Length4h 2m
About this audiobook
We've never been more capable, or less sure what it's all for. From Chennai to San Francisco, a reflection on the question we stopped asking: we call it progress—but ambition for what? Capable as never before, sure of nothing.
Audiobook details
GenreTechnology, Philosophy
Length4 hrs 2 mins
Narrated byRecorded Track
FormatAudiobook
Publish dateNov 6, 2026
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1A Note to the Reader
2Contents
3Introduction: Making Sense of Human Progress
4Part I: The Great Deception
5Chapter 1: The Emperor’s New Innovations
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6Chapter 2: The View from 30,000 Feet
7Chapter 3: The Healthcare Paradox
8Chapter 4: The Innovation Treadmill
9Part II: The Sectoral Evidence
10Chapter 5: Abundance and Scarcity — A Global View
11Chapter 6: Shelter — From Slums to McMansions
12Chapter 7: Food — Feast and Famine Side by Side
13Chapter 8: Health — High Tech vs. Basic Care
14Part III: The Human Cost
15Chapter 9: The Digital Divide
16Chapter 10: Connection and Isolation — A Global Paradox
17Chapter 11: Work — Dignity vs. Efficiency
18Chapter 12: What Are Humans For?
19Chapter 13: The Happiness Paradox
20Part IV: Where We Went Wrong
21Chapter 14: The Schumacher Moment — Roads Not Taken
22Chapter 15: The Global Systems That Trap Us
23Part V: The Way Forward
24Chapter 16: Measuring What Matters
25Chapter 17: Models That Work — Lessons from the Road
26Chapter 18: The Strongest Objections
27Conclusion: Coming Home — The Choice
28Notes & Sources
29About the Author
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