In defense of elitism
by William A. Henry III · first published 1994
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…controversial proposition than that. So me thinks that Graham’s next challenge-conventional-thinking essay should be why elitism is good, not bad. And he does not have to start from scratch, he can read “In Defense of Elitism” by William Henry (http://www.amazon.com/Defense-Elitism-William-Henry/dp/03854...). So why does Graham want to portray his group as non-elitists even though they clearly are? Because elitism has a bad…
on “You weren't meant to have a boss” ↗…controversial proposition than that. So me thinks that Graham’s next challenge-conventional-thinking essay should be why elitism is good, not bad. And he does not have to start from scratch, he can read “In Defense of Elitism” by William Henry (http://www.amazon.com/Defense-Elitism-William-Henry/dp/03854...). So why does Graham want to portray his group as non-elitists even though they clearly are? Because elitism has a bad…
on “You weren't meant to have a boss” ↗…publish books. Books don't even have age gated ratings, so parents don't even have any idea what kind of content their children are consuming when they read a book. If you want disgusting trash, pick up 'In Defense of Elitism' sometime. It's the only book I have destroyed after reading several chapters. When you paint a medium or platform with a broad brush, and chastise them for not censoring it to your liking, you should…
on “How I tried to compete with YouTube and Google with Livevideo.com” ↗…people too much information, they instantly resort to pattern recognition." — Marshall McLuhan Can anyone provide context for that? The only attributed source I can find for it is Joel Stein's 2019 "In Defense of Elitism: Why I'm Better Than You and You are Better Than Someone Who Didn't Buy This Book", which says it's from a 1968 Canadian TV show. I can't track down which one, much less find a recording of it. Digging…
on “Dots Will Be Connected” ↗