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The Revolt of the Public and the Crisis of Authority by Martin Gurri
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November 15, 2024 – Shelved
November 15, 2024 – Shelved as: to-read
December 10, 2024 – Started Reading
December 10, 2024 – Shelved as: non-fiction
December 10, 2024 – Shelved as: politics
December 10, 2024 – Shelved as: history-of-ideas
December 10, 2024 – Shelved as: identity
December 10, 2024 – Shelved as: psychology
December 11, 2024 –
page 40
11.05% "Good so far. Explores how traditional institutions come under question once new technologies are introduced and how this affects the elites in a given society."
December 18, 2024 –
page 85
23.48% "Fascinating read. Gurris thesis is that new technologies make it possible for the public, i.e. persons who are interested in an affair and can affect it only by supporting it or opposing the actors - to have massive consequences for the political arena. Another way of putting it: the conflict between hierarchies and networks. Traditional institutions no longer have a monopoly on information."

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