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What We Got Right — and Wrong — in ‘Abundance’

Culture
United States
Started April 29, 2026

“Abundance” came out a little over a year ago. It’s been exciting — and a little disorienting — seeing how it’s rippled out into the world, and the ways it’s been embraced and debated and critiqued. So I wanted to take a moment to talk through what’s really happened in the last year – with Derek Thompson, my “Abundance” co-author, and Marc Dunkelman, whose book “Why Nothing Works” came out around the same time, and circles the same ideas. What has the abundance movement actually achieved in t...

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CLAIM Posted by will Apr 29, 2026
The ideas presented in 'Abundance' inspire a new generation of thinkers to approach problem-solving with creativity and hope.
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Critics of 'Abundance' argue that its optimistic view can lead to complacency, hindering necessary action on urgent social issues.
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The abundance movement has fundamentally changed how we address resource distribution, promoting innovative solutions to global challenges.
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While the abundance narrative is compelling, it often overlooks systemic inequalities that persist and worsen under its optimistic framework.
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The debate around 'Abundance' reflects a critical tension between optimism and realism in contemporary socio-economic discussions.
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