COVID-19: The Great Reset

In solidarity with other readers who have given this sinister book five stars, I'll do the same.Underlying the whole premise of this weird book is that the virus did it to us: all the suffering and economic destruction were caused by the virus. This isn't true at all. All the suffering was caused by our response to the virus. Sweden proves this point. South Dakota, Florida, and Texas do as well.Instead of practicing a policy of least harm wherein the most vulnerable were looked after, what we did instead was harm everyone, including and especially our children, by pretending that this disease was going to kill everyone. The authors insist that an alternative policy of "focused protection" was one of sacrificing a few so that we could save the economy, but they know full well that no one who advocated such a view was in favor of sacrificing anyone: the point, which the authors are too enchanted with their grandiose "reset" vision to see, was/is to do the least harm by focusing on the most vulnerable: those are the ones who had to "stay home, stay safe," and since many of these people were retired anyhow, for many this wasn't a problem. For those without the means to stay safe or who felt too afraid to participate in society (even if they were young and healthy) then the proper role of government would have been to seek out these people and lend them aid. This would have been at far less cost than the regulations, bailouts, etc., that took place instead.The authors give precious little time to quaint ideas like liberty and freedom, although I supposed they might in the chapters on "Individual Reset." I was mistaken. They talk about individual mental health, creativity, consumption, well-being, but not about how installing a medical police state-- which is exactly what happened throughout the world-- damages the very ideals and aspirations of people all around the world who believe that our greatest good isn't that the state tells us what to do, but that we are always, to the greatest extent possible, masters and deciders of our own fates. The Great Reset folks don't want that. At bottom, their vision is one of a collectivist "we're all in this together" mindset wherein we all pull for a greater good (which greater good the authors conveniently sketch out for us) and it doesn't include individual self-determination except within the restricted bounds that Schwab and Mallerret outline for us. Authentic self-determination would be "selfish," you see.I can only hope that in the land of the free and the home of the brave, we'll say a polite "no, thank you" to Schwab and friends and tell them to go elsewhere with their utopian scheme. And no, many of us don't believe that CO2 warming is sound science, so I guess we're not "all in this together" on that one, either. Tsk, tsk ... we're the ones who'll have to be monitored and policed for the greater good of all, in a great reset dystopia. Slippery slope that one, or no? Who gets to decide what the "proper" outlook should be, for the greater good of all, and who would have to be monitored and controlled for the good of the collectivist whole?Klaus and Thierry, my reply to you is,Stay safe re-set: stay free.

A sociological journey into the changing world we live in. Klaus Schwab and Thierry Malleret explore changing concepts in the world leading up to the rise of the COVID-19 pandemic. Many people may be quick to attack the messenger, but both of these point out many changing technological dynamics that are carving out our future into what is referred to as "The Great Reset," and with how quickly AI and automation have advanced, we're not stopping this roller coaster anytime soon. One of the biggest pushes that catch criticism from the media is that they bring up radical ideas such as social warfare for the working class and social justice that allow opportunities to expand beyond the hands of the few. They dive into how everyone should have a living wage and have the opportunity to find value in the world we live in. Much of this criticism may also come from their attacks on major corporations that are incentivized by profit instead of the betterment of humanity and should be held accountable for the impact they have on carelessly destroying the world we share as a means for hoarding more resources. They encourage us to shift away from this consumer mentality that has made us wasteful and encourage more reusable processes. He dives into odd concepts, such as how some areas in Africa have explored mosquito burgers and how many countries view eating insects as a luxury, which has led to the attack of people claiming they want us to eat bugs. Overall I found this sociological exploration quite the journey and appreciate them taking the time to share these changing concepts with us. The truth is many of the things we own don't make us happy, but a world where don't work just to pay bills and rent but have the opportunity to be creative and explore our passions seems like something the working class would appreciate a billionaire encouraging others to get on board with instead of all the anger that has risen from these concepts.

