Nick DrakeThe purpose of collecting so much information can only be power.
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The purpose of collecting so much information can only be power. In this quote, William Hickling Prescott is talking about the need to know everything about a subject in order to gain power over it. In the same way, when you become an expert in social media, you gain the ability to make even more money from your knowledge and experience. If you understand how something works, you can use that understanding to manipulate people’s needs and desires.
Source: Nefertiti: The Book Of The Dead
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