Chapters 33, 34 & 35
Rolf's Points
(What's mentioned in the book)
Trend Three, The Algorithm:
See Lanier, Ten Arguments For Deleting Your Social Media Accounts Right Now, p.11
Trend Four, fake news written by AI programs
For hundreds of years, the king sat unquestioned on his throne - then he was beheaded, and suddenly everybody realised: we don't need one.
- Rolf Dobelli
Vale's Points
(What's supplemented when Vale was reading)
Rolf's Acknowledgements
Koni Gebistorf for copy-editing
Martin Janik for editing
Nassim Taleb for many insights throughout this book
René Scheu for translating into German
For countless conversations and valuable ideas, in no particular order:
Thomas and Esther Schenk, Manfred Lütz, Kipper Blakeley, Valerie von der Malsburg, Peter Bevelin, Matt Ridley, Michael Hengartner, Martin Vetterli, Guy Spier, Tom Ladner, Alex Wassmer, Schoscho Rufener, Marc Walder, Ksenija Sidorova, Georges Kern, Avi Avital, Uli Sigg, Numa and Corinne Bischof Ullmann, Rolf and Elisabeth Jenni, Barbara and Riccardo Ciarpaglini, Holger Ried, Erich Bagus, Wolfgang Schürer, Anja Hergenröther, Ewald Ried, Marcel Rohner, Nils Hagander, Stefan Brupbacher, Lorenz Furrer, Nicole Loeb, Andreas Meyer, Thomas Wellauer, Urs Wietlisbach, Walter Thurnherr, Norbert Riedel, Raffaello D’Andrea, Daniel and Adrienne Surbek, Myriam and François Geelhaar, Lou Marinoff, Tom Wujec, Urs Baumann, Pascal Forster, Martin Spieler, Georg Diez, Angela and Axel Keuneke, Daniel Dennett, Ruedi Matter, Christoph Tonini, Simon Bärtschi, Marc Werner, Christian Dorer, Gieri Cavelty, Jean-Rémy von Matt, my parents Ruth and Ueli, and the sadly deceased Franz Kaufmann.
Biggest thanks of all to Rolf Dobelli's wife, Clara Maria Bagus, for being a sparkling fount of ideas and being the first editor.