Interesting viewpoint by @davidsess: https://newrepublic.com/article/143004/rise-thought-leader-how-superrich-funded-new-class-intellectual … (via @zenkamal)
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@RyanHoliday@sivers@joelrunyon@TaylorPearsonMe@pjrvs@DavidDCain@vgr@farnamstreet@clayhebert@amyhoy (I think you guys will enjoy)1 reply 0 retweets 3 likes -
Replying to @sol_orwell @davidsess and
Interesting. What did you take away Sol?
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Replying to @ShaneAParrish @farnamstreet and
Take a strong stand. Build the cult around your "brand" of an idea. Monetize it. Nuance is for the suckers, and doesn't pay well.
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Replying to @sol_orwell @farnamstreet and
my takeaway: i wonder if the book is ahistoric as the article. there have been people famous for selling "simplicity" in thought forever
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Replying to @amyhoy @sol_orwell and
Simplicity isn't the argument - a specific ideology that is taken as serious in the current moment but reflects class interests of the 1%
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Replying to @davidsess @sol_orwell and
the rich have always paid to hear what they want & to spread it where possible, from court astrology onwards. big in the 20th c especially
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Only good marker of 'ideas worth spreading' so to speak is self-aware person being mindful about how they think, regardless of who pays
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