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The Revolt of the Public
And the Reckoning of the West
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Martin Gurri's "The Revolt of the Public" analyzes the growing disconnect between established elites and the general public, exploring the rise of populism and anti-establishment sentiment.
The book examines how the rapid dissemination of information through the internet has empowered ordinary citizens, leading to a challenge to traditional power structures.
Gurri argues that the elites' inability to adapt to this changing information landscape has fueled public anger and frustration.
The book's central theme is the erosion of trust in institutions and the rise of alternative sources of information and authority.
Gurri's analysis offers insights into the underlying causes of political polarization and the challenges facing democratic societies in the digital age.
The book examines how the rapid dissemination of information through the internet has empowered ordinary citizens, leading to a challenge to traditional power structures.
Gurri argues that the elites' inability to adapt to this changing information landscape has fueled public anger and frustration.
The book's central theme is the erosion of trust in institutions and the rise of alternative sources of information and authority.
Gurri's analysis offers insights into the underlying causes of political polarization and the challenges facing democratic societies in the digital age.
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regarding a CIA analyst's prediction on social media's impact on incumbent institutions.


Marc Andreessen

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to illustrate the fragmentation of the public.


Jonathan Haidt

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as a book whose prediction was that social media was going to completely destroy the authority of all incumbent institutions.


Marc Andreessen

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when discussing the inevitability of independent media and politics coalescing.


Russell Brand

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in the context of discussing the impact of social media.


Michael Shellenberger

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in relation to a metaphor about the public looking into a shattered mirror.

Sean Illing

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How the Logic of Cults Is Taking Over Modern Life
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as a roadmap for the revolt of the public.


Michael Moynihan

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#514 - Big Boats! Big Patriotism! Big Pedophile Rings??
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as explaining how social media is good at tearing things down but not building them.


Jonathan Haidt

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in relation to the 2019 global protests and the reasons behind them.


Noah Smith

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as an evergreen book with practical value.

Alex Hardiman

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as the author and subject of the podcast episode.


Tom Bilyeu

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The Revolt of the Public: Why Institutions Are Crumbling and the Internet Is Reshaping Democracy | Martin Gurri
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as a book that explains why politics are insane right now due to social media making elite failures more visible.

Jeremiah Johnson

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as a book exploring the changing media landscape and the rise of citizen journalism.


Tom Bilyeu

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in the context of the revolt of the public.


Michael Shellenberger

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#1963 - Michael Shellenberger
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in relation to the concept of the "shouting class" and its influence.


Noah Smith

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E131: Abundance Agenda, The New Right, and 2008 Retrospective w/ Noah Smith
Mentioned by the speaker, who read it in preparation for the interview, as a book about the amount of information humans create.

Free speech, explained by Greg Lukianoff
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to explain the shift in trust in elite institutions due to the information tsunami.


Joe Heschmeyer

#144 When Conspiracy Theories become sinful… - Joe Heschmeyer
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in a discussion about the impact of media and transparency on institutions.


Ezra Klein

Offline: Ezra Klein on the Democrat’s Echo Chamber
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in relation to the rise of distrust in the digital age.

Sean Illing

Michael Lewis on why Americans distrust experts