10/ Religious myths, secret histories, conspiracy theories, unfalsifiable beliefs, scapegoats...
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11/ Social media has degenerated into a deafening cacophony of groups signaling and repeating their shared myths.
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12/ Editorial outrage is a signaling good. That’s why former news outlets have switched from facts to opinions and outrage.
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13/ Campus social action is a signaling good. That’s why universities are more focused on agreeing what to think than teaching how to think.
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14/ Economic logic will drive an information business towards signaling goods. They’re easy to manufacture & share, and pay social rewards.
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15/ We are moving from a world where it pays to spread facts to one where it pays to spread opinions. From real goods to signaling goods.
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16/ From private truths to public lies. From knowledge to outrage. From positive sum to zero sum.
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17/ Lies need to be repeated to sustain. The truth just is.
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18/ Want to escape? Avoid Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat. Avoid venues and media built around group signaling and conspicuous consumption.
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He's got a reliable team of highly trained monkeys that type and edit the vast majority of his tweets.
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