Episode 176 — The Second Estate Era – Exponent

Ben and James discuss how the Internet’s impact will be like the printing press’s, and what that means for how we should think about Facebook.

Note: We apologize for the slight audio discrepancy between Ben and James

Links

• Ben Thompson: The Internet and the Third Estate — Stratechery (stratechery.com/2019/the-internet-and-the-thir…)

• Ben Thompson: Zuckerberg’s Speech, Facebook Versus China, The Structure of Free Expression — Stratechery (stratechery.com/2019/zuckerbergs-speech-facebo…)

• Ben Thompson: TV Advertising’s Surprising Strength — And Inevitable Fall — Stratechery (stratechery.com/2016/tv-advertisings-surprisin…)

• Perry Link: China: The Anaconda in the Chandelier — ChinaFile (chinafile.com/library/nyrb-china-archive/china…)

• Mark Zuckerberg Stands for Voice and Free Expression — Facebook (newsroom.fb.com/news/2019/10/mark-zuckerberg-s…)

• The Federalist Papers: No. 47— Yale Law (avalon.law.yale.edu/18th_century/fed47.asp)

• Ben Thompson: Strategy Credit — Stratechery (stratechery.com/2013/strategy-credit)

Hosts

• Ben Thompson, @benthompson (twitter.com/benthompson), Stratechery (stratechery.com)

Podcast Information

Episode 176 — The Second Estate Era