narratives - nathan final Summary

Nathan’s background. 0:05
- Introduction to the podcast and the guest.
- Nathan's bio and his interest in urbanism.
- Stumbling into the discourse of urbanism.
- How he first got interested in the topic.
Nathan’s marketing background. 4:02
- Nathan talks about marketing and movement.
- Nathan shares his take on marketing.
How to best navigate social media discourse? 6:15
- Observing various forms of discourse on social media.
- Cars vs other forms of transportation.
- The 15 minutes cities conspiracy theory going viral.
- How to win people over.
Nathan’s first instinct when he first heard about this. 11:42
- The psychology of conspiracy theories and how they form.
- Nathan shares his thoughts on current EMP messaging and how to improve it.
- The challenge of explaining urbanism to the left.
- Dark money and deregulatory talk.
Is there a conspiracy on twitter? 17:36
- Skepticism toward power, paranoia and lack of ability to work around it.
- Twitter is toxic.
Lessons learned from twitter. 20:31
- Lessons learned from tiktok and how he manages his communications.
- Tiktock is a health sign.
- The benefits of being a youtuber on Twitter and tiktok.
- Making a statement for yourself.
Contrarian rebelling on social media. 25:20
- Being an anti-group from a young age.
- The internet is full of people like you.
- The intellectual dark web and social media.
- How social media is like the urbanist movement.
- Emv vs urbanest in their bio.
- Freddy de boer, critical of vmb.
The aesthetics and vibes of a movement. 31:55
- Reservations about joining a group, aesthetics, vibes and who's in the room.
- Deep blue texas.
- Defining the differences between left and right.
- How humans work, and why it matters.
How do we interpret our political leanings? 36:19
- No party is free of guilt.
- Tribalism is any kind of group thing.
- AOC is a lightning rod of discourse.
- AOC and the left-right divide.
Practical examples of the problem with framing and framing. 42:05
- The difference between a conservative and a conservative.
- Practical examples in activism.
- Single-family zoning and how it is framed.
- How conservatives react to single- family zoning.
How to get people to care. 47:03
- Why most people don't care about politics.
- How to choose the right messaging.
- Reframing politics around culture and policy engagement.
- Taking a step back regularly to recalibrate.
Advice to the young people. 52:28
- Ten good-faith, thoughtful arguments vs one or two bad-faith responses.
- Online friends vs real-life friends.
- Advice for a budding movement trying to change the world.
- Follow their passions.
Where are your strengths? 56:59
- Everyone is passionate about something, even if it's something stupid.
- Not everybody can be joe rogan.
- The anti-podcaster meme, and why it's a bad thing.
- Bismarck analysis newsletter.
  narratives - nathan final Summary
  - Nathan’s background. 0:05
    - Introduction to the podcast and the guest.
    - Nathan's bio and his interest in urbanism.
    - Stumbling into the discourse of urbanism.
    - How he first got interested in the topic.
  - Nathan’s marketing background. 4:02
    - Nathan talks about marketing and movement.
    - Nathan shares his take on marketing.
  - How to best navigate social media discourse? 6:15
    - Observing various forms of discourse on social media.
    - Cars vs other forms of transportation.
    - The 15 minutes cities conspiracy theory going viral.
    - How to win people over.
  - Nathan’s first instinct when he first heard about this. 11:42
    - The psychology of conspiracy theories and how they form.
    - Nathan shares his thoughts on current EMP messaging and how to improve it.
    - The challenge of explaining urbanism to the left.
    - Dark money and deregulatory talk.
  - Is there a conspiracy on twitter? 17:36
    - Skepticism toward power, paranoia and lack of ability to work around it.
    - Twitter is toxic.
  - Lessons learned from twitter. 20:31
    - Lessons learned from tiktok and how he manages his communications.
    - Tiktock is a health sign.
    - The benefits of being a youtