Some entertainment from Davos via Felix Salmon. http://fusion.net/story/40256/what-on-earth-was-thomas-friedman-talking-about/ --------------------------snip This tweet of mine has gone somewhat viral today, and a lot of people have asked me whether it’s real, and, if so, what on earth Tom Friedman was saying.
The answer to the first question is that yes, it is absolutely real. Tom Friedman really did say this, and it really did elicit a hearty round of applause from the assembled plutocrats. The answer to the second question is that I don’t honestly know what Tom Friedman was talking about. But at least I can give you a bit of context. Tom Friedman was sitting on a panel at a lunch sponsored by Salesforce, which was moderated by Salesforce chairman and CEO Marc Benioff. Benioff had already explained to the audience that he is so in awe of Tom Friedman’s intelligence that he felt Tom Friedman should not merely be the moderator of the discussion; he should be a fully-fledged panelist. So Benioff moderated, while Tom Friedman took his place alongside Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer, musician and entrepreneur will.i.am, and LRN CEO Dov Seidman. (Who is Dov Seidman? What is LRN? Those, I’m afraid, are questions for another day.)
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