From the head of TED, and built on two linked claims: the internet can turbocharge generosity, and generosity can repair the internet.
The useful reframe is that generosity doubles as long-term self-interest, because the reputational and relational returns compound in a way transactional behaviour never does.
Where I pushed back is the second claim. The same mechanics that spread a generous act spread an outrageous one, and the outrage has better unit economics. The book knows this and is more hopeful about it than I am.
Read January 2025.