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🌊 Crowd Behavior

From riots to rallies, these books investigate what happens when individuals dissolve into masses — the psychology of contagion, panic, mob violence, and the strange emergent logic of groups.
The Crowd
by Gustave Le Bon • 1895
When a crowd forms, reason exits. What steps in is ancient, impulsive, and easily guided.
3.80
23k+
🧠 Crowd Psychology✊ Mass Movements🌀 Suggestibility
The Crowd Summary
The Crowd 89%
When a crowd forms, reason exits. What steps in is ancient, impulsive, and easily guided.
by Gustave Le Bon 1895
3.80
23k+ ratings
🧠 Crowd Psychology✊ Mass Movements🌀 Suggestibility
The Crowd & The Psychology of Revolution
by Gustave Le Bon • 2015
Crowds make individuals disappear, and the mass that forms only feels, never thinks.
4.13
285
🧠 Crowd Psychology🇫🇷 French Revolution💥 Revolutionary Theory
The Crowd & The Psychology of Revolution Summary
The Crowd & The Psychology of Revolution 89%
Crowds make individuals disappear, and the mass that forms only feels, never thinks.
by Gustave Le Bon 2015
4.13
285 ratings
🧠 Crowd Psychology🇫🇷 French Revolution💥 Revolutionary Theory
The Wisdom of Crowds
by James Surowiecki • 2004
Four rules make crowds smarter than experts. Most organizations break every one of them.
3.82
25k+
🧠 Collective Intelligence🧪 Behavioral Economics👥 Group Decision Making
The Wisdom of Crowds Summary
The Wisdom of Crowds 89%
Four rules make crowds smarter than experts. Most organizations break every one of them.
by James Surowiecki 2004
3.82
25k+ ratings
🧠 Collective Intelligence🧪 Behavioral Economics👥 Group Decision Making
The True Believer
by Eric Hoffer • 1951
The zealot's cause is a costume; underneath is the same flight from a burdensome self.
4.19
12k+
🧠 Mass Psychology✊ Social Movements🗳️ Political Psychology
The True Believer Summary
The True Believer 89%
The zealot's cause is a costume; underneath is the same flight from a burdensome self.
by Eric Hoffer 1951
4.19
12k+ ratings
🧠 Mass Psychology✊ Social Movements🗳️ Political Psychology
The Perfect Swarm
by Len Fisher • 2009
Swarm logic explains why markets crash, crowds surge, and groups can beat experts.
3.50
327
🐝 Swarm Intelligence⚙️ Complexity Science🦋 Emergence
The Perfect Swarm Summary
The Perfect Swarm 88%
Swarm logic explains why markets crash, crowds surge, and groups can beat experts.
by Len Fisher 2009
3.50
327 ratings
🐝 Swarm Intelligence⚙️ Complexity Science🦋 Emergence
Groupthink
by Christopher Booker • 2020
The psychological engine behind the Reign of Terror now powers modern politics and climate policy.
3.12
116
🧠 Mass Psychology👥 Social Conformity🫧 Collective Delusion
Groupthink Summary
Groupthink 88%
The psychological engine behind the Reign of Terror now powers modern politics and climate policy.
by Christopher Booker 2020
3.12
116 ratings
🧠 Mass Psychology👥 Social Conformity🫧 Collective Delusion
The Darker Side of Leadership
by Manfred F.R. Kets de Vries • 2024
The psychological recipe that turns frightened populations into followers of dangerous leaders.
3.40
5
🗳️ Political Psychology🧠 Mass Psychology🐑 Herd Mentality
The Darker Side of Leadership Summary
The Darker Side of Leadership 88%
The psychological recipe that turns frightened populations into followers of dangerous leaders.
by Manfred F.R. Kets de Vries 2024
3.40
5 ratings
🗳️ Political Psychology🧠 Mass Psychology🐑 Herd Mentality
New Power
by Jeremy Heimans • 2018
Power spreads through networks, not hierarchies. The blueprint for ideas the crowd will carry.
3.81
2k+
🥊 Power Dynamics🌐 Network Society✊ Digital Activism
New Power Summary
New Power 87%
Power spreads through networks, not hierarchies. The blueprint for ideas the crowd will carry.
by Jeremy Heimans 2018
3.81
2k+ ratings
🥊 Power Dynamics🌐 Network Society✊ Digital Activism
Wiser
by Cass R. Sunstein • 2014
Teams amplify individual mistakes. The evidence why, and the fixes that reverse the damage.