Awesome book great Read. We need to see more books like this

Chegou bem embalado, antes do prazo de entrega

This book is full of euphemisms, a total delusion. What the Great Reset really means is another fascist experiment being pushed by controlling elitists. The COVID-19 pandemic has emboldened the forces behind the Great Reset to achieve their centrally planned vision: monitoring, planning, censoring, crushing dissent, controlling the lives of the masses for our “safety”; all in the name of “The Science.” The very real threat of oppressive rule by unelected experts in government is now threatening to engulf the world in the wake of the COVID lockdowns, “phased re-openings,” vaccine passports, contact tracing, mask mandates, capacity limits, bans on church services and social gatherings, stay-at-home orders, and travel restrictions. Citizens of once-free Western democracies face limits on where and when they could go out—subject to the whims of government bureaucrats. These drastic limits on our liberties were put in place largely without legislative votes or public hearings. In addition, climate-inspired energy regulations, massive government spending, supply chain issues, food shortages, debt, out-of-control crime in major cities, spiraling inflation, wars, and economic “degrowth” all helped create the perfect pandemonium to empower the forces of the Great Reset.“You’ll own nothing and you’ll be happy.” That is the utopian vision of the WEF and its founder Klaus Schwab. “Whatever you want you’ll rent and it’ll be delivered by drone.” Meat will be “an occasional treat,” the WEF prognosticated in a 2016 video (which has since been deleted from their website). The WEF chose the year 2030 as the date by which their vision will be imposed on the world. “Welcome to 2030. I own nothing, have no privacy, and life has never been better,” said a 2017 tweet from the WEF.

Nachdem ich im Internet immer wieder über den ausschließlich negativ besetzten Titel dieses Buches und der damit verfolgten Ideen gestoßen war, dachte ich, ich mache mir aus erster Hand einen Eindruck.Ich kann die Ablehnung, nachdem ich das Buch gewissenhaft zu Ende gelesen habe, absolut nicht nachvollziehen. Weder befindet sich der viel "zitierte" Satz "you will own nothing and be happy" noch vergleichbare Aussagen in dem Buch noch wird irgendwo Transhumanismus angepriesen. Die Technologisierung der Welt wird, genau wie die anderen globalen Entwicklungen, durchaus kritisch beleuchtet. Es ist eine Erörterung der Lage der Welt auf verschiedenen Ebenen und eine gewissenhafte Beschreibung ihrer fortlaufenden Probleme und wie sich diese momentan verstärken und bietet m. E. sehr wohlbegründete, kluge und humanistische Wege hieraus!Nirgendwo war für mich Menschenhass oder Elitismus erkennbar - im Gegenteil!Ich kann nach dieser Lektüre, die Wege in eine gerechtere und nachhaltige Welt aufzeigt, absolut nicht nachvollziehen, wie Menschen hier irgendeine schlechte Intention herauslesen. Nur weil die Autoren die Lage beschreiben heißen sie sie nicht gut. Komplett gegensätzlich zu dem was bestimmte Menschen über dieses Buch sagen werden die Lockdown-Politik, soziale Ungerechtigkeit, Technologie-Wahn, Überwachung und Umweltzerstörung hier eben nicht gut geheißen, sondern faktisch dargelegt und auf ihre Gefahren untersucht. Über die dargelegten Lösungen für unsere Probleme kann man sicher uneins sein mit den Autoren (was auf mich nicht zutrifft). Aber unverständlich ist mir, wie mensch aus den Inhalten dieses Buches eine schlechte Intention herauslesen und diese Menschen zu Menschenhassern hochstilisieren kann, außer vielleicht man projiziert seine Voreingenommenheit gegenüber dem Begriff "Great Reset" - die ich bevor ich das Buch las absolut hatte! - auf die Inhalte und kann ein vermeintliches Anpreisen nicht von einer Beschreibung und Analyse der globalen Entwicklungen unterscheiden.Ich bin selber Maßnahmen-Kritikerin und finde das meiste, was momentan politisch mit dem Vorwand Corona angestellt wird absolut furchtbar. Aber in diesem Buch und in seinen Ideen lässt sich die Wurzel des Übeln nicht finden! Im Gegenteil (zwei kleine Ausschnitte in den Fotos) wird an einigen Stellen im Buch die humanistische Grundhaltung der Autoren und ihre Libe zur Menschheit und zu unserem Planeten deutlich sichtbar.Wenn Sie das Thema "Great Reset" interessiert, schlage ich Ihnen vor: glauben Sie den negativen Hype nicht und machen Sie sich ein Bild, indem Sie es selbst lesen. Oder horchen Sie zumindest auf, wenn jemand ihnen den "Great Reset" als etwas erschreckendes verkaufen will. Für eine Person welche die globalen politischen, ökologischen und sozialen Entwicklungen der letzten Jahrzehnte mit ein bisschen Interesse verfolgt ist der Großteil des Inhalts mMn ziemlich redundant, aber zumindest bekommt mensch evt eine neue Sicht auf den "Great Reset" - und hat weniger Angst.

Utile.