Book Titles

Average is Over
Powering America Beyond the Age of the Great Stagnation

By Tyler Cowen

Year Published: 2013
ISBN-13: 978-0-525-95373-9
Categories: Future, Intelligence, Technology

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The societies with lots of unmarried young men are the most vulnerable to sudden revolutions and major political changes.

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Societies have a strong status quo bias, particularly if they have high status relative to other parts of the world.

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Most American voters are fairly moderate, disillusioned with both political parties, and looking for someone who can fill the proverbial niche of ‘getting something done’…

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…the high status of the wealthy in America, or for that matter the high status of celebrities, bothers our intellectual class most.

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One day soon we will look back and see that we produced two nations, a fantastically successful nation, working in the technologically dynamic sectors, and everyone else. Average is over.

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