“Large numbers of strangers can cooperate successfully by believing in common myths.”
— Yuval Noah Harari, Sapiens, p. 31
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Insight
Money, nations, corporations, religions — all imagined orders. Their power comes from collective belief.
Try this
List the "imagined orders" you participate in (your country, your job title, your bank). Notice how each functions only because we agree.
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