# Fear Must Not Prevent Innovation and Greater Prosperity by Gale L. Pooley > "We cannot allow fear to blind us to [the role of knowledge and continuous innovation in creating abundance] and prevent a future of innovation and greater prosperity." > **— Gale L. Pooley**, *The Rise of Contact Lens Abundance* ## Sources and Context - **Direct publication (2024):** [The Rise of Contact Lens Abundance](https://humanprogress.org/contact-lens-abundance/) — exact wording verified in the article text. - **Exact original:** “We cannot allow fear to blind us to these truths and prevent a future of innovation and greater prosperity.” - **Editorial clarification:** Square brackets restore the referent established by the immediately surrounding source passage; no certainty, scope, or conclusion was added. ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/Whole Earth|Whole Earth]] - **Collection:** [[collections/Simple Reminders|Simple Reminders]] - **Article:** [[articles/The Greatest Transformation in Human History|The Greatest Transformation in Human History]] - **Article:** [[articles/STFU About AI and Water and Just Eat Your Burger|STFU About AI and Water and Just Eat Your Burger]] - **Article:** [[articles/Digital Darwinism and the Invisible World of Machine Evolution|Digital Darwinism and the Invisible World of Machine Evolution]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/HumanProgress.org|HumanProgress.org]] ## Share on Social Media ``` "We cannot allow fear to blind us to [the role of knowledge and continuous innovation in creating abundance] and prevent a future of innovation and greater prosperity." — Gale L. Pooley, The Rise of Contact Lens Abundance, 2024 https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-gale-pooley-fear-must-not-stop-innovation ```