What Henry Farrell thinks about mental models
Professor of international affairs at Johns Hopkins SAIS and co-author, with Abraham Newman, of Underground Empire: How America Weaponized the World Economy.
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1 dated position, 2026, in their own words. Our reading of what Henry Farrell has said — not written or endorsed by them.
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Our readingThe power of the Blob lies in the belief in its existence rather than its material reality.
Their wordsTheir power is not in their physical existence, but in the fact that people believe that they exist, and that they represent some collective judgment that they need to adjust their behavior towards.