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Whenever elites find themselves threatened, their first reaction is denial. This
James Dale Davidson, Lord William Rees-Mogg • The Sovereign Individual: Mastering the Transition to the Information Age
fixation on the executive
Martin Gurri • Revolt of the Public and the Crisis of Authority in the New Millennium
“I just think you should stop ranting at inequality,” a friend in private equity had snapped at him a few nights before the KKR event. “It’s a real turn-off.” Walker had broken what in his circles were important taboos: Inspire the rich to do more good, but never, ever tell them to do less harm; inspire them to give back, but never, ever tell them
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Political corruption, instability, and conflict are the natural results of the abandonment of reason.
Matthew Stewart • An Emancipation of the Mind
Dror Poleg • Slack and the Imaginary Economy.
a stunted social imagination undermines our ability to adapt.
Geoff Mulgan • Another World Is Possible: How to Reignite Social and Political Imagination
James Dale Davidson • The Sovereign Individual: How to Survive and Thrive During the Collapse of the Welfare State
we underestimate the amount of steady progress that continues around us, and we misunderstand where that progress comes from.