Summary of Rutger Bregman's Humankind

Sample Key Takeaways:

1) The idea that most people are, deep down, kind, is pretty radical. It may seem innocent, but it’s an idea that’s long been known to make rulers nervous, an idea denied by religions and ideologies, ignored by the news media, and erased from history books.

2) It is, however, an idea that has been proven over and over again. We see it every single time there’s a natural disaster, a tragedy, a pandemic, a war; people come together and prove the human spirit is resilient and loving. Yet we seem to forget this reality.