3.62
437
🧠 Behavioral Economics🔍 Cognitive Biases👥 Group Decision Making
Wiser Summary
Wiser 87%
Teams amplify individual mistakes. The evidence why, and the fixes that reverse the damage.
by Cass R. Sunstein 2014
3.62
437 ratings
🧠 Behavioral Economics🔍 Cognitive Biases👥 Group Decision Making
The Social Atom
by Mark Buchanan • 2007
Segregation, fads, and wealth gaps are not about human nature. They are physics.
3.71
587
🔬 Complexity Science🧠 Behavioral Economics🔍 Cognitive Biases
The Social Atom Summary
The Social Atom 87%
Segregation, fads, and wealth gaps are not about human nature. They are physics.
by Mark Buchanan 2007
3.71
587 ratings
🔬 Complexity Science🧠 Behavioral Economics🔍 Cognitive Biases
This Is an Uprising
by Mark Engler • 2016
Nonviolence is not a virtue. It is a technology of conflict, and it brings down regimes.
4.20
1k+
🕊️ Civil Resistance📢 Social Movements🧱 Movement Building
This Is an Uprising Summary
This Is an Uprising 87%
Nonviolence is not a virtue. It is a technology of conflict, and it brings down regimes.
by Mark Engler 2016
4.20
1k+ ratings
🕊️ Civil Resistance📢 Social Movements🧱 Movement Building
Conformity
by Cass R. Sunstein • 2019
We copy, therefore we err. The hidden logic of conformity and the architecture that counters it.
3.46
396
🧪 Social Psychology🔬 Behavioral Science👥 Group Dynamics
Conformity Summary
Conformity 87%
We copy, therefore we err. The hidden logic of conformity and the architecture that counters it.
by Cass R. Sunstein 2019
3.46
396 ratings
🧪 Social Psychology🔬 Behavioral Science👥 Group Dynamics
A State of Fear
by Laura Dodsworth • 2021
The UK government orchestrated fear to secure pandemic compliance. How it worked, and what it broke.
4.31
793
🦠 Pandemic Response🏛️ Government Overreach😨 Fear And Control
A State of Fear Summary
A State of Fear 87%
The UK government orchestrated fear to secure pandemic compliance. How it worked, and what it broke.
by Laura Dodsworth 2021
4.31
793 ratings
🦠 Pandemic Response🏛️ Government Overreach😨 Fear And Control
The People's Choice
by Paul F. Lazarsfeld • 1968
Elections hinge on opinion leaders, not ads. Friends pass the news; their word outweighs the media.
3.79
43
🗳️ Voting Behavior📻 Political Communication📡 Media Effects
The People's Choice Summary
The People's Choice 87%
Elections hinge on opinion leaders, not ads. Friends pass the news; their word outweighs the media.
by Paul F. Lazarsfeld 1968
3.79
43 ratings
🗳️ Voting Behavior📻 Political Communication📡 Media Effects
The Rules of Contagion
by Adam Kucharski • 2020
Why tweets go viral and banks collapse: the hidden math that governs what spreads.
3.86
2k+
🦠 Epidemiology🕸️ Network Science📈 Outbreak Dynamics
The Rules of Contagion Summary
The Rules of Contagion 87%
Why tweets go viral and banks collapse: the hidden math that governs what spreads.
by Adam Kucharski 2020
3.86
2k+ ratings
🦠 Epidemiology🕸️ Network Science📈 Outbreak Dynamics
Change
by Damon Centola • 2021
Social change doesn't spread virally. The network margins, not influencers, hold the real leverage.
4.06
940
🕸️ Network Science🦠 Social Contagion💡 Diffusion Of Innovation
Change Summary
Change 87%
Social change doesn't spread virally. The network margins, not influencers, hold the real leverage.
by Damon Centola 2021
4.06
940 ratings
🕸️ Network Science🦠 Social Contagion💡 Diffusion Of Innovation
From mobilization to revolution
by Charles Tilly • 1978
Rioters calculate, revolutions are chess matches, and the state always stacks the board.
