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    1. Venkatesh Rao‏ @vgr Nov 22
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      In what appears to be a talk to civil servants Modi warns against allure of social media fame and media exposure (didn’t know that was an issue) and urges an ethos of anonymous service. Ironically he’s got best media game of any Indian PM I can recall, going back to Indira Gandhihttps://twitter.com/ghuubear/status/1330545960448102402 …

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      status and fame ❌ dikhaas aur chhapaas ✔️ pic.twitter.com/xaphrHcp25
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      Venkatesh Rao‏ @vgr Nov 22
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      He sounds more and more like a sage philosopher every time I hear him speak. He really is a very effective speaker. Neatly weaves a couple of philosophical ideas with down-to-earth actionable things each time. His record of governance is decidedly mixed, but he sure sells it well

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        1. Tushant Jha‏ @LaParticle Nov 22
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          the other side of the coin:https://www.thequint.com/news/india/twitteratis-react-to-modis-meditation-in-kedarnath …

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        2. Abhi  🇺🇸  🇨🇦 | abhi@localinsights.ca |‏ @akantamn Nov 22
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          Modi is channelling a very Yuval Levin conception of decline in institutional capacity and trust as a consequence of institutions losing the capacity to mold character and becoming platforms for performance instead.https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/18/opinion/sunday/institutions-trust.html …

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        3. Venkatesh Rao‏ @vgr Nov 22
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          Good overall point, but a bit of motte and bailey though. Easy to argue that baseball should mold character for baseball. It’s harder to make a case that molding is self-evidently good for journalists or politicians. The mold may be good internally but bad for external outcomes.

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        1. Abdul Qadir‏ @frectangle Nov 22
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          The butcher of Gujarat has a good social media game for sure.

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        1. Skanda‏ @skanda_ms_ Nov 22
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          Kept his politics aside! Many people who interacted with him recently cited, he has reached a state of self-actualization🙇‍♂️

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        1. frameofmind‏ @Typicalnord Nov 22
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          Would be interesting to see if he can remain this effective if he goes into an unscripted interview for once.

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        1. Sid Goyal‏ @ssjsid Nov 22
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          This is one of his besthttps://youtu.be/hFk7CeuNgQU 

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        1. Navin Maganti‏ @navin_maganti Nov 22
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          I think his ability to sell global goals to the local population and Infuse it with make in India and nationalistic pride captures the imagination of Indians all over.

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        1. Arno Sosna‏ @ArnoSosna Nov 22
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          Same path as most tech-bros on here that eventually just post fortune cookie shit, aka Naval

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