

“A hunter-gatherer in the Stone Age knew how to make her own clothes, how to start a fire, how to hunt rabbits and how to escape lions. We think we know far more today, but as individuals, we actually know far less. We rely on the expertise of others for almost all our needs.” p. 254

“… [M]odern history has demonstrated that a society of courageous people willing to admit ignorance and raise difficult questions is usually not just more prosperous but also more peaceful than societies in which everyone must accept a single answer.” p. 242