Why people recommend it
Peter H. Diamandis and Steven Kotler's Abundance argues that technological innovation will continually solve major global challenges, offering an optimistic perspective that the future is far better than people generally assume. On The Joe Rogan Experience, Joe Rogan recommended the book to anyone seeking relief from a pessimistic worldview, while Duncan Trussell also brought up the work when discussing world problems and technology. On No Stupid Questions, Stephen Dubner cited the book as a prime example of techno-optimism, explaining the authors' core argument that human ingenuity and technology will persistently improve living standards. Peter Diamandis himself discussed publishing the work on On Purpose with Jay Shetty, and Jason Silva referenced the book on The Joe Rogan Experience to illustrate how human evolutionary psychology tricks people into focusing disproportionately on danger instead of progress.
Who recommended it
- Stephen Dubner Discussed
- Kristin Godsey Discussed
- Peter Diamandis Discussed
- Duncan Trussell Recommended
- Joe Rogan Recommended
- Jason Silva Discussed
Stephen Dubner — 2 mentions
“he actually wrote a book called abundance”
“He actually wrote a book called 'Abundance,' and they argue that technology, especially, will just keep solving problems and keep making things better.”
Kristin Godsey — 1 mention
“diamantis and kotler have this book called abundance you know the future is better than you think”
Peter Diamandis — 1 mention
“it was about eight or nine years ago i just published my first book called abundance uh the future is better than you think”
Duncan Trussell — 1 mention
“he wrote this book abundance I I I can never get his name right”
Joe Rogan — 1 mention
“and also in this book abundance highly recommend it for for anybody who's into not feeling like you're in Hell who wrote it”
Jason Silva — 1 mention
“Peter diamandis did a presentation about this at the Ted conference just a week and a half ago and he has his book called abundance”
Also mentioned in the same episodes
- Doughnut Economics
- Exponential Organizations
- Fully Automated Luxury Communism
- Gender and the politics of history
- Hit Refresh
- How Google Works
Other mentions (1: passing, ad reads, own books)
“um so the work i did that i wrote about in a small furry prayer um sort of put forth a different idea that a bunch of us sort of think might be true”