Carlos Cámara reviewed Utopia for Realists by Rutger Bregman
Utopia is not only possible, it has already started!
4 stars
Rutger Bregman presents a series of stories and facts that speculate not only how a fairer, more rational and equitable the world could be, but also how could have been if at certain point history would have taken another turn. And by doing so, it questions the very essence of many of today's assumptions regarding workload, wellfare, borders, wages, poors... that neoliberal mantras makes us believe which constitute the foundations of capitalist societies. And what it is more important: it plants the seed of new different ideas that can lead to this utopia he often refers to as "The land of plenty" to be a reality not just for a few chosen ones, but for everyone.
Written in a very informative and colloquial language (although I felt sometimes to be structured in a weird manner with many jumps back and forth*) it is aimed to everyone, without the need of …
Rutger Bregman presents a series of stories and facts that speculate not only how a fairer, more rational and equitable the world could be, but also how could have been if at certain point history would have taken another turn. And by doing so, it questions the very essence of many of today's assumptions regarding workload, wellfare, borders, wages, poors... that neoliberal mantras makes us believe which constitute the foundations of capitalist societies. And what it is more important: it plants the seed of new different ideas that can lead to this utopia he often refers to as "The land of plenty" to be a reality not just for a few chosen ones, but for everyone.
Written in a very informative and colloquial language (although I felt sometimes to be structured in a weird manner with many jumps back and forth*) it is aimed to everyone, without the need of knowing much about economics or politics. I found it to be highly recommended for anyone pursuing a better world or simply that want to understand how the current world works and over which premises it is based.
- Apparently, a new edition was made after this one which slightly changes the order of some chapters and, according to the author it is the best edition so far