This is possibly my fave thing Venkatesh Rao has written: on how to become a good writer, and the distinction between thinking-first and writing-first writers.
Imagine having the moment you unlocked *thinking* on camera:
I wish people understood how influential X is.
L: Prime-time TV show w/ a "Climate Change Expert": "we increasingly need A/C"
R: 2nd in command in Portugal's 4th biggest party says "more people die in the EU bc of heat than bc of guns in the US". "AC is public health"
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An X account is a bet that IRL you has been undervalued for bad reasons — and that public articulation can force a repricing.
Psychological maturity is realizing your dad was just some guy lol
