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When information access inverts generational authority

My teenager knows more about current events than I do because they follow journalists directly on social media, and I feel like the student instead of the parent.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Direct access to information sources disrupts traditional hierarchies of knowledge and generational teaching roles.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Printing press and knowledge democratization?”

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