3.98
42
🏛️ Political Contention✊ Social Movements🏴 Revolutionary Theory
From mobilization to revolution Summary
From mobilization to revolution 87%
Rioters calculate, revolutions are chess matches, and the state always stacks the board.
by Charles Tilly 1978
3.98
42 ratings
🏛️ Political Contention✊ Social Movements🏴 Revolutionary Theory
The Tipping Point
by Malcolm Gladwell • 2000
Three rules govern social epidemics, and the people who start them aren't who you'd expect.
4.01
859k+
🦠 Social Contagion🗣️ Word Of Mouth🧠 Behavioral Influence
The Tipping Point Summary
The Tipping Point 87%
Three rules govern social epidemics, and the people who start them aren't who you'd expect.
by Malcolm Gladwell 2000
4.01
859k+ ratings
🦠 Social Contagion🗣️ Word Of Mouth🧠 Behavioral Influence
Social Physics
by Alex Pentland • 2014
Idea flow through social networks predicts team output and city GDP better than individual talent.
3.53
1k+
🕸️ Network Science💻 Computational Social Science🧠 Social Learning
Social Physics Summary
Social Physics 86%
Idea flow through social networks predicts team output and city GDP better than individual talent.
by Alex Pentland 2014
3.53
1k+ ratings
🕸️ Network Science💻 Computational Social Science🧠 Social Learning
Cognitive Surplus
by Clay Shirky • 2010
Spare time, once captive to television, is now building public goods at the scale of nations.
3.83
6k+
🏭 Peer Production🎬 Participatory Culture🧠 Intrinsic Motivation
Cognitive Surplus Summary
Cognitive Surplus 86%
Spare time, once captive to television, is now building public goods at the scale of nations.
by Clay Shirky 2010
3.83
6k+ ratings
🏭 Peer Production🎬 Participatory Culture🧠 Intrinsic Motivation
Reveille for Radicals
by Saul D. Alinsky • 1946
Democracy requires organized conflict and leaders from the bottom. A 1946 manual, still unheeded.
3.84
589
🤝 Community Organizing🌱 Grassroots Democracy👥 Indigenous Leadership
Reveille for Radicals Summary
Reveille for Radicals 86%
Democracy requires organized conflict and leaders from the bottom. A 1946 manual, still unheeded.
by Saul D. Alinsky 1946
3.84
589 ratings
🤝 Community Organizing🌱 Grassroots Democracy👥 Indigenous Leadership
Here Comes Everybody
by Clay Shirky • 2008
Forming a group just became free. That doesn't upgrade institutions; it upends them.
3.78
7k+
🖥️ Internet Culture📱 Digital Sociology✊ Collective Action
Here Comes Everybody Summary
Here Comes Everybody 86%
Forming a group just became free. That doesn't upgrade institutions; it upends them.
by Clay Shirky 2008
3.78
7k+ ratings
🖥️ Internet Culture📱 Digital Sociology✊ Collective Action
Revenge of the Tipping Point
by Malcolm Gladwell • 2024
Why the opioid crisis, a TV miniseries, and a pandemic all follow the same hidden rules.
4.02
64k+
🦠 Social Epidemics⚖️ Tipping Points🎯 Superspreaders
Revenge of the Tipping Point Summary
Revenge of the Tipping Point 86%
Why the opioid crisis, a TV miniseries, and a pandemic all follow the same hidden rules.
by Malcolm Gladwell 2024
4.02
64k+ ratings
🦠 Social Epidemics⚖️ Tipping Points🎯 Superspreaders
On Rumors
by Cass R. Sunstein • 2009
Debunking a rumor often makes more people believe it. The cognitive traps that cause this.
3.28
299
🗣️ Rumor Propagation📉 Behavioral Economics🧠 Cognitive Biases
On Rumors Summary
On Rumors 86%
Debunking a rumor often makes more people believe it. The cognitive traps that cause this.
by Cass R. Sunstein 2009
3.28
299 ratings
🗣️ Rumor Propagation📉 Behavioral Economics🧠 Cognitive Biases
Narrative Economics
by Robert J. Shiller • 2019
Economic panics don't start in spreadsheets. They start in stories, and they spread like epidemics.
3.62
3k+
🧠 Behavioral Economics📜 Economic History🦠 Social Contagion
Narrative Economics Summary
Narrative Economics 86%
Economic panics don't start in spreadsheets. They start in stories, and they spread like epidemics.
by Robert J. Shiller 2019
3.62
3k+ ratings
🧠 Behavioral Economics📜 Economic History🦠 Social Contagion
Pendulum
by Roy H. Williams • 2012
The values of an entire society reverse every 40 years. The last reversal began in 2003.
