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Utopia for Realists: How We Can Build the Ideal World

Book by Rutger Bregman · 4 quotes · Poverty, Gross Domestic Product, Money

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“In the end, it's not the market or technology that decides what has real value, but society. If we want this century to be one in which all of us get richer, then we'll need to free ourselves of the dogma that all work is meaningful. And, while we're at it, let's also get rid of the fallacy that a higher salary is automatically a reflection of societal value.”

“Selbst wenn es zehn Bewerber für jeden Arbeitsplatz gibt, wird das Problem nicht in der Nachfrage, sondern im Angebot gesucht - also bei den Arbeitslosen, die nicht in der Lage sind, ihre "Beschäftigungsfähigkeit" zu entwickeln, oder sich einfach nicht ausreichend bemühen.”