Ultrasocialarguesthatratherthanenvironmentaldestructionandextremeinequalitybeingduetohumannature,theyaretheresultoftheadoptionofagriculturebyourancestors.Humaneconomyhasbecomeanultrasocialsuperorganism(similartoanantortermitecolony),withtherequirementsofsuperorganismtakingprecedenceovertheindividualswithinit.Humansocietyisnowanautonomous,highlyintegratednetworkoftechnologies,institutions,andbeliefsystemsdedicatedtotheexpansionofeconomicproduction.Recognizingthisallowsaradicallynewinterpretationoffreemarketandneoliberalideologywhich-farfromadvocatingpersonalfreedom-leadstosacrificingthewell-beingofindividualsforthebenefitoftheglobalmarket.Ultrasocialisafascinatingexplorationofwhatthismeansforthefuturedirectionofthehumanity:canweforgeabetter,moreegalitarian,andsustainablefuturebychangingthissocio-economic-andultimatelydestructive-path?Gowdyexploreshowthismightbeachieved.
