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6. Shirky Principle:
Institutions will try to preserve the problem to which they are the solution. It’s the best way to ensure their survival and growth. Examples include planned obsolescence and the various “industrial complexes” (military, prison, pharmaceutical, etc).
My Friends, a New MEGATH...
@G_S_Bhogal on Twitter
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How Philosophers Think...
@david_perell on Twitter
"When they're in situations where there are multiple sources of information coming from the external world or emerging out of memory, they're not able to filter out what's not relevant to their current goal," said Wagner, an associate professor of psychology. "That failure to filter means they're slowed down by that irrelevant information."
Media Multitaskers Pay Mental Price, Stanford Study Shows
Adam Gorlick
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