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Bruno Maçães: belief

26 Sept 2018 Conversations with Tyler Bruno Maçães on the Spirit of Adventure

“A very negative spirit, which I think is a good example of how adventure has disappeared from the European psyche.”

— Bruno Maçães

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Speaker
Bruno Maçães
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Claim type
belief
Recorded
26 Sept 2018
Publisher
Conversations with Tyler

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…So Europe lacks the spirit of adventure. That is certainly the case. I think you see that. One of the areas where the spirit of adventure today is more relevant and important is technology. You see in Europe the idea that technology’s against us, and we should resist this rather than embrace it. A very negative spirit, which I think is a good example of how adventure has disappeared from the European psyche. Why did Europe turn its back on technology and push adventure out of its psyche? Is it World War II? Failures of imperialism? The social welfare state was too comfortable? All of the above? What’s your model?…

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