But What If We're Wrong?: Thinking about the Present as If It Were the Past

by Klosterman, Chuck
ISBN: 9780399184130
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The tremendously well-received New York Times bestseller by cultural critic Chuck Klosterman, exploring the possibility that our currently held beliefs and assumptions about the world will eventually be proven wrong -- now in paperback.

But What If We're Wrong? is a book of original, reported, interconnected pieces, which speculate on the likelihood that many universally accepted, deeply ingrained cultural and scientific beliefs will someday seem absurd. Covering a spectrum of objective and subjective topics, the book attempts to visualize present-day society the way it will be viewed in a distant future. Klosterman cites original interviews with a wide variety of thinkers and experts -- including George Saunders, David Byrne, Jonathan Lethem, Alex Ross, Kathryn Schulz, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Brian Greene, Junot D az, Amanda Petrusich, Ryan Adams, Dan Carlin, Nick Bostrom, and Richard Linklater. Klosterman asks straightforward questions that are profound in their simplicity, and the answers he explores and integrates with his own analysis generate the most thought-provoking and propulsive book of his career.
  • Format: TradePaperback
  • Author: Klosterman, Chuck
  • ISBN: 9780399184130
  • Condition: Used
  • Dimensions: 8.10 x 0.60
  • Number Of Pages: 288
  • Publication Year: 2017

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  • But What If We Really Tried to Answer This Question?

    Eric U. - 4 years 7 months ago

    I always enjoy reading Chuck Klosterman. He tries to get the reader to imagine how future humans (200 years ahead or more) will view our current beliefs about our contemporary pastimes, scientific paradigms, aesthetic judgments, political views, et cetera. In general, he succeeds at this project, but he also tends to shy away from planting his own flag in the ground and outright stating what he thinks future humans will think of our current worldviews and opinions. He'd probably say he accomplished his goal, but because I enjoy his nonfiction so much, I always really want to hear what Chuck thinks.

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  • Viewing current thoughts and ideas 1,000+ years from now.

    Gregory B. - 6 years 6 months ago

    Like most of Klosterman's non-fiction books, you find him arguing with himself. "But What If We're Wrong" is about viewing current thoughts and ideas 1,000+ years from now. Are our current assumptions right? Are we so sure we're right because everyone else agrees with us right now? Topics in his book range from science (which has ideas that have changed multiple times in the past 1,000 years) to television and the constitution. Klosterman says many times in his book that he is probably wrong about his assumptions and predictions about the future, but what I find interesting is...what if he's right?

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