In five of his last eight starts, Brown has worked at least six innings and allowed zero runs. A July 6 start at Minnesota in
which he allowed seven runs in six innings accounts for nearly one-third of the runs he has surrendered in 14
outings since May 1. He owns five of their 13 quality starts since June 19.
humans survived as the ones to travel to Mars, create artificial intelligence and
make use of the world’s resources unlike any other species? Dutch historian and author, Rutger Bregman, author of the
pop history book Humankind might have the answers. Through scientific arguments supporting the inherent
kindness of Homo Sapiens, Bregman argues that “most people, deep down, are pretty decent.”
Growing up in different environments has a considerable effect on our
behavioral patterns and habits, being social creatures. This could include putting the milk or cereal in first, having
a jam or clotted cream base on a scone, reading Bregman’s books or watching Love Island. Growing up in the
Netherlands, Bregman has experienced the social norms that have led it to rank as one of the happiest countries in the
world: “In the book (Humankind), I talk about how nomadic hunter gatherers live their lives. There’s one very striking
aspect that they have a reverse hierarchy where the group controls the leaders. It’s
very dangerous to be a narcissist in a nomadic hunter gatherer society, because quickly the group will crack
down on you. And that often reminds me of the Netherlands actually. So in the Netherlands we call it ‘hayfield culture’.
As soon as you think you’re more important than others, people start dunking on you in a pretty massive way.
So, it’s sometimes a bit difficult to be ambitious. There’s a famous Dutch saying, “Act normal, that’s crazy enough.”
