Comments on: Davos redux http://www.davosnewbies.com/2010/02/01/davos-redux/ A year-round Davos of the mind, written since 1999 by Lance Knobel Sat, 28 Jan 2012 12:38:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: J Richard Finlay http://www.davosnewbies.com/2010/02/01/davos-redux/comment-page-1/#comment-366616 J Richard Finlay Mon, 08 Feb 2010 04:20:44 +0000 http://www.davosnewbies.com/?p=2658#comment-366616 When it comes right down to it, there are few thoughts the big players mount at Davos that could not be distilled into a simple Tweet. Their use of technology and methods of transportation have changed, but in most other ways they are little different than the princes and grand dukes who trotted themselves out every so often to remind the people that they still existed, confusing – as receding fragments of supremacy so often do – vanity with relevance. When it comes right down to it, there are few thoughts the big players mount at Davos that could not be distilled into a simple Tweet. Their use of technology and methods of transportation have changed, but in most other ways they are little different than the princes and grand dukes who trotted themselves out every so often to remind the people that they still existed, confusing – as receding fragments of supremacy so often do – vanity with relevance.

]]> By: Spirit of Davos « The Toynbee convector http://www.davosnewbies.com/2010/02/01/davos-redux/comment-page-1/#comment-366200 Spirit of Davos « The Toynbee convector Thu, 04 Feb 2010 09:10:53 +0000 http://www.davosnewbies.com/?p=2658#comment-366200 [...] of Davos February 2, 2010 Lance Knobel defends the WEF here and here, denying that Davos is painted “in the style of George Grosz or Otto Dix”. (Kirchner, [...] [...] of Davos February 2, 2010 Lance Knobel defends the WEF here and here, denying that Davos is painted “in the style of George Grosz or Otto Dix”. (Kirchner, [...]

]]> By: David Derrick http://www.davosnewbies.com/2010/02/01/davos-redux/comment-page-1/#comment-366198 David Derrick Thu, 04 Feb 2010 08:50:14 +0000 http://www.davosnewbies.com/?p=2658#comment-366198 I've spun a few more thoughts: http://davidderrick.wordpress.com/2010/02/02/spirit-of-davos/ I’ve spun a few more thoughts:

http://davidderrick.wordpress.com/2010/02/02/spirit-of-davos/

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