What the Hell Is Going On? Effects of Information Abundance

Comprehensive and brilliant.

It's pretty simple in my book and is why I expected Trump to have a good chance of winning the election.

Both Trump and AOC are populists. They care less about what's factually true and more about whats emotionally true.

Politics is not about being factually correct. You can be correct but still not have it your way.

This is what Trump knew. Perception is reality.

That's why it never make sense to judge a politician on their person but only on their policy.

For anyone just skimming comments - this is a very well written, well researched, thoughtful, and objective piece. That's pretty rare in today's climate. Definitely worth the read.

It's the first time I can remember signing up for a newsletter voluntarily, despite my general distaste for those types of popovers.

Argument of why you should not read this article:

Higher Education Excerpt: "Education flows down from the needs of employers. Companies outsource their recruiting efforts to universities, who gauge the quality of applicants on their behalf."

Employers who do not pay a single penny in tax? Who game the labor markets to keep salaries low? Employers who are nothing but a ponzi scheme where the people who make most money are not even employed by the corporation? Employers whose sole aim is to be a monopoly (and call themselves unicorns!)

This article needs a rewrite. The author does not bring the right arguments to the table.

One thing that I find interesting is how none of the great dystopian works of the 20th century featured celebrities as the ruling class. The antagonists are like Bond villains, smart, sophisticated, rational, cruel. A worthy adversary you could respect and feel good about struggling against. Our reality is that we've made our lives so advanced and comfortable, that our fantasies can try to become our reality.

I guess Farenheight 451 and Brave New World come close with their focus on people immersing themselves in media, but even they had this smart, rational cunning clique running the show. Even in Idiocracy was based on the quaint idea that the ruling class was aware of its shortcomings and wanted to use rational methods to achieve objective goals.