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What if the old world doesn’t need to completely collapse for something better to emerge?
In this fascinating conversation, Lee Harris shares an unexpected message from the Z’s about humanity’s changing systems. While many people are calling for outdated institutions to fall apart completely, Lee says the Z’s caution against that thinking. According to their message, many existing systems still contain foundations worth preserving—and rather than being destroyed, they can be updated, transformed, and reborn in healthier forms.
Lee then turns that idea inward. Just as society doesn’t necessarily need to destroy everything from its past, neither do we. He explains that the outdated parts of ourselves aren’t evidence that we’re broken or failing; recognizing what needs to change is simply part of evolution. And instead of obsessing over future timelines, Lee emphasizes returning to the present—because the future isn’t fixed until we actually arrive there.