![]() ![]() Human unification is the main motivation behind creating such stories. Gradually, we unified small collective identities into bigger ones. Every modern nation is a collection of many diverse tribes from the past. Christianity is whatever Christians make of it, and “being Italian” is whatever Italians make of it. We create our own interpretations of stories. There are no biological hard-wirings for nations, religions, or political identities. In Harari’s view, almost every story we believe in is a made-up concept. ![]() In modern debates on gender and society, the argument of “social constructs” has been moved forward on multiple occasions. Cover of the book 21 lesson for 21st century by Yuval Noah Harari / Photo: Shutterstock – Lingsiae Photography Here are my 4 major lessons from this exquisite book. ![]() Yuval Noah Harari’s 21 Lessons for the 21st Century (2018) has capped the author’s trilogy on past, present, and future of humankind.įollowing the enormous success of Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind (2011) and Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow (2016), the book delves into today’s most urgent issues – automatization, fake news, nationalism. ![]()
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