E210. Noam Blum Thinks Twitter Is Too Important

Noam Blum, Chief Technology Officer at Tablet magazine, sits down with Bridget for a conversation about Twitter and the online space. Known on Twitter as @neontaster, Noam talks about having his identity revealed, the different versions of online anonymity, and the consequences of not revealing himself on his own terms. They discuss online activism, how Twitter is a concentrated version of the diluted opinions that live in regular society, news cycles about Twitter posts and Twitter reactions to news stories, how partisanship is a bigger corollary to whether or not you're gonna share something online rather than whether or not you think it's accurate, dealing with negative comments, and people who they used to like but have become terrible because of what society incentivized them to lean into. They also cover Elon, Trump, dating apps, Sam Harris, therapy, blue checks, and the awkwardness of seeing someone in real life who’s blocked you on Twitter. Check out Noam's podcast The Ambitious Crossover Attempt. 

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