Taylor reviewed Utopia for realists by Rutger Bregman
Review of 'Utopia for realists' on 'Goodreads'
2 stars
Good source of ideas, but the pros, cons, and challenges aren’t weighed equally. Reduced workweeks, UBI, AI, and poverty relief are summarized fine as possibilities.
The last idea, a short chapter on open borders, is not. It’s irresponsible to vaguely advocate for open global borders and cite pure economic incentive without discussing any other major challenges. Four arguments (job market, wages, motivation, and eventual departure) are given only a paragraph each, and the European Migrant Crisis isn’t mentioned at all. Most of the chapters could use more realism.