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    Libertarian Leaning Twitter / Facebook Accounts with 1000 Followers

    So we've got this echo chamber effect in this forum... we have a core membership here with common ideas and consistent participation of about 100 users.

    The thing our movement is lacking is interaction between think tanks and "connectors" I'd like to use this thread to

    IDENTIFY CONNECTORS in the liberty movement
    and consider ways to tie our RPF echo chamber; think tank.. better to these highly connected individuals.


    The Tipping Point



    T
    he Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference


    Gladwell defines a tipping point as "the moment of critical mass, the threshold, the boiling point".[1]

    As Gladwell states, "Ideas and products and messages and behaviors spread like viruses do".[2]






    The three rules

    Malcolm Gladwell describes the "three rules of epidemics" (or the three "agents of change") in the tipping points of epidemics.

    The Law of the Few

    "The Law of the Few", or, as Malcolm Gladwell states, "The success of any kind of social epidemic is heavily dependent on the involvement of people with a particular and rare set of social gifts".[3] According to Malcolm Gladwell, economists call this the "80/20 Principle, which is the idea that in any situation roughly 80 percent of the 'work' will be done by 20 percent of the participants" (see Pareto Principle).[4] These people are described in the following ways:



    • Connectors are the people in a community who know large numbers of people and who are in the habit of making introductions. A connector is essentially the social equivalent of a computer network hub. They usually know people across an array of social, cultural, professional, and economic circles, and make a habit of introducing people who work or live in different circles. They are people who "link us up with the world...people with a special gift for bringing the world together".[5] They are "a handful of people with a truly extraordinary knack [... for] making friends and acquaintances".[6] Malcolm Gladwell characterizes these individuals as having social networks of over one hundred people. To illustrate, he cites the following examples: the midnight ride of Paul Revere, Milgram's experiments in the small world problem, the "Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon" trivia game, Dallas businessman Roger Horchow, and Chicagoan Lois Weisberg, a person who understands the concept of the weak tie. Gladwell attributes the social success of Connectors to the fact that "their ability to span many different worlds is a function of something intrinsic to their personality, some combination of curiosity, self-confidence, sociability, and energy".[7]


    • Mavens are "information specialists", or "people we rely upon to connect us with new information".[4] They accumulate knowledge, especially about the marketplace, and know how to share it with others. Gladwell cites Mark Alpert as a prototypical Maven who is "almost pathologically helpful", further adding, "he can't help himself".[8] In this vein, Alpert himself concedes, "A Maven is someone who wants to solve other people's problems, generally by solving his own".[8] According to Gladwell, Mavens start "word-of-mouth epidemics" due to their knowledge, social skills, and ability to communicate.[9] As Malcolm Gladwell states, "Mavens are really information brokers, sharing and trading what they know".[10]





    The Stickiness Factor


    The specific content of a message that renders its impact memorable. Popular children's television programs such as Sesame Street and Blue's Clues pioneered the properties of the stickiness factor, thus enhancing effective retention of educational content as well as entertainment value.


    The Power of Context


    Human behavior is sensitive to and strongly influenced by its environment. As Malcolm Gladwell says, "Epidemics are sensitive to the conditions and circumstances of the times and places in which they occur".[11] For example, "zero tolerance" efforts to combat minor crimes such as fare-beating and vandalism and the New York subway led to a decline in more violent crimes city-wide. Gladwell describes the bystander effect, and explains how Dunbar's number plays into the tipping point, using Rebecca Wells' novel Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood, evangelist John Wesley, and the high-tech firm W. L. Gore and Associates. Malcolm Gladwell also discusses what he dubs the rule of 150, which states that the maximum number of individuals in a society or group that someone can have real social relationships with is 150.[12]

    The way I see it, we are the maven's and salesmen of liberty.

    Most of us here lack the role as "connector". I think we should take time to little black book our potential connectors of liberty and do more to outreach to them with our cause.
    Last edited by presence; 04-03-2016 at 10:46 AM.

    'We endorse the idea of voluntarism; self-responsibility: Family, friends, and churches to solve problems, rather than saying that some monolithic government is going to make you take care of yourself and be a better person. It's a preposterous notion: It never worked, it never will. The government can't make you a better person; it can't make you follow good habits.' - Ron Paul 1988

    Awareness is the Root of Liberation Revolution is Action upon Revelation

    'Resistance and Disobedience in Economic Activity is the Most Moral Human Action Possible' - SEK3

    Flectere si nequeo superos, Acheronta movebo.

    ...the familiar ritual of institutional self-absolution...
    ...for protecting them, by mock trial, from punishment...




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    Maybe you should do Facebook.

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    Quote Originally Posted by angelatc View Post
    Maybe you should do Facebook.
    I'm more of a maven than a connector, I check my email twice a month, I touch a phone about as often.


    Quote Originally Posted by Origanalist View Post
    maor later
    sweet thanks!