3.71
411
🌀 Cyclical History👥 Generational Theory👪 Collective Behavior
Pendulum Summary
Pendulum 86%
The values of an entire society reverse every 40 years. The last reversal began in 2003.
by Roy H. Williams 2012
3.71
411 ratings
🌀 Cyclical History👥 Generational Theory👪 Collective Behavior
Connected
by Nicholas A. Christakis • 2008
Your weight, your vote, your happiness: all shaped by strangers three handshakes away.
3.74
4k+
🕸️ Network Science🦠 Social Contagion🔗 Network Effects
Connected Summary
Connected 86%
Your weight, your vote, your happiness: all shaped by strangers three handshakes away.
by Nicholas A. Christakis 2008
3.74
4k+ ratings
🕸️ Network Science🦠 Social Contagion🔗 Network Effects
The Revolt of the Public and the Crisis of Authority
by Martin Gurri • 2014
The digital revolution gave the public the power to destroy institutions but not to replace them.
4.19
2k+
📱 Digital Media Politics🏛️ Crisis Of Authority✊ Populist Revolt
The Revolt of the Public and the Crisis of Authority Summary
The Revolt of the Public and the Crisis of Authority 86%
The digital revolution gave the public the power to destroy institutions but not to replace them.
by Martin Gurri 2014
4.19
2k+ ratings
📱 Digital Media Politics🏛️ Crisis Of Authority✊ Populist Revolt
Manufacturing Delusion
by Buck Sexton • 2026
Eight tactics produce mass delusion. A CIA analyst traces them from Stalin's trials to modern media.
4.38
368
🧠 Mass Psychology🏴 Totalitarianism🗳️ Political Psychology
Manufacturing Delusion Summary
Manufacturing Delusion 86%
Eight tactics produce mass delusion. A CIA analyst traces them from Stalin's trials to modern media.
by Buck Sexton 2026
4.38
368 ratings
🧠 Mass Psychology🏴 Totalitarianism🗳️ Political Psychology
Propaganda
by Jacques Ellul • 1962
Propaganda is not a tool but a total environment, and its aim is action, not belief.
4.28
1k+
📺 Media Theory🏙️ Mass Society🧠 Psychological Manipulation
Propaganda Summary
Propaganda 86%
Propaganda is not a tool but a total environment, and its aim is action, not belief.
by Jacques Ellul 1962
4.28
1k+ ratings
📺 Media Theory🏙️ Mass Society🧠 Psychological Manipulation
Crystallizing Public Opinion
by Edward L. Bernays • 1923
Public opinion runs on instinct, not reason. The 1923 blueprint for engineering it.
3.78
947
🏢 Public Relations📡 Mass Communication👥 Group Psychology
Crystallizing Public Opinion Summary
Crystallizing Public Opinion 86%
Public opinion runs on instinct, not reason. The 1923 blueprint for engineering it.
by Edward L. Bernays 1923
3.78
947 ratings
🏢 Public Relations📡 Mass Communication👥 Group Psychology
Blueprint for Revolution
by Srdja Popovic • 2015
Rice pudding, Lego men, and the nonviolent playbook that wins twice as often as violence.
4.30
2k+
🕊️ Civil Resistance🌱 Grassroots Organizing🧱 Movement Building
Blueprint for Revolution Summary
Blueprint for Revolution 86%
Rice pudding, Lego men, and the nonviolent playbook that wins twice as often as violence.
by Srdja Popovic 2015
4.30
2k+ ratings
🕊️ Civil Resistance🌱 Grassroots Organizing🧱 Movement Building
A Paradise Built in Hell
by Rebecca Solnit • 2009
Disasters create utopias of mutual aid. The catastrophe begins when authorities impose control.
3.95
4k+
🌀 Disaster Studies🤝 Mutual Aid💛 Human Altruism
A Paradise Built in Hell Summary
A Paradise Built in Hell 86%
Disasters create utopias of mutual aid. The catastrophe begins when authorities impose control.
by Rebecca Solnit 2009
3.95
4k+ ratings
🌀 Disaster Studies🤝 Mutual Aid💛 Human Altruism
Devil Take the Hindmost
by Edward Chancellor • 1996
From tulips to dot-coms, the same psychology drives markets to mania and collapse.
