Yuval Noah Harari
The Visionary
The future, and what is barely possible, reads round the next corner.
Yuval Noah Harari is a prominent author and historian known for his insightful analysis of human history and future possibilities. This interview reveals his ability to articulate complex ideas about democracy and societal change, positioning him as a thought leader who inspires critical reflection and action.
“While neglecting what are potentially more important human qualities like compassion, like autistic sensitivity, like spirituality, if you give Putin, for instance, bioengineering and AI and brain computer interfaces, he is likely to want to create a race of super soldiers who are much more intelligent and much stronger and also much more…”
“There is a lot of hate. One of the things that happened in Israel over the last 10 years or so, Israel became much stronger than it was before, largely thanks to technological developments. And it feels that it no longer needs to compromise. This is the many reasons for it, but some of them are technological.”
“And nobody wanted to identify with such a thing. If your options, okay, you can be a sinner, you can be a defect, what do you want? No good options there. And it took me many years until I was 21 to come to terms with it. And one of the things I learned two things.”
“Things and many things in the world happen because of boredom to some extent, people start entire wars because of boredom. People quit relationships. People quit jobs because of boredom. And if you never learn how to deal with boredom, you will never learn how to enjoy peace and quiet. Because the way to peace passes through boredom.”
The Rest Is Politics: Leading — 29: Yuval Noah Harari: Crisis and tragedy in Israel (Part 1)
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