The fundamental problem is that nobody is smart enough to sit down and write a manifesto. You need to publish your first draft, get feed back, read responses and counter-manifestos, engage with critics, re-write it, team up, divide it into sections, have team members fall out, split up, start over,...
You might counter that Muhammad wrote a successful manifesto all by himself. Yes, it went viral. No, it was crap. Optimise for virality and you end up with something virulent.
happytoes -2 points 1 year ago
The fundamental problem is that nobody is smart enough to sit down and write a manifesto. You need to publish your first draft, get feed back, read responses and counter-manifestos, engage with critics, re-write it, team up, divide it into sections, have team members fall out, split up, start over,...
You might counter that Muhammad wrote a successful manifesto all by himself. Yes, it went viral. No, it was crap. Optimise for virality and you end up with something virulent.