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Alex Williams, Nick Srnicek: Inventing the Future (Paperback, 2015, Verso Books) 4 stars

A major new manifesto for a high-tech future free from work

Neo-liberalism isn’t working. Austerity …

Review of 'Inventing the Future' on 'Storygraph'

5 stars

I really enjoyed this book. The premise is that the neoliberal status quo fails on a number of levels and that the work of the left is to regain mantle of "common sense" - that we can can eliminate poverty, improve healthcare and education, and remove suffering in work. The book lays out why this is needed, the benefits of a postcapitalist society powered by automation, and some suggestions for how ideas can change over time. The book is dense but very interesting - would highly recommend.