I've been thinking about many things, one of which is the global market of ideas. New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman had written his famous book on the flat world, in which he argues that the world is "flatter" since many innovations (such as the internet) have reduced the distance between places.
Personally, I've always thought that the analogy of a "flat world" as inaccurate and unimaginative: it's probably better and more accurate to think of the world as a bowl or concave (since the distance between two points within a bowl or concave ARE closer than two equivalent points on a plane...).
In any case, Friedman isn't really saying anything new: the world has always been connected (as evidenced by my favourite TV show from my teenage years, Connections). What's probably been mind boggling has been the speed with which global connectivity has increased, leading to greater non-linearity & probably a more Extremistan world.
In any case, Friedman isn't really saying anything new: the world has always been connected (as evidenced by my favourite TV show from my teenage years, Connections). What's probably been mind boggling has been the speed with which global connectivity has increased, leading to greater non-linearity & probably a more Extremistan world.
