A disease
It is not just outrage, despair, and hatred of others. It is not just fear. It is self-loathing. We are disgusted by ourselves.
Humanity Is Beautiful
Read excerpts from a living draft of Peter's upcoming book Humanity Is Beautiful: A New Story For A World On Fire.
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Declinism
Likely more than any other time in our history, humans believe our species is in decline, perhaps even careening swiftly, hopelessly toward our very demise.
Losing ourselves
Underneath all outrage, despair, hatred, cynicism, and apathy is just fear. We fear we are losing something essential, something that defines us, something that makes life worth living.
Existential crisis
Anger, sadness, and disgust curdle into outrage, despair, and hatred only when they trigger an existential crisis, only when we are convinced our very identity is at stake.
Outrage, despair, and hatred
Even amidst our profound division, we often share the same core emotions: outrage, despair, hatred. The reasons are different, but the feelings and judgments are strikingly similar.
The world is on fire
It’s now only a matter of time before we destroy ourselves and the Earth as we know it. And we deserve it. This is the story that many of us tell ourselves.
Humanity Is Beautiful: Prologue
This book offers a new story for those infected with cynicism, despair, and shame for our species. It asks: What if we looked at humanity itself with the same awe, compassion, and goodwill I have for Owen and Asa or any parent has for their child?