The Four Quadrants of Conformism

Re:The Four Quadrants of Conformism by coldcode on Friday July 24, 2020 @07:43AM (#23938314)

If you want to learn about the various types of people and how they relate to the world around them, study the French Revolution (in depth, not just a snippet). You will find every kind of person (in much more complex combinations than presented here), and how they participate/change/destroy/terrorize/etc. People today are no different we just have more technology.

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Re:The Four Quadrants of Conformism by stopachka on Friday July 24, 2020 @08:41AM (#23938752)

Any books you’d recommend?

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Re:The Four Quadrants of Conformism by martythemaniak on Friday July 24, 2020 @09:35AM (#23939275)

Mike Duncan's Revolutions podcast, season 3. Probably about 30-40hrs of content (a lot of history happened!) and I find his content is a real good for first-timers.

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Re:The Four Quadrants of Conformism by zozbot234 on Friday July 24, 2020 @09:16AM (#23939058)

The French Revolution, A History by Thomas Carlyle. It is a truly massive undertaking, an 'in depth' account if there ever was one; and Carlyle's focus on the 'various types' of people involved is quite clear.

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Re:The Four Quadrants of Conformism by wcarey on Friday July 24, 2020 @09:02AM (#23938923)

Burke's Reflections on the Revolution in France is a great read. I wonder which quadrant Graham would put Burke in?

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Re:The Four Quadrants of Conformism by coldcode on Friday July 24, 2020 @10:30AM (#23939957)

A New World Begins: The History of the French Revolution by Popkin was very good.

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Re:The Four Quadrants of Conformism by gstomi on Friday July 24, 2020 @08:47AM (#23938792)

I am mildly interested in history but never really looked into the French Revolution. Can you suggest a starting point?

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Re:The Four Quadrants of Conformism by seneca on Friday July 24, 2020 @09:10AM (#23939003)

Absolutely. Really, look at major events in history period. The fall of the Roman republic should be a regular topic of study in every western school. Understanding history is the greatest tool there is to understand people and the patterns we find ourselves in.

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Re:The Four Quadrants of Conformism by rurp on Friday July 24, 2020 @03:28PM (#23943502)

I'll strongly second the recommendation to read about the Roman republic for anyone interested in history. The number of parallels to modern America are striking.

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Re:The Four Quadrants of Conformism by dang on Friday July 24, 2020 @05:19PM (#23944582)

You could not be more wrong. pg reads more, and more widely, than almost anyone I've met. And I've met a lot of well-read people.

It eternally boggles my mind how people jump to completely false conclusions like this.

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Re:The Four Quadrants of Conformism by CoolGuySteve on Friday July 24, 2020 @05:30PM (#23944682)

He reads everything except hacker news comment sections, I'm guessing.

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Re:The Four Quadrants of Conformism by erichocean on Friday July 24, 2020 @03:24PM (#23943466)

It's literally a meme where <startup founder> announces on Twitter their excited discovery of <banal thing that everyone else already knows>.

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