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What Future with Joshua Topolsky

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What Was Your First Two Years on Twitter?

"I wouldn't have a career if not for it. It was my only connection to the media world," he says of his time on Twitter. "The first essay in my book is about this, why did the internet feel so good 10 years ago and why does it feel so, so bad right now?" The author would get high during Super Bowl weekend by taking himself to the beach where he'd read books all day. He's also been blocked from using social media for more than 45 minutes every day.

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