15: Philip Guo (#2) on Unlisting Yourself
Maintainers Anonymous
English - September 16, 2020 23:26 - 45 minutes - 31.6 MB - ★★★★ - 5 ratingsTechnology Government open source maintainer governance sustainability Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Why would you choose to leave the public internet on your own terms? Philip Guo joins Henry (for the 2nd time) to chat about his recent choice to make a minimal public web presence after being on the web for many years. We discuss the logistics of removing social media (Twitter, Facebook, YouTube), moving to longer forms of media (podcasts, essays, books), making introductory content, recognizing different stages of your career, being out of touch, freeing your mind for the next thing, not being ashamed of previous work, taking time to reflect, and friction. (recorded in May) Transcript: https://maintainersanonymous.com/unlisting.
Previous Episode: https://maintainersanonymous.com/growing-old
Philip: https://pg.ucsd.edu
Henry: https://twitter.com/left_pad
Headings:
"He took everything down!"
A Long Time Coming
Erasure: a minimal public web presence
Unlisting Yourself
When I was young, I was in a rock band
Naturally Transitioning Out
Tenure as a forcing function
High School Debut
Out of Touch
Ownership Over Our (Digital) Selves
Posting about Quitting
No One's Going to Cry
Making Introductory Content
More Beginners in a Growing Field
The Business of Patrons
Doing the Work vs. Funding It
Staying or Stepping Away
Seinfeld and Ending at the Top
Freeing Your Mind for the Next Thing
"It's all I've Known"
Graceful Degradation
A Time to Reflect
Acting on Our Beliefs
Quitting Should be Boring
Intentionality
We Are As Athletes
Adding Friction