Martin Gurri - The Revolt of the Public
My rating: ★☆☆☆☆ (10%)
This book disappointed me. I’ve read only about a quarter, and I stopped. Martin’s writing is what I’d call “Trying to impress my English teacher” style. The ideas conveyed in this book were as hard to understand as the language.
TL;DR
Once the elite (government, rich people) lost the monopoly on how the information is shared, people started fractioning into small groups based on opinions, and since scandals and failures of character are now easily exposed, people lost trust in the government institutions.
One interesting insight: People are not happy with the government, but from how they interact, they only oppose things and can’t govern themselves. Opposed government and no alternatives leaves democracy in a pickle.