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Don't most movements start as diffuse changes in sentiment?


I think many appear that way but only due to successful astroturfing.


According to The Affluent Society [0], a seminal book that established the idea of "conventional wisdom", most movements start with diffuse sentiment changes and then crystallize into a "changing of the guard" only after time has allowed a group to recognize that the general attitude has shifted.

[0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Affluent_Society


The only reason I care what economist think is so that I can best avoid the havok they wreak.




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