Economics

The Rational Optimist

Matt Ridley · 2000

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4,245·Classic

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Why it endured

Matt Ridley's sweeping argument that human progress is best explained by the exchange of ideas and specialization — and that pessimism about the future is almost always wrong.

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Bill GatesCo-founder of Microsoft

Its subject is the history of humanity, focusing on why our species has succeeded and how we should think about the future.

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Naval RavikantEntrepreneur & philosopher

Fantastic. Also read Matt Ridley. 🙏

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