Rutger Bregman speaks Tuesday at TED2017 in Vancouver, Canada. (Photo: Bret Hartman/TED/flickr/cc)

"Just imagine how much talent we would unleash if we got rid of poverty once and for all," said historian Rutger Bregman during talk. Ultimately, Bregman believes in a "future where the value of your work is not determined by the size of your paycheck, but by the amount of happiness you spread and the amount of meaning you give."