3.99
3k+
📜 Financial History🫧 Market Bubbles🧠 Crowd Psychology
Devil Take the Hindmost Summary
Devil Take the Hindmost 86%
From tulips to dot-coms, the same psychology drives markets to mania and collapse.
by Edward Chancellor 1996
3.99
3k+ ratings
📜 Financial History🫧 Market Bubbles🧠 Crowd Psychology
Uses of Disorder
by Richard Sennett • 1970
The young craving for purity is architecting our cities into sterile, segregated cages.
3.88
258
🏙️ Urban Sociology🧩 Identity Formation🚧 Social Segregation
Uses of Disorder Summary
Uses of Disorder 86%
The young craving for purity is architecting our cities into sterile, segregated cages.
by Richard Sennett 1970
3.88
258 ratings
🏙️ Urban Sociology🧩 Identity Formation🚧 Social Segregation
Rules for Revolutionaries
by Becky Bond • 2016
The volunteer-led organizing model that scales from a living room to a nationwide movement.
3.84
762
📢 Political Organizing🌱 Grassroots Campaigns🤝 Volunteer Mobilization
Rules for Revolutionaries Summary
Rules for Revolutionaries 86%
The volunteer-led organizing model that scales from a living room to a nationwide movement.
by Becky Bond 2016
3.84
762 ratings
📢 Political Organizing🌱 Grassroots Campaigns🤝 Volunteer Mobilization
Join the Club
by Tina Rosenberg • 2011
Peer pressure has toppled dictators and slowed epidemics. The case for aiming it deliberately.
3.49
340
🫂 Peer Pressure✊ Social Movements🏥 Community Health
Join the Club Summary
Join the Club 86%
Peer pressure has toppled dictators and slowed epidemics. The case for aiming it deliberately.
by Tina Rosenberg 2011
3.49
340 ratings
🫂 Peer Pressure✊ Social Movements🏥 Community Health
Irrational Exuberance
by Robert J. Shiller • 2000
Why markets boom and bust: the psychological feedback loop that makes bubbles predictable.
3.98
9k+
🫧 Market Bubbles🧠 Behavioral Economics📜 Financial History
Irrational Exuberance Summary
Irrational Exuberance 86%
Why markets boom and bust: the psychological feedback loop that makes bubbles predictable.
by Robert J. Shiller 2000
3.98
9k+ ratings
🫧 Market Bubbles🧠 Behavioral Economics📜 Financial History
Why Civil Resistance Works
by Erica Chenoweth • 2011
The most effective weapon against a dictator is not a gun: 200,000 people refusing to cooperate.
3.98
729
🏳️ Civil Resistance🏛️ Regime Change🗳️ Democratization
Why Civil Resistance Works Summary
Why Civil Resistance Works 86%
The most effective weapon against a dictator is not a gun: 200,000 people refusing to cooperate.
by Erica Chenoweth 2011
3.98
729 ratings
🏳️ Civil Resistance🏛️ Regime Change🗳️ Democratization
Collective Illusions
by Todd Rose • 2022
Private belief and public behavior rarely match. The mismatch, not the minority, shapes our world.
4.03
1k+
👥 Social Conformity🎭 Hidden Beliefs🐑 Conformity Bias
Collective Illusions Summary
Collective Illusions 86%
Private belief and public behavior rarely match. The mismatch, not the minority, shapes our world.
by Todd Rose 2022
4.03
1k+ ratings
👥 Social Conformity🎭 Hidden Beliefs🐑 Conformity Bias
Copaganda
by Alec Karakatsanis • 2025
The hidden PR system that converts police spin into headlines and crime panic into tougher laws.
4.49
582
🎥 Media Criticism⚖️ Criminal Justice🔒 Mass Incarceration
Copaganda Summary
Copaganda 86%
The hidden PR system that converts police spin into headlines and crime panic into tougher laws.
by Alec Karakatsanis 2025
4.49
582 ratings
🎥 Media Criticism⚖️ Criminal Justice🔒 Mass Incarceration
Don't Talk About Politics
by Sarah Stein Lubrano • 2025
Arguments rarely change political minds. New experiences, real friendships, and public benches do.
