Balaji Srinivasan: On the internet, words speak louder than actions
Balaji Srinivasan · The Network State with Balaji Srinivasan · Nov 16, 2022 · at 2:17:01
Balaji Srinivasan explains how modern internet platforms systematically favor performance and media rhetoric over practical voting records and real-world actions.
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“You're selecting for politicians that are liars because, you know, there's that saying like, actions speak louder than words. They actually don't online. Words speak louder than actions. You know why? You see the Twitter feed of, I don't know, AOC or like, you know, any other politician, whatever. You see their Twitter feed. What most people are not looking at anywhere near us constantly is not just their voting record, but their actual actions. Their actions are not legible in the same way.”
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