Social media liberated information, but it also made instantaneous, global mass hysteria possible for the first time in history. If we don't find some defense against the dynamic, I think the threat is existential. Thoughts here:https://bit.ly/2AezH5n
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I’ll take one “Global mass hysteria” for one “revolution” :). I think it’s fair to say we are living in a historic moment. Mass media is amplifying the moment in a peaceful way. It’s a good thing. And the BS filter is exponentially better with each generation.
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So “global mass hysteria”, was possible with every new medium. Lenin famously used a recording of his voice to inspire a massive uprising under one banner. Same thing happened with radio, printing press etc..
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The scale, my friend, is unprecedented. And peace, does not scale well.
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