“Professor Harari once said that humans have no free will, no souls, and are hackable animals. I never imagined such a challenging claim could be spun into a must-read picture book for the 5 to 8 year-old crowd! Five stars!” - Anton Blurbmeister, The New York Times
“The best-selling Israeli author proves himself a deft children’s writer with a sharp understanding of how to convey difficult concepts to the next generation of face mask-wearing widgets.” - Fayed Hack, The Washington Post
“Wonderful. I read this magical tale of our technological near future to my daughter, and she literally cried. LOVE LOVE LOVE Harari’s ‘Bluebird of Jabbiness’ character!” - Petunia Welschmerz, NPR
No, seriously. Harari really has written a children’s book. Not the satire above, but this.
And yes, he really did say those things.
“Homo sapiens is an obsolete algorithm,” Harari insisted in his 2016 book, Homo Deus:
“After all, what’s the advantage of humans over chickens? Only that in humans information flows in much more complex patterns than in chickens. Humans absorb more data, and process it using better algorithms. Well then, if we could create a data-processing system that absorbs even more data than a human being, and that processes it even more efficiently, wouldn’t that system be superior to a human in exactly the same way that a human is superior to a chicken?”
“Brilliant! I love Harari’s sequel to Soulless, Hackable Animals, “You’re an Obsolete Algorithm, But You’re Still Better Than a Chicken!” It’s essential reading for the little ones in your life, and perhaps a few of the big ones too.” - Sarah Sophistry, CNN
“Critics have described Harari as an unhinged nihilist auditioning for the richest and most powerful people on Earth. That’s nonsense - could anyone like that ever have penned such a kindergarden masterpiece? This beautifully illustrated charmer is funny, touching, joyous and sad all in one. As Harari expands his brand, might a children’s phone app and cartoon series be in the works? Let’s certainly hope so!” - Ted Presstitute, Time
“Using colourful prose and pictures to instruct children that they represent an evolutionary dead end is probably the kindest thing we adults can do for them in the waning days of the Anthropocene. Move over, Dr. Seuss!” - Dexter Dinglenutz, Vanity Fair
Not satire:
“In October of 2021, Harari released Volume 2 of the graphic adaptation of Sapiens. Coming up next are a Sapiens children’s book, Sapiens Live, an immersive experience, and a multi-season TV show inspired by Sapiens. Our Populist Prophet is relentless in his search for new followers—and with them new heights of fame and influence.
Harari has seduced us with his storytelling, but a close look at his record shows that he sacrifices science to sensationalism, often makes grave factual errors, and portrays what should be speculative as certain. The basis on which he makes his statements is obscure, as he rarely provides adequate footnotes or references and is remarkably stingy with acknowledging thinkers who formulated the ideas he presents as his own. And most dangerous of all, he reinforces the narratives of surveillance capitalists, giving them a free pass to manipulate our behaviors to suit their commercial interests…”
*Yuval Noah Harari, interviewed by Klaus Schwab
This creep is just your somewhat intelligent technocrat who has been thoroughly seduced and corrupted by big money\power. In his role as official lap-dog to Bond-villain Schwab he certainly cuts a unique image of cuddly, sympathetic children's story-book type. Maybe he could team up with the trannies for a one-two punch of 'tranny and evil Jewish historian\technocrat\transhumanist story hour'. That'll keep all those superfluous children entertained!
“There is hope for the humans , but it won’t be found in these pages -he hasn’t a clue in which technigarch’s asshole to find it”
-Hackim Tubitz
Fear not the technoids, they can fall faster than the Berlin Wall:
https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/cant-get-you-out-of-my-head-w-adam-curtis-unlocked/id1364798971?i=1000510908354