Yeah - Ryan Holiday became depressed at how gullible the media were and how easy they were to manipulate.
He is a smart guy - and it started to frighten him how moronic our culture is becoming. People would rather spend their time reading short viral/silly stories on blogs as opposed to something more worthwhile.
As such - he wrote the book as an expose of how easy it is, as well as an analysis of what it means for the future of our culture.
He is a smart guy - and it started to frighten him how moronic our culture is becoming. People would rather spend their time reading short viral/silly stories on blogs as opposed to something more worthwhile.
As such - he wrote the book as an expose of how easy it is, as well as an analysis of what it means for the future of our culture.