Mentions personal use of Connectography: Mapping the Future of Global Civilization.

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…Nope. Okay, my Carve Out for the week, I thought it would be appropriate given that we covered Facebook today, is a relatively new book by Parag Khanna called Connectography: Mapping the Future of Global Civilization that I read. This is a really good book. And basically, it’s like a geopolitical, which usually is not what I’m into, but I had it recommend to me, and it’s great. Basically, the thesis of the book is that what the axis of power in the world, like geopolitically, are not nation states and borders and geography and land or even population that much anymore; it’s connectiveness/connectivity. And that the more connected a nation state is whether it’s physically with supply chains for industry or oil pipelines or water or electricity, the more connected they are to ideas and to trade, also very relevant to the election that is happening tomorrow, as we record this – That happened in the past for all of you.…

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