Is Twitter Going to Go Away?

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Despite its advantages, I suspect that the indie web will not succeed in replacing existing social media platforms at their current scale. For one thing, the indie web lacks the carefully engineered addictiveness that helped fuel the rise of services like Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. It may be too that people who are uneasy about social media aren't looking for a better version of it but are instead ready to permanently reduce the role that their smartphones play in their lives.

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DEEP DIVE: A World Without Twitter? [7:28]
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LIVE CALLER: Starting a new company alone [34:28]

- How do I (carefully) convince my employer to embrace Deep Work? [51:48]
- I just quit my job. How do I reset my life? [1:03:36]
- How do I deal with having too much freedom in my job? [1:10:09]
- CALL: Which tool should I bring when I only have room for one? [1:17:53]
- Who does Cal personally admire? [1:23:43]

THREE INTERESTING THINGS:

- A novel solution to cell phones in schools [1:41:57]
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- The age of social media ending. Welcome to my party! [1:47:19]
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- Eat, pray, herd [1:50:26]
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Thanks to Jesse Miller for production, Jay Kerstens for the intro music, and Mark Miles for mastering.