Friedberg argues social media democracy elects mob representatives rather than contrarian leaders willing to inspire.
“And leadership, as Sax points out, needs to and has to be willing and able to lead, which means being contrarian and being inspiring.”
Friedberg argues social media age democracies elect mob representatives instead of contrarian leaders willing to be unpopular.
“leadership, as Sax points out, needs to and has to be willing and able to lead, which means being contrarian and being inspiring.”
Friedberg argues social media democracy elects representatives of mob opinion rather than actual leaders.
“Because of the fast feedback cycles that we talked about earlier, and that a point of view, kind of the mob coalesces around the point of view, you end up electing the person who represents the mob, which means that ultimately over time in a democracy, in the social media age, is you don't end up electing leadership.”
Friedberg argues politicians get elected by promising more benefits rather than cutting spending for fiscal sustainability.
“That's how people get elected in a democracy. They go to the voters, they say, here's what I'm going to give you.”
Friedberg predicts democracies end with a whimper not a bang, referencing his own All In episode seven forecast.
“Pull this up, this clip from this is episode seven of All In. I don't think democracies end with a bang. I think they end with a whimper.”