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Stellar: A world beyond limits and how to get there.
A bold re-examination of the past, present, and future of humanity, Stellar challenges conventional thinking and offers a vision of hope and optimism - a necessary antidote to the fear and despair that define our times.
Stellar uncovers the root causes of today’s biggest challenges, from war and economic instability to inequality and environmental collapse. It reveals why solutions to these issues are little more than band-aids, why our political and economic structures are failing, and how to unlock humanity’s full potential.
Stellar reimagines what’s possible - a world that gives rather than takes from both people and planet. A Stellar World where today’s pressing issues simply dissolve, where humanity can thrive, free from fear, scarcity, and despair.
This book will transform how you see the world, and your place in it.
Your journey begins here.
Stellar uncovers the root causes of today’s biggest challenges, from war and economic instability to inequality and environmental collapse. It reveals why solutions to these issues are little more than band-aids, why our political and economic structures are failing, and how to unlock humanity’s full potential.
Stellar reimagines what’s possible - a world that gives rather than takes from both people and planet. A Stellar World where today’s pressing issues simply dissolve, where humanity can thrive, free from fear, scarcity, and despair.
This book will transform how you see the world, and your place in it.
Your journey begins here.
276 pages, Kindle Edition
Published March 27, 2025
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August 4, 2025
Et spennende blikk på hvordan kunstig intelligens kombinert med potensielt nærmest uendelige fornybare energikilder kan revolusjonere verden på en måte sammenlignbar med da jordbruket kom til Mesopotamia.
December 10, 2025
everyone should read this and get serious about our path to the future
November 19, 2025
It’s been almost 2 months since I finished this book and I’m still not sure what to think of it.
Arbib and Seba argue that we are on the precipice of a potential shift into a radically different socioeconomic regime—the likes of which we haven’t seen since hunter-gatherer societies took up agriculture—and that this shift (while not guaranteed) is already possible due to advances in solar, wind, and battery technologies. (Solar panels have already become as cheap as plywood at some times).
There’s a slight chance that over the next century, this book gains significant prominence as its prophecies are fulfilled. I hope that’s the case. Regardless, I want to applaud the authors for their willingness to be bold and audacious in their claims and predictions—it made for a fascinating read.
I’d recommend it to anyone—but particularly anyone who enjoyed Abundance by Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson.
Arbib and Seba argue that we are on the precipice of a potential shift into a radically different socioeconomic regime—the likes of which we haven’t seen since hunter-gatherer societies took up agriculture—and that this shift (while not guaranteed) is already possible due to advances in solar, wind, and battery technologies. (Solar panels have already become as cheap as plywood at some times).
There’s a slight chance that over the next century, this book gains significant prominence as its prophecies are fulfilled. I hope that’s the case. Regardless, I want to applaud the authors for their willingness to be bold and audacious in their claims and predictions—it made for a fascinating read.
I’d recommend it to anyone—but particularly anyone who enjoyed Abundance by Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson.
May 28, 2025
This is a wonderful book that describes a superior future that is now within possibility. This is due to the cost curves for Solar power, Wind power, and Batteries that allows mankind to continue to receive "free" power once the investment is made. This followed by AI, self-driving cars, & humanoid robots can lead to a future of plenty at very low cost. The book suggests how this can occur and the dramatic change in basically everything, including solving problems that have proven to be impossible in our current world. The more people with open minds who read this book can help humanity reach a new level that the authors call Stellar.
August 27, 2025
interesting ideas but more research and sources needed
May 18, 2025
Stellar lays out a transformative vision
Stellar lays out a transformative vision for a tribe of abundance globally for humanity in the coming decades if we simply devote our resources to ignition of our Stellar abundance.
Stellar lays out a transformative vision for a tribe of abundance globally for humanity in the coming decades if we simply devote our resources to ignition of our Stellar abundance.
October 19, 2025
Does have some interesting points on energy and that there can be a time and place where we have unlimited resource and therefore could shake the economics of the world as we know it. Which I do get as a point. However feel like this is far far in the future esp in power.
However the main thrust of the book feels a bit like Marxism dressed up in new wrapper
1. The angle for us to move towards us moving away from private property. (Feel like I have heard this one before no?)
2. Moving into this brave new world where our values and trust will change because our economics and society will operate in a different way. Also that we need to abide by different frameworks. That the truths of today will no longer be relevant. (Wonder who is going to be making or writing these new frameworks)
Also then at the end of the book advocating that we all join this new movement of visionary’s.
