Gray is not saying motivation is wrong...quite the opposite! Gray is saying that if you believe humanity is headed naturally in the right direction, that this i

Gray is not saying motivation is wrong...quite the opposite! Gray is saying that if you believe humanity is headed naturally in the right direction, that this is a dangerous imagination. And that humanity needs motivation to ensure that any progress we make is recognised as special and fragile. Its not automatic and permanent, humanity needs motivation, they can't just believe in an imagined future and sit back and let the imagined invisible powers of progress happen to them.