Are the dead better influencers than the living?

In a world obsessed with real-time updates, trending influencers, and the latest thought leaders, suggesting that the most valuable insights come from people who have been dead for centuries is a deeply contrarian view.

Our society values novelty and real-time relevance, often dismissing the dead as outdated. Yet, paradoxically, the dead thinkers, creators, and innovators of the past continue to shape the present more than most living influencers do. We ignore them at our peril.

Let's dive into this contrarian idea, including who these dead geniuses are, what makes a dead person a genius, and how to like, share, follow and subscribe to them before you follow your next Insta influencer.

Want to read along?

Read the companion article on Samridh's Library:

https://samridhslibrary.com/dead-geniuses-why-the-dead-are-better-influencers-than-the-living-2/