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In China today, Bill Gates is Britney Spears. In America today, Britney Spears is Britney Spears-and that is our problem.

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Thomas Friedman
Age: 71
Born: 1953
Born: July 20
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Saint Louis Park
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Thomas Loren Friedman
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In a hyper-connected world where average is over, there is one thing we know absolutely for sure: Every good job will require more education.
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