Abundance

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From bestselling authors and journalistic titans Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson, this work is a paradigm-shifting call to rethink entrenched problems like climate change, housing, education, and healthcare. The global history of the twenty-first century reveals a narrative of growing unaffordability and shortage. Years of insufficient housing development have led to a national housing crisis, while slashed immigration policies have resulted in a labor shortage. Off-shoring manufacturing has created a deficit of essential components like chips for cars and computers. Despite warnings about climate change, we have failed to build the necessary clean energy infrastructure. This crisis has been decades in the making due to a lack of construction. The authors argue that today’s issues are not merely the result of past villains; instead, solutions from one generation have morphed into problems for the next. Regulations aimed at addressing environmental issues from the 1970s now hinder urban density and green energy projects needed in the 2020s. Laws intended to ensure thoughtful government action in education and healthcare have made it difficult to implement consequential changes. While our ability to identify problems has improved, our capacity to solve them has diminished. For progress, we must shift our perspective to see promise in new ideas and create systems that facilitate building. Klein and Thompson explore how to transit