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title: "We are a storytelling ape."
description: "Tell the right stories to your loved ones and curious strangers."
url: https://www.mathys.to/writing/blog/we-are-a-storytelling-ape-24540/
section: blog
published: 2024-10-09
last_updated: 2026-05-03
---

# We are a storytelling ape.

*Tell the right stories to your loved ones and curious strangers.*

We are an impact driven apex animal.

The real tradegy today is that we are trapped in a scarce mindset in a scary world.  
We should dare to tell ourselves a different story about who we are and who we could be.

This is the start of our history.

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Please read [Factfulness](https://www.bol.com/nl/nl/f/factfulness/9200000082851320/) to see how far we have come.

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