Who thought Trump would win the US elections and that the British would vote for Brexit? That hundreds of thousands of people would seek refuge in Europe, with tens of thousands of them dying in the process? That so many democracies would tilt to the right? That climate change would make itself felt so quickly and that an international youth climate movement would emerge overnight? In his sweeping analysis, Lobo examines the origins of these drastic changes and what we can and should learn from them.
Reading this book will make you:
• understand why so many things we once took for granted have simply evaporated
• recognize that most of today’s crises are the result of globalization and digitalization
• be better equipped to deal with the impending ruptures and changes, in politics and in everyday life.
How we tackle the shock of reality will determine how we live in the coming decades. This book shows how we can overcome our shock-induced paralysis so we are once again able to take action and are better equipped to cope with the thorny complexity of the world.
