Final Conversation! Humankind (Week 7: Chapters 16 to 18 + Epilogue)
To be hopeful is to be dangerous.
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Yes, this is the seventh and final week of our reading of Humankind: A Hopeful History by Rutger Bregman. I know that many of you have purchased the book and are reading it, but have not attended our conversation.
This is your chance!
Whether you have read the entire book twice or have dabbled with beginning chapters on audio, we need your voice, and you need the voices of others, because none of us can go through nihilism hell alone.
See you this Friday!
It’s time to pour yourself your favorite drink and curl up with the book!
“If you make a film about a man kidnapping a woman and chaining her to a radiator for five years—something that has happened probably once in history—it’s called searingly realistic analysis of society. If I make a film like Love Actually, which is about people falling in love, and there are about a million people falling in love in Britain today, it’s called a sentimental presentation of an unrealistic world.”
~ Richard Curtis
And here are three songs to check out:
This Week’s Reading
📖 Catch-up to Chapters 16-18 + Epilogue
⌛ Estimated time: 1.5~2 hours
Week 7 at a Glance
Week 7 (Sep 27 - Oct 3)
Part Five: The Other Cheek
Chapter 16: Drinking Tea With Terrorists
Chapter 17: The Best Remedy for Hate, Injustice, and Prejudice
Chapter 18: When the Soldiers Came Out of the Trenches
Epilogue: Ten Rules to Live By
LIVE #4: Friday, Oct 3, 2025, 9 pm EST
Live Conversation
📅 Friday, October 3 at 9 PM ET
💻 Zoom Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81378808258
Bring one square 🟦, one circle 🔵, and one diamond 🔷 from your reading to share.
🟦 What part of this week’s reading feels true in your own life?
🔵 What new story or idea keeps circling in your mind?
🔷 What slight shift are you invited to make in your mindset, work, or relationships?
See you in the Book Chat thread here
That’s it — read, comment, reply, and let us know how your heart is doing,
—Samir, Rod, and Monte