Chelsea Follett - Why Progress Is the Exception, Not the Rule (Ep. 315)
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Chelsea Follett joins Infinite Loops to explain why the "good old days" were far darker than most people imagine — and why progress should never be taken for granted.
Chelsea is the managing editor of Human Progress and author of Centers of Progress and the forthcoming The Grim Old Days. We discuss why humans are so drawn to nostalgia, what life was really like in the preindustrial past, why doomsday predictions keep failing, and how freedom, innovation, and open inquiry helped create the modern world.
Important Links:
Learn More about Chelsea's upcoming book here: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Grim-Old-Days
Read more of Chelsea's Human Progress work here: https://humanprogress.org/authors/chelsea-follett
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