John and I talked about the depth of information that is available on the internet, and what The People want: the democratization of knowledge. We didn’t really talk about:
What The People might use academic knowledge for
Why The People might want to dig deep into knowledge
Which complex ideas are ripe for populist adoption
How the recursive nature of talking about ideas happens in and outside of the university
…so you know Imma talk about it here.
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