I fear @tylercowen is right about this downside of the internet fostering weirdness and diversity of opinion. It's a more uncomfortable interpretation that 'polarization', because in this story no one is really at fault: econtalk.org/tyler-cowen-on… pic.twitter.com/3H1uBQgqGl

Forget left/right, liberal/conservative etc — the ultimate political spectrum is Puritanism / Pragmatism. This growing cancer of political polarisation is fed by ideological puritanism *on both left & right* that’ll destroy society if pragmatists don’t stand up to it fast
1/ Marshmello is the 2nd highest paid DJ in the world and rakes in $40mm per year while wearing a marshmallow helmet. His secret? His brilliant, unknown manager, Moe Shalizi. This is a lesson in how creative approaches in the music industry built a global phenomenon. pic.twitter.com/q7bNdOjx9P

What's the best explanation you have or have come across for how & why this is happening? twitter.com/naval/status/1…
“The big mistake was thinking that economic freedom would lead to political freedom… it turned out that political freedom should have been the precondition to take advantage of economic freedom.” –@benthompson on the @stratechery podcast. I agree overcast.fm/+BihkPFfoI