Sublime
An inspiration engine for ideas
the century: the creation of a vast, prosperous American middle class.
Nicholas Carr • The Big Switch
David Brooks • How the Ivy League Broke America
Its uncannily effective Internet search product had changed the way people accessed information, changed the way they thought about information.
Steven Levy • In The Plex: How Google Thinks, Works, and Shapes Our Lives
This thought led Walker to the observation that America was becoming privatized now. The American public had their big conversation out there in the messy democracy, and the elite had its own ongoing intramural chat. He mentioned the proliferation of idea salons in his social universe. He brought up the people who spend tens of thousands of dollars
... See moreAnand Giridharadas • Winners Take All: The Elite Charade of Changing the World
Commodities—Gold, silver, and other precious metals
Scott Kupor • Secrets of Sand Hill Road
the new millennium it became apparent to anyone with eyes to
Martin Gurri • Revolt of the Public and the Crisis of Authority in the New Millennium
Marc Andreessen, perhaps the world’s bellwether venture capitalist,