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Rutger Bregman Is Thinking About Billionaires, the US Versus Europe and Saving the World

Rutger Bregman Is Thinking About Billionaires, the US Versus Europe and Saving the World

The Mishal Husain Show vor 8 Monaten

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Rutger Bregman knows what appearing at Davos can do for your
profile. His reputation was made when he went there in 2019 and
attacked the rich. The clip went viral.

A historian and author originally from the Netherlands, Bregman
has been focused on elites ever since, most recently in his book
Moral Ambition, and in a series of lectures on the BBC, after
which he accused the organization of censoring his views on
Donald Trump.

In this conversation with Mishal Husain, we hear more about his
worldview, which is more nuanced than some might expect. He
discusses how he is impressed by entrepreneurs, favors action
over commentary and is putting his book profits toward building a
community that furthers his beliefs.

00:00 - Introducing Rutger Bregman

02:30 - The rise of AI

07:53 - Wasted talent

09:22 - I want to pull my hair out

10:05 - European leadership

11:14 - Europe is weak

12:25 - Ideals are worth little without power

13:45 - Building a movement

17:40 - Mamdani and populism

21:00 - The God shaped hole

25:12 - Elon Musk the entrepreneur

26:08 - The BBC and Trump

30:49 - A new form of feudalism

33:56 - Small groups can change the world

35:14 - The best place to think

Watch this podcast here:

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLe4PRejZgr0Ns_wjGlmjlPz0cded0nTYS

You can find the written version of this interview with Mishal’s
notes on Bloomberg Weekend:
https://www.bloomberg.com/latest/weekend-interview

Contact The Mishal Husain Show mishalshow@bloomberg.net

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