Monday, March 28, 2011

Revolution Cannot Be Tweeted - Malcolm Gladwell

I agree with Gladwell. Revolution needs it's people who are ready not only to die for a cause but also "know" cause they are dying for. Otherwise, there would be no difference between us and the Ants who are genetically pre-programmed to die for their social cause. Social media thrives on cognitive fluency; we need to get real, social networks are not the Browser or AL Daily (may be, the analogy is little far-fetched). This online addiction has the capacity increase the already thriving cognitive misers inside each one of us. This is especially true in the west where the basic human needs are more or less taken care of by a welfare state. This might lead to unprecedented intellectual and financial disparity among the citizens, which in turn would be the seminal force behind a future revolution and that revolution, ironically might be tweeted.
Most importantly, social media has yet to produce a leader. Without a leader, post revolution might be more chaotic than the revolution. I wish, future will prove me wrong.








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