~All cultural formation in our time is now the development and propagation of memes that battle their way through a supply chain in cyberspace.
Most die; some thrive.
The memes that make it through encode deep meanings.
This is as serious a process as has ever existed.
9/ All of that has led me to work to combat the “bystander” effect in my own thinking and action. The bigger and more obvious the problem, the more important it is to speak and act—because others will assume it’s already known and handled
When independent-minded people agree with you, don't assume that they're on your team and will always agree with you. Unless you're independent-minded enough yourself to understand this, if you praise them now, you'll be complaining later about how they've disappointed you.
Something I explained to my 12 yo: When you're a little kid, your parents create your environment. Then there's a second stage where your peers do. Then for ambitious people there's a third stage where you create your own environment by choosing your own peers.