They know a version of you that, five years down the line, no one can meet.

Guests

Nathan Hewitt. nonprofit commoning.

Sections

00:23 intro
01:21 finding each other on Mastodon
02:12 not a coder
08:14 waiting for likes
11:48 anti-marketing
13:30 leaving social media
16:29 keeping it touch with friends
21:38 stepping into your former self
24:33 comfortable with emotions
31:07 75 dollar hats
37:06 hard and soft language
41:32 complex complicated people
49:31 speaking like a pastor
52:24 the hole gets bigger
56:56 baking for neighbours
60:11 cooking to connect
61:21 openness also leads to depth
68:06 comfortable talking about death
70:28 conclusion
71:12 outro

If you enjoyed that, you might like my exchange

• with Mariama Diallo, who applies her methods of self-care to social media;
• or with Jessica Alonso, for her deep explorations on relationships and technology;
• or with Doug Webb, who has figured out many things about cooperation and self-governance.

(P.S. I'm leaning more and more towards giving things away so you'll notice this is publicly available to everyone. If you would still like to contribute financially, consider sending me a gift)