@seanbala Last Monday I attended a book launch where Rutger Bregman was also present. He said to the author: the real work starts now: you write a book mainly to get invited everywhere as an expert.

I think almost all the non-fiction books I've read could just as well have been conveyed in a TED talk or podcast.

@erwinrossen @seanbala Making money from your writing is hard. Almost every spot that I've followed for years says to write a book as a way to market your other services. They don't pay.

I did like his look at the issues we have now with creating coalitions because if you don't virtue hard enough as the most radical person present, you're not allowed.