“The end of work will not necessarily mean the end of meaning, because meaning is generated by imagining rather than by working.”— Yuval Noah Harari, theguardian.comTagged: The Meaning Of Life, Purpose of Life
“Consumerism too is a virtual reality game. You gain points by acquiring new cars, buying expensive brands and taking vacations abroad, and if you have more points than everybody else, you tell yourself you won the game.”— Yuval Noah Harari, theguardian.comTagged: Consumerism, Pleasing Others, Reputation
“What is a religion if not a big virtual reality game played by millions of people together? Religions such as Islam and Christianity invent imaginary laws, such as “don’t eat pork”, “repeat the same prayers a set number of times each day”, “don’t have sex with somebody from your own gender” and so f…”— Yuval Noah Harari, theguardian.comTagged: LOL, Religion, Atheist
“The crucial problem isn’t creating new jobs. The crucial problem is creating new jobs that humans perform better than algorithms.”— Yuval Noah Harari, theguardian.comTagged: Economics, digital age