However the main thrust of the book feels a bit like Marxism dressed up in new wrapper
1. The angle for us to move towards us moving away from private property. (Feel like I have heard this one before no?)
2. Moving into this brave new world where our values and trust will change because our economics and society will operate in a different way. Also that we need to abide by different frameworks. That the truths of today will no longer be relevant. (Wonder who is going to be making or writing these new frameworks)
Also then at the end of the book advocating that we all join this new movement of visionary’s.
November 22, 2025
I’m often sceptical of people who suggest they can predict the future. This isn’t that but there’s a quiet confidence; a knowing that should not be underestimated, and indeed has broadened my horizon. Recommend!
January 6, 2026
Thank God I am freed from this book
July 24, 2025
Essential reading. There is hope for the future, so long as we follow the suggestions made in this book. I sincerly hope we all do, but the first step is to read the book from beginning to end.
December 26, 2025
Stellar does something unusual: it presents a genuinely transformative vision of the future while being completely honest about why getting there will be extraordinarily difficult. James Arbib and his collaborators have created not just a book, but a framework for thinking about the choices ahead of us at this crucial moment in history.
The core thesis is that we're at an inflection point where breakthrough technologies (renewable energy, precision fermentation, AI) could either be deployed within the same extractive logic that created our current crises, or could enable a fundamentally regenerative civilization. Arbib calls the first option the "Chimaera"—and it's a genuinely scary scenario precisely because it's so plausible. But the book's real contribution is mapping the pathway to what they call a "stellar world": not as utopian fantasy, but as concrete possibility.
What makes this work valuable is its intellectual honesty. The authors are clear that this is one plausible future among many, and they don't shy away from the enormous barriers: geopolitical tensions, intellectual property regimes, infrastructure lock-in, sunk costs, and the profound difficulty of systemic transformation. They've done exceptional work on technology futures but acknowledge that the economic and human consciousness dimensions need much more development.
For those of us working in climate, nature, and sustainability, the book raises uncomfortable questions about whether our adaptation and mitigation work addresses root causes or just treats symptoms. It challenges incrementalist thinking (like Paris Agreement scenarios) and asks whether we're settling for optimization when transformation is what's actually required.
The concept of being "good ancestors" provides a moral frame that feels both motivating and grounding. This isn't about naive optimism—it's about recognizing that if there IS a pathway to a genuinely regenerative future, we have an obligation to pursue it.
Dense in places, but deeply engaging throughout. Essential reading for anyone thinking seriously about technology, systems change, and what futures we're building toward. It's the rare book that doesn't just inform your thinking but reshapes your sense of what's possible and what's at stake.
Recommended for: Systems thinkers, climate/sustainability professionals, technology researchers, policymakers, and anyone interested in futures beyond incremental change
The core thesis is that we're at an inflection point where breakthrough technologies (renewable energy, precision fermentation, AI) could either be deployed within the same extractive logic that created our current crises, or could enable a fundamentally regenerative civilization. Arbib calls the first option the "Chimaera"—and it's a genuinely scary scenario precisely because it's so plausible. But the book's real contribution is mapping the pathway to what they call a "stellar world": not as utopian fantasy, but as concrete possibility.
What makes this work valuable is its intellectual honesty. The authors are clear that this is one plausible future among many, and they don't shy away from the enormous barriers: geopolitical tensions, intellectual property regimes, infrastructure lock-in, sunk costs, and the profound difficulty of systemic transformation. They've done exceptional work on technology futures but acknowledge that the economic and human consciousness dimensions need much more development.
For those of us working in climate, nature, and sustainability, the book raises uncomfortable questions about whether our adaptation and mitigation work addresses root causes or just treats symptoms. It challenges incrementalist thinking (like Paris Agreement scenarios) and asks whether we're settling for optimization when transformation is what's actually required.
The concept of being "good ancestors" provides a moral frame that feels both motivating and grounding. This isn't about naive optimism—it's about recognizing that if there IS a pathway to a genuinely regenerative future, we have an obligation to pursue it.
Dense in places, but deeply engaging throughout. Essential reading for anyone thinking seriously about technology, systems change, and what futures we're building toward. It's the rare book that doesn't just inform your thinking but reshapes your sense of what's possible and what's at stake.
Recommended for: Systems thinkers, climate/sustainability professionals, technology researchers, policymakers, and anyone interested in futures beyond incremental change
November 23, 2025
it’s giving a futuristic vision of marxism
really interesting
really interesting
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