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  • One problem with social media intellectuals

    One problem with social media intellectuals is that they always need to be saying something new that’s optimized for drawing eyeballs. They can be a really smart person like Dwarkesh or Hanania that has worthwhile things to say fairly regularly, but of necessity so much of their product is marketing that it’s hard to tell…

  • How to manage social media

    How to manage social media

    How to get control of YouTube. Shut off the algorithm and get a better landing page. How to get control of Spotify. Escape the algorithm, expand your listening. How to get control of Twitter. “Onboarding to Twitter is challenging. It’s not a rewarding experience for most people; your posts barely get any engagement at all…

  • Three Ways to Use Social Media Better (so it helps you)

    Three Ways to Use Social Media Better (so it helps you)

    “The Serendipity Machine: Notes on Using Twitter.”Some guidelines for using Twitter as a superpower – meeting people, getting questions answered, learning. It covers how difficult it is getting traction at first. How to Be Found by Your People Online (YouTube) “Transform your Instagram Feed Into a Community Bulletin Board.” Make the Instagram algorithm biased to local…