Today wins because I get to deploy my favourite quote about post-Soviet Russia, from @cafreeland’s excellent Sale of the Century.
@Mike_Pottenger Thank you -- so glad you liked it! Which is the favourite quote?
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@cafreeland “Everything Marx told us about communism was false. But it turns out that everything he told us about capitalism was true“ -
@Mike_Pottenger@cafreeland Marx expected maturity and downfall of Capitalism. He failed to understand the cycle via creative destruction.
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@cafreeland From someone you interviewed. Great line.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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