I present to you Chris Anderson, as theorized about by himself:
The way Chris Anderson has traditionally published is unsustainable in the face of new developments,
as outlined in this misleading neon spot-color info-graphic! *(not pictured)*
In the face of such a massive increase in critical attention towards my trite editorial, the way I
have traditionally published cannot continue. Each new dalliance I put on the cover of Wired is now
savaged for it's idiocy by domain experts before it even appears on newsstands!
How am I supposed to get an advance on the book version of my pop-science pablum if I'm not showered
with uncritical adulation? How am I going to debut on the NYT bestseller list in four months if I'm
already discredited?
Clearly, I need to develop a *new kind of* [1] Chris Anderson. A totally new model of exerting my
bloviations on the world. I need to find a way to publish to smaller, more sycophantic audiences in
private at first; gradually sowing my trite theories into the public discourse so that they are not so
easily mocked for what they are.
I need to explore the depths of my own *long tail* -- I need to expose my genius to my *social graph*
first. Publishing straight to the cover of Wired exposes my ideas to public ridicule by practicing
experts -- if I could limit my audience initially to *self-facilitating media nodes* [2] like myself,
I might be able to ride a wave of sycophancy right over any criticism!
I, Chris Anderson, hereby usher in a new age of post-pop-science! Jared Diamond and Malcolm Gladwell
don't stand a chance against my cunning insights into this world of post-hype I herald!
[2] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4mpJumHU-w