4.12
303
🧠 Political Psychology🏛️ Public Sphere🔍 Cognitive Biases
Don't Talk About Politics Summary
Don't Talk About Politics 86%
Arguments rarely change political minds. New experiences, real friendships, and public benches do.
by Sarah Stein Lubrano 2025
4.12
303 ratings
🧠 Political Psychology🏛️ Public Sphere🔍 Cognitive Biases
The Chaos Machine
by Max Fisher • 2022
Algorithms learned that fear and fury keep you watching, then optimized for your worst instincts.
4.27
9k+
💸 Attention Economy📢 Online Radicalization😤 Moral Outrage
The Chaos Machine Summary
The Chaos Machine 86%
Algorithms learned that fear and fury keep you watching, then optimized for your worst instincts.
by Max Fisher 2022
4.27
9k+ ratings
💸 Attention Economy📢 Online Radicalization😤 Moral Outrage
Neither Liberal nor Conservative
by Donald R. Kinder • 2017
Decades of surveys reveal what cable news won't: most Americans have no ideology at all.
3.90
61
🇺🇸 American Politics📊 Public Opinion🗳️ Political Behavior
Neither Liberal nor Conservative Summary
Neither Liberal nor Conservative 86%
Decades of surveys reveal what cable news won't: most Americans have no ideology at all.
by Donald R. Kinder 2017
3.90
61 ratings
🇺🇸 American Politics📊 Public Opinion🗳️ Political Behavior
The Quiet Before
by Gal Beckerman • 2022
Why the movements that changed the world began with letters and zines, not viral posts.
3.79
485
🏴 Social Movements📰 Media History📢 Political Communication
The Quiet Before Summary
The Quiet Before 86%
Why the movements that changed the world began with letters and zines, not viral posts.
by Gal Beckerman 2022
3.79
485 ratings
🏴 Social Movements📰 Media History📢 Political Communication
The Sociology of Georg Simmel
by George Simmel • 1964
Why a secret, a stranger, and a two-person group reveal more about society than any institution.
3.90
73
🏛️ Classical Sociology🔬 Microsociology👥 Group Dynamics
The Sociology of Georg Simmel Summary
The Sociology of Georg Simmel 86%
Why a secret, a stranger, and a two-person group reveal more about society than any institution.
by George Simmel 1964
3.90
73 ratings
🏛️ Classical Sociology🔬 Microsociology👥 Group Dynamics
The Rational Public
by Benjamin I. Page • 1992
One voter's opinion is noise. Combine millions, and a different story about democracy emerges.
3.58
33
📊 Public Opinion Research🗳️ Democratic Theory🧠 Collective Intelligence
The Rational Public Summary
The Rational Public 86%
One voter's opinion is noise. Combine millions, and a different story about democracy emerges.
by Benjamin I. Page 1992
3.58
33 ratings
📊 Public Opinion Research🗳️ Democratic Theory🧠 Collective Intelligence
The Politics of Collective Violence
by Charles Tilly • 2003
Violence isn't chaos; it's politics, shaped by regimes and the relationships leaders exploit.
3.85
151
✊ Contentious Politics🔗 Relational Sociology💥 Political Violence
The Politics of Collective Violence Summary
The Politics of Collective Violence 86%
Violence isn't chaos; it's politics, shaped by regimes and the relationships leaders exploit.
by Charles Tilly 2003
3.85
151 ratings
✊ Contentious Politics🔗 Relational Sociology💥 Political Violence
The Culting of Brands
by Douglas Atkin • 2005
Devoted brand tribes mirror actual cults: same belonging rituals, shared language, and clear enemies
3.76
275
🏘️ Brand Communities🧠 Cult Psychology🛒 Consumer Behavior
The Culting of Brands Summary
The Culting of Brands 86%
Devoted brand tribes mirror actual cults: same belonging rituals, shared language, and clear enemies
by Douglas Atkin 2005
3.76
275 ratings
🏘️ Brand Communities🧠 Cult Psychology🛒 Consumer Behavior
Twitter and Tear Gas
by Zeynep Tufekci • 2017
Twitter can fill a square overnight. Why that speed so often leads to a movement's collapse.
4.08
1k+
🧑‍💻 Digital Activism📢 Attention Economics🛡️ Information Warfare
Twitter and Tear Gas Summary
Twitter and Tear Gas 86%
Twitter can fill a square overnight. Why that speed so often leads to a movement's collapse.
by Zeynep Tufekci 2017
4.08
1k+ ratings
🧑‍💻 Digital Activism📢 Attention Economics🛡️ Information Warfare
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