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209 | Brad DeLong on Why the 20th Century Fell Short of Utopia
Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas · 209
People throughout history have imagined ideal societies of various sorts. As the twentieth century dawned, advances in manufacturing and communication arguably brought the idea of utopia within our practical reach, at least as far as economic necessities are concerned. But we failed to achieve it, to say the least.…
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