#181 - Rutger Bregman - Humankind: Are We Good Or Evil?

<p>Rutger Bregman is a historian & an author.</p> <p>It's a common-held view of humanity that humans are adversarial. Shaven chimps competing with each other for resources, held together by a veneer of politeness & society.</p> <p>Rutger disagrees and suggests that deep down humans might actually be quite nice. Expect to learn why soldiers don't fire their weapons in war, what happens when the real world Lord Of The Flies happens, how bombing a city doesn't weaken the inhabitants and much more...</p> <p><strong>Sponsor:</strong></p> <p class="p1">Get Surfshark VPN at <a href= "https://surfshark.deals/MODERNWISDOM"><span class= "s1">https://surfshark.deals/MODERNWISDOM</span></a> (Enter promo code MODERNWISDOM for 85% off and 3 Months Free)</p> <p class="p1"><strong style= "font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;"> Extra Stuff:</strong></p> <p>Buy Humankind - <a href= "https://amzn.to/370ack5">https://amzn.to/370ack5</a></p> <p>Follow Rutger on Twitter - <a href= "https://twitter.com/rcbregman">https://twitter.com/rcbregman</a></p> <p>Take a break from alcohol and upgrade your life - <a href= "https://6monthssober.com/podcast">https://6monthssober.com/podcast</a></p> <p>Check out everything I recommend from books to products - <a href= "https://www.amazon.co.uk/shop/modernwisdom">https://www.amazon.co.uk/shop/modernwisdom</a></p> <p class="p1">-</p> <p class="p1"><strong>Get in touch. </strong>Join the discussion with me and other like minded listeners in the episode comments on the <a href= "https://www.youtube.com/ModernWisdomPodcast">MW YouTube Channel</a> or message me...</p> <p class="p1">Instagram: <a href= "https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx">https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx</a></p> <p class="p1">Twitter: <a href= "https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx">https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx</a></p> <p class="p1">YouTube: <a href= "https://www.youtube.com/ModernWisdomPodcast">https://www.youtube.com/ModernWisdom