"Back when the world and I were young, information was scarce, hence valuable... A curious thing happens to sources of information under conditions of scarcity. They become authoritative."pic.twitter.com/RFk2ss2s9s
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"Back when the world and I were young, information was scarce, hence valuable... A curious thing happens to sources of information under conditions of scarcity. They become authoritative."pic.twitter.com/RFk2ss2s9s
"Public discussion was limited to a very few topics of interest to the articulate elites."pic.twitter.com/Ue7ZMlXMNo
"The docile mass audience, so easily persuaded by advertisers and politicians, had been a monopolist's fantasy which disintegrated at first contact with alternatives."pic.twitter.com/NZZj90pQx8
"Two modes of being, old and new, hierarchical and networked, industrial and egalitarian, top down and bottom up, seem unable to achieve a resolution, a victory of any sort."pic.twitter.com/7YQCEeQwib
"Persons in authority have had to jump through hoops of fire to achieve their lofty posts -- and feel disinclined to pay attention to anyone who has not."pic.twitter.com/v4G47eIMDd
''The poor man retains the prejudices of his forefathers without their faith, and their ignorance without their virtues; he has adopted the doctrine of self-interest as the rule of his actions, without understanding the science which controls it”
Thinking about this thread in light of @michikokakutani ‘s terrific new book The Death of Truth (https://www.amazon.com/dp/0525574824/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_S8HrBbSBCRESN …) Widespread trampling of authority doesn’t necessarily lead in a positive direction...bc valuing subjective narratives comes w risk (ie “alternative facts”).pic.twitter.com/bkEpweJmhB
Stay tuned for the updated edition of Revolt of the Public - I deal with this subject, which is, I believe, central to the crisis of authority...
What if I’m too scared to read this one? Can you recommend a book about fear?
on a similar topic, I found this book outstanding in its perspectivehttps://www.amazon.com/Revolt-Masses-Jos%C3%A9-Ortega-Gasset/dp/0393310957 …
The pmarca reading list is a great use of twitter!
@gabrielazevedo vale a pena ler.
@pmarca glad to see you back! A lot of the “good ones” took a pause for the last couple of years....
Did Mr Schultz give authorization to use Mr C Brown.
thank you for quoting these lines. i'm eagerly waiting for a thread on each book you listed 

Read this before the '16 election and its thesis completely prepared me for Brexit and Trump. Looking forward to the rest of the live tweeting while you read it!
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