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Enlightenment Now

Steven Pinker · 2018

2 people have this book on the record — 1 of 2 verdicts positive. The dissent stays on the page.

The bar next to each date shows how long ago it was said: 6d is days, 4yr is years.

Mark Manson disliked it affiliate
Optimism porn. I’m a bona fide Pinker fanboy, but was disappointed with this, for a few reasons.

on markmanson.net · 1 Mar 2021

Bill Gates loved it
I read the book slowly since I loved it so much, but I think most people will find it a quick and accessible read.

on gatesnotes.com · 26 Jan 2018

This book on rcmnd →

That little bar

It says how long ago something was said, so you can tell last month from 2014 without doing the arithmetic. Full and green is recent; it drains and cools as the date gets older, and empties completely at about 6 years.

A striped bar means the date itself is an estimate — the source did not carry an exact one. An entry with no date at all gets no bar.