Bregman grabs your attention by challenging the status quo (which most people are scared to do), with his ideas on universal basic income, fifteen-hour work weeks, and opening up the borders. If you are looking for better ways to create a better life, this book is a great start. I had to get my hands on this after seeing Bregmans clear, assured take-downs of wealth inequality at Davos and on Tucker Carlson. In conclusion, I would rate Bregman’s Utopia for Realists an 8 out 10 stars (definitely a good read). Bregman provides the reader with history on past living conditions to prove that wisdom creates a better life.īelow is a brief video of Bregman discussing his ideas published in Utopia for Realists. According to Bregman “true progress begins with something no knowledge economy can produce: wisdom about what it means to live well” (page 23). He talks about how humans are feeling more pressure than ever to succeed in today’s society. It argues that the world enjoys unprecedented. Bregman offers a “utopia” based on three basic ideas: implementing a universal basic income, establishing a fifteen-hour work week, and opening borders to mass migration.īregman starts with providing the reader with a history lesson and then introduce his ideas on how it can and will better our quality of life. Utopia for Realists (2016) is a call to arms for a radical rethinking of life, work and how society functions.
If you’re not familiar with the word utopia, it basically means a place where everything is good and there is nothing bad. Utopia for Realists by Rutger Bregman taps in on the idea of “utopia” and how it can open the windows of our complex minds.
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