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Their wordsmuch cultural success is stochastic (the experimental evidence suggests that talent only moderately predicts success in culture markets), and that path dependence shapes chances of success
Their wordswe are systematically likely to overestimate our own individual awesomeness, and to underestimate the external power asymmetries that magnify our voices.
Their wordsIf anything, I think that the book has gained very substantially in relevance, as more of our social structures have come to rely on coordination rather than violence.