    I'm not sure what we're going to do with this yet... but I think its a good idea to pool resources towards this end

    'We endorse the idea of voluntarism; self-responsibility: Family, friends, and churches to solve problems, rather than saying that some monolithic government is going to make you take care of yourself and be a better person. It's a preposterous notion: It never worked, it never will. The government can't make you a better person; it can't make you follow good habits.' - Ron Paul 1988

    Awareness is the Root of Liberation Revolution is Action upon Revelation

    'Resistance and Disobedience in Economic Activity is the Most Moral Human Action Possible' - SEK3

    Flectere si nequeo superos, Acheronta movebo.

    ...the familiar ritual of institutional self-absolution...
    ...for protecting them, by mock trial, from punishment...


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    Actually what inspired this thread was research I did over the past few days about how exactly George Soros was networking and promoting BLM.
    Connecting "think tanks" to highly networked "social media" personalities was a large part of the method to the madness.
    I think we can learn from this technique and accomplish much the same end towards our own cause on little budget and much TIRELESS.
    Consider ourselves, perhaps a few of the other www liberty forum/blog locations as "think tanks" and work to disseminate to more connected parties.

    'We endorse the idea of voluntarism; self-responsibility: Family, friends, and churches to solve problems, rather than saying that some monolithic government is going to make you take care of yourself and be a better person. It's a preposterous notion: It never worked, it never will. The government can't make you a better person; it can't make you follow good habits.' - Ron Paul 1988

    Awareness is the Root of Liberation Revolution is Action upon Revelation

    'Resistance and Disobedience in Economic Activity is the Most Moral Human Action Possible' - SEK3

    Flectere si nequeo superos, Acheronta movebo.

    ...the familiar ritual of institutional self-absolution...
    ...for protecting them, by mock trial, from punishment...


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    It's a good idea OP.

    I know I've been negligent in social media.

    ....don't want to use it in my personal life, but probably should use it for political purposes.

    P.S. Reminds me, I had a related idea a while back

    A Way To Improve Our Social Media Reach

    tl;dr = create ranked list of RPF members by social media reach to stimulate competition, & as resource for those looking for help with promotions
    Last edited by r3volution 3.0; 04-04-2016 at 01:52 PM.

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    Ive been harping on this idea for awhile now.

    Hell, look at all of the liberty minded groups that showed up for the students for liberty conference 2016 in DC. Theyre all separate, and hence, accomplish little in terms of nationwide awareness.



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    Quote Originally Posted by Origanalist View Post
    She finally followed me back.
    Quote Originally Posted by dannno View Post
    It's a balance between appeasing his supporters, appeasing the deep state and reaching his own goals.
    ~Resident Badgiraffe




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    Quote Originally Posted by William Tell View Post
    She finally followed me back.
    LOL I'm sorry! I had abandoned twitter for years (except for the occasional tweet) and just went back to regular tweeting recently. It's my Safe Space™.
    Based on the idea of natural rights, government secures those rights to the individual by strictly negative intervention, making justice costless and easy of access; and beyond that it does not go. The State, on the other hand, both in its genesis and by its primary intention, is purely anti-social. It is not based on the idea of natural rights, but on the idea that the individual has no rights except those that the State may provisionally grant him. It has always made justice costly and difficult of access, and has invariably held itself above justice and common morality whenever it could advantage itself by so doing.
    --Albert J. Nock

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    I'm @oraclepresence on twitter btw

    I follow about 300 and have about 300 followers.
    The people I follow are mostly finance or bitcoin related; mostly well connected accounts with hundreds of followers.
    I don't tweet much, but follow list is a good cross section of the bitcoin community.
    Last edited by presence; 04-04-2016 at 10:06 PM.

    'We endorse the idea of voluntarism; self-responsibility: Family, friends, and churches to solve problems, rather than saying that some monolithic government is going to make you take care of yourself and be a better person. It's a preposterous notion: It never worked, it never will. The government can't make you a better person; it can't make you follow good habits.' - Ron Paul 1988

    Awareness is the Root of Liberation Revolution is Action upon Revelation

    'Resistance and Disobedience in Economic Activity is the Most Moral Human Action Possible' - SEK3

    Flectere si nequeo superos, Acheronta movebo.

    ...the familiar ritual of institutional self-absolution...
    ...for protecting them, by mock trial, from punishment...


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    Quote Originally Posted by Origanalist View Post
    LOL I whined about him forgetting me.

    Here's an old thread:

    The Twitter Thread - Post Your Twitter Handle and let's all follow each other
    http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthr...low-each-other
    Based on the idea of natural rights, government secures those rights to the individual by strictly negative intervention, making justice costless and easy of access; and beyond that it does not go. The State, on the other hand, both in its genesis and by its primary intention, is purely anti-social. It is not based on the idea of natural rights, but on the idea that the individual has no rights except those that the State may provisionally grant him. It has always made justice costly and difficult of access, and has invariably held itself above justice and common morality whenever it could advantage itself by so doing.
    --Albert J. Nock

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    I just followed all of you. Now I have two places to cyber stalk.
    Quote Originally Posted by Ron Paul View Post
    The intellectual battle for liberty can appear to be a lonely one at times. However, the numbers are not as important as the principles that we hold. Leonard Read always taught that "it's not a numbers game, but an ideological game." That's why it's important to continue to provide a principled philosophy as to what the role of government ought to be, despite the numbers that stare us in the face.
    Quote Originally Posted by Origanalist View Post
    This intellectually stimulating conversation is the reason I keep coming here.

