The document discusses the heroic ideal of using social entrepreneurship and information technology to solve social and environmental problems. It focuses on the nexus between social media and green living, and promotes taking virtuous action to achieve happiness and reward in life. The document is from the MediaMaxwell website and explores these topics in the context of their work.
3. The Heroic Ideal
Our Social and Environmental
Problems are Solvable
Social Entrepreneurship
Information Technology
Life is the reward of virtue, and happiness is
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4. Social Media Green Living
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5. The Nexus of Social Media and Green Living
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Editor's Notes
A few people have mentioned that Max Gladwell sounds like a superhero, and that’s a pretty accurate description. It’s the heroic ideal of the entrepreneur who applies social media to essentially save the world.
•Question: Through a show of hands, who here leans more toward the SOCIAL MEDIA side of this discussion? And who leans more toward the SUSTAINABILITY side?