Abundance is a book co-authored by Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson. It is a challenge to democracies to establish a new social order to accelerate technological advancement. They make the case that the major advancements of mankind have slowed by comparing the 1890's to the 1920's, to the 1990's to the 2020's. They are critical of the over regulating and NIMBY policies of the left as well as the overall disregard of advancements for the sake of profit by the right. I came away thinking the book is optimistic, with a faith in technology, and an alignment of collective genius.
"It is the promise of not just more, but more of what matters. It is a commitment to the endless work of institutional renewal. It is a recognition that technology is at the heart of progress and always has been. It is a determination to align our collective genius with the needs of both the planet and each other. Abundance is liberalism, yes. But more than that, it is liberalism that builds."
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