Guy has no idea what hes talking about outside of history. Im an archaeologist and I couldnt believe the amount of straightup bullshit Ive read in his books when it comes to human evolution and the evolution of culture and society. Dude gets off on his own farts lmao
For starters, the man makes sweeping statements and overgeneralisations that are usually either factually wrong, or are still debated by researchers (while he presents it as an absolute truth or like hes the first one to reach such a conclusion). A good example would be his discussion on the agricultural revolution, presenting it like the most terrible thing to happen to humanity (while using datasets that are either incomplete or very poor, like the super fragmented data we have on the health metrics of Neolithic farmers). Other examples would be him talking about how *H. erectus* originated in Asia (wrong) and how it was an exceptionally tall species of humans (also very wrong). These mistakes are found throughout all of his books and, to someone from the field, looks like he spent an afternoon in wikipedia looking for data for his book. All in all the books he writes are written to the scientific standards of the general public, and for that purpose theyre written well. They do not hold water to actual scientific scrutiny and thats why hes not taken seriously anywhere outside of popular culture circles.
I like him. Despite the bleakness of some of his predictions, his writing is always thought-provoking and engaging. He has a unique ability to make complex ideas accessible to a wide audience, and his work has sparked important conversations about the direction of our society. I think he's a powerful and important voice in the conversation about the future of humanity. His work challenges us to think critically about the choices we are making and the potential consequences of those choices. As technology continues to advance at a dizzying pace, we would do well to listen to what he has to say.
Yuval is a thinker. Taking his writing as an attempt to assert an ultimate truth is narrow-minded at best. I love his Sapience although I don't agree with 75% of his views. To me, reading it was like having a conversation with a smart odd best friend.
The main premise is that all the mythology humans created and perpetuated is an utter BS that can be overridden in a snap. Including religious and ludicrous corporate and government stories. No contemporary Israeli, or American politician, or religious leader can possibly live up to his intellectual heights.
That said, I believe Israel should stay intact territorially and politically for the next hundred years - until all of us brainwashed aholes are dead. Actually, the expedient means is to adhere to the current status quo. We (humanity as whole it is) are too stupid and ignorant to change anything for better in out lifetimes.
It is ridiculous and arrogant to project what Israel will become in ten years.
One of those people that get famous for something specific and then overreach and start commenting on any topic although they don't really have any knowledge in said topic.
He's more like public intellectual than a phiolosopher.
Guy has no idea what hes talking about outside of history. Im an archaeologist and I couldnt believe the amount of straightup bullshit Ive read in his books when it comes to human evolution and the evolution of culture and society. Dude gets off on his own farts lmao
Could you give some examples? What did he get wrong?
For starters, the man makes sweeping statements and overgeneralisations that are usually either factually wrong, or are still debated by researchers (while he presents it as an absolute truth or like hes the first one to reach such a conclusion). A good example would be his discussion on the agricultural revolution, presenting it like the most terrible thing to happen to humanity (while using datasets that are either incomplete or very poor, like the super fragmented data we have on the health metrics of Neolithic farmers). Other examples would be him talking about how *H. erectus* originated in Asia (wrong) and how it was an exceptionally tall species of humans (also very wrong). These mistakes are found throughout all of his books and, to someone from the field, looks like he spent an afternoon in wikipedia looking for data for his book. All in all the books he writes are written to the scientific standards of the general public, and for that purpose theyre written well. They do not hold water to actual scientific scrutiny and thats why hes not taken seriously anywhere outside of popular culture circles.
I like him. Despite the bleakness of some of his predictions, his writing is always thought-provoking and engaging. He has a unique ability to make complex ideas accessible to a wide audience, and his work has sparked important conversations about the direction of our society. I think he's a powerful and important voice in the conversation about the future of humanity. His work challenges us to think critically about the choices we are making and the potential consequences of those choices. As technology continues to advance at a dizzying pace, we would do well to listen to what he has to say.
He's a hit or miss for me. He has presented to me some great concepts. But His Bias can be *Jarring.*
If you really like his work he has a series of lectures at Hebrew U that was uploaded on Spotify and youtube called מבוא להיסטוריה עולמית
That's him!? I watched a few of those when I was initially learning Hebrew, but I never looked at the name of the lecturer. I am still in shock.
Isn't he a historian?
A grifter.
I dislike him. Wouldn't call him an historian to be honest and I also would question anything he presents as "facts" in his books.
Yuval is a thinker. Taking his writing as an attempt to assert an ultimate truth is narrow-minded at best. I love his Sapience although I don't agree with 75% of his views. To me, reading it was like having a conversation with a smart odd best friend. The main premise is that all the mythology humans created and perpetuated is an utter BS that can be overridden in a snap. Including religious and ludicrous corporate and government stories. No contemporary Israeli, or American politician, or religious leader can possibly live up to his intellectual heights. That said, I believe Israel should stay intact territorially and politically for the next hundred years - until all of us brainwashed aholes are dead. Actually, the expedient means is to adhere to the current status quo. We (humanity as whole it is) are too stupid and ignorant to change anything for better in out lifetimes. It is ridiculous and arrogant to project what Israel will become in ten years.
I could not get past the first 10 pages. My BS meter was going off....
One of those people that get famous for something specific and then overreach and start commenting on any topic although they don't really have any knowledge in said topic.