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Author: Douglas Rushkoff

The author starts off talking about the unintended uses of our inventions. He talks about how various inventions over the centuries that had the potential to revolutionize the way humans connect with each other have instead been used to further isolate humans. The machines that we made to improve productivity are instead being used to replace us. Money which is meant to improve exchange of goods and services is instead used for hoarding of wealth and power. The internet, one of the best communication mediums ever invented is being turned into a personalized version of television carrying all the related evils with it. Social media is isolating individuals and connecting them with brands instead.

The big evolutionary advantage of homo sapiens over other primates is our cooperation and social bonds, not competition. Darwin's theory of evolution is grossly misinterpreted to justify unethical competitive practices. Evolution has as much cooperation as it has competition. The author talks about a few examples in the natural world that represent cooperation even between non-symbiont species, for example, tall trees and short evergreens. Social norms, imitation of each other, sharing and caring for each other have had a strong part to play in the evolution of our species.