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    I have 7 followers.
    Quote Originally Posted by Ron Paul View Post
    The intellectual battle for liberty can appear to be a lonely one at times. However, the numbers are not as important as the principles that we hold. Leonard Read always taught that "it's not a numbers game, but an ideological game." That's why it's important to continue to provide a principled philosophy as to what the role of government ought to be, despite the numbers that stare us in the face.
    Quote Originally Posted by Origanalist View Post
    This intellectually stimulating conversation is the reason I keep coming here.

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    Do you have to download a pic to post it on twiter? And how do I get an avatar?
    Quote Originally Posted by Ron Paul View Post
    The intellectual battle for liberty can appear to be a lonely one at times. However, the numbers are not as important as the principles that we hold. Leonard Read always taught that "it's not a numbers game, but an ideological game." That's why it's important to continue to provide a principled philosophy as to what the role of government ought to be, despite the numbers that stare us in the face.
    Quote Originally Posted by Origanalist View Post
    This intellectually stimulating conversation is the reason I keep coming here.



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    Quote Originally Posted by cajuncocoa View Post
    She is a Cowboys fan, I do not recommend following her.
    "The Patriarch"

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    Quote Originally Posted by Suzanimal View Post
    Do you have to download a pic to post it on twiter? And how do I get an avatar?
    Looks like you figured it out.



    "The Patriarch"

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    Quote Originally Posted by William Tell View Post
    She finally followed me back.
    And since Willie is not letting on he is https://twitter.com/StonewallDP
    "The Patriarch"

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    Quote Originally Posted by Suzanimal View Post
    I have 7 followers.
    Have them tested.
    Pfizer Macht Frei!

    Openly Straight Man, Danke, Awarded Top Rated Influencer. Community Standards Enforcer.


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    Quote Originally Posted by Origanalist View Post
    She is a Cowboys fan, I do not recommend following her.
    Wanna make something of it, Buddy?

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    Quote Originally Posted by cajuncocoa View Post
    Wanna make something of it, Buddy?
    No way, girls fight dirty.
    "The Patriarch"

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    I get the idea the cat realllllly likes Sibel Edmonds.
    Quote Originally Posted by dannno View Post
    It's a balance between appeasing his supporters, appeasing the deep state and reaching his own goals.
    ~Resident Badgiraffe






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    Quote Originally Posted by William Tell View Post
    I get the idea the cat realllllly likes Sibel Edmonds.
    I figured I would get at least one repeat, oh well. I'm sure I'll get a few more before I'm done.
    "The Patriarch"

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    Quote Originally Posted by Origanalist View Post
    And since Willie is not letting on he is https://twitter.com/StonewallDP
    I figured that out from his comment on my Twit.
    Quote Originally Posted by Ron Paul View Post
    The intellectual battle for liberty can appear to be a lonely one at times. However, the numbers are not as important as the principles that we hold. Leonard Read always taught that "it's not a numbers game, but an ideological game." That's why it's important to continue to provide a principled philosophy as to what the role of government ought to be, despite the numbers that stare us in the face.
    Quote Originally Posted by Origanalist View Post
    This intellectually stimulating conversation is the reason I keep coming here.

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    I did! Did you see my header?

    I'm up to 10 followers now!!! Yay!

    Quote Originally Posted by Origanalist View Post
    Looks like you figured it out.



    Quote Originally Posted by Ron Paul View Post
    The intellectual battle for liberty can appear to be a lonely one at times. However, the numbers are not as important as the principles that we hold. Leonard Read always taught that "it's not a numbers game, but an ideological game." That's why it's important to continue to provide a principled philosophy as to what the role of government ought to be, despite the numbers that stare us in the face.
    Quote Originally Posted by Origanalist View Post
    This intellectually stimulating conversation is the reason I keep coming here.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Danke View Post
    Have them tested.
    Good idea! I would hate to catch anything. Some of those tweeters look kind of sketchy.
    Quote Originally Posted by Ron Paul View Post
    The intellectual battle for liberty can appear to be a lonely one at times. However, the numbers are not as important as the principles that we hold. Leonard Read always taught that "it's not a numbers game, but an ideological game." That's why it's important to continue to provide a principled philosophy as to what the role of government ought to be, despite the numbers that stare us in the face.
    Quote Originally Posted by Origanalist View Post
    This intellectually stimulating conversation is the reason I keep coming here.

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    Do people see my $#@!s even if I don't @Them?
    Quote Originally Posted by Ron Paul View Post
    The intellectual battle for liberty can appear to be a lonely one at times. However, the numbers are not as important as the principles that we hold. Leonard Read always taught that "it's not a numbers game, but an ideological game." That's why it's important to continue to provide a principled philosophy as to what the role of government ought to be, despite the numbers that stare us in the face.
    Quote Originally Posted by Origanalist View Post
    This intellectually stimulating conversation is the reason I keep coming here.

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