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How Progress Ends

9 min read 13 min listen Narrated by Sophie
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What’s it about?

A historian reveals how progress can stall or reverse, tracing the forces—inequality, vested interests, eroded trust—that have killed innovation before, and what we must do to keep it alive.

You’ll learn

  • Progress is fragile, not inevitable
  • The great decoupling of tech and prosperity
  • How vested interests stifle innovation
  • Rebuilding trust to sustain progress