Revenge of the Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell Summary
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In "Revenge of the Tipping Point," Gladwell revisits his viral theory through modern crises like COVID-19. What if the mechanisms behind social epidemics have evolved? Praised by The Guardian as "addictive and provocative," this 2024 follow-up redefines how ideas - and consequences - spread.
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The Nature of Social Epidemics
Social change isn't gradual-it's explosive. Malcolm Gladwell's "The Tipping Point" revolutionized our understanding of how trends, behaviors, and ideas spread like viruses through society. Small actions, when perfectly timed and placed, can trigger massive shifts in behavior and belief. This phenomenon is visible in everything from crime waves to cultural shifts, where isolated incidents suddenly transform into widespread movements. Los Angeles' bank robbery epidemic of the 1990s perfectly illustrates this pattern. At its peak in 1992, the city saw 2,641 bank heists, triggered by "superspreaders" like the mastermind known as Casper. This reveals what Gladwell calls "small-area variation"-the puzzling phenomenon where adjacent communities develop radically different patterns despite similar conditions.
The Power of Local Context and Cultural Overstories
The Dynamics of Social Groups and Critical Mass
Institutional Engineering and Power Structures
The Law of the Very, Very Few
Cultural Tipping Points and Mass Communication
Engineering Social Change
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"Feels effortless compared to reading. I’ve finished 6 books this month already."
"BeFreed turned my guilty doomscrolling into something that feels productive and inspiring."
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