When I was in grad school, I got a lot of well-meaning advice about going out more (e.g, a postdoc abroad, etc.). Turns out, it wasn't feasible for me at the time.
With friends who had broader experiences, I had some first-order approximations of what I was missing out on.
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For as long as I can remember, I turned to YouTube and podcasts to compensate: for an introvert, being a fly on the wall who didn't have to engage worked out perfectly!
If not actual intel, I felt I caught enough of the vibe of places I couldn't be, so I largely avoided FOMO.
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I've never been particularly comfortable on social media, and I can't remember how or when Twitter became an exception.
So color me amused by this FT column suggesting that the real reason to leave Twitter is that it's... too comfortable?
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Janan Ganesh passively mocks Twitter, where “all the peer pressure is to be a passive mocker of things”
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It has, indeed, been a comfortable hangout for me: and surprisingly so, considering the nastiness it's known for.
I've taken my chances here and it's largely been very fun, and I daresay my time here has influenced the way I think about many things, for better or worse :)
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That said, I suppose I do have my own "real reasons", even assuming it is a choice at all.
It's just... not the comfort 😀
@varuntul22
I kind of spend too much time on Twitter anyway: I rationalise by saying that it's fun, engaging, I get to know people I wouldn't cross paths with otherwise, and sometimes I even learn new things!
But TBH a lot of the time I'm also just doomscrolling and I wanted to cut back. +
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Also, as good a time as any to recall this advice from
@3blue1brown
about getting off the internet 👀
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