"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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Thread: Reading The Revolt Of The Public And The Crisis Of Authority In The New Millennium by @mgurri --> https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00KQMVOPM/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_gDqqBbB3HY4GB …
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"Public discussion was limited to a very few topics of interest to the articulate elites."pic.twitter.com/Ue7ZMlXMNo
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"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
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"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
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"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
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What if I’m too scared to read this one? Can you recommend a book about fear?
Kiitos. Käytämme tätä aikajanasi parantamiseen. KumoaKumoa
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The pmarca reading list is a great use of twitter!
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''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”
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on a similar topic, I found this book outstanding in its perspectivehttps://www.amazon.com/Revolt-Masses-Jos%C3%A9-Ortega-Gasset/dp/0393310957 …
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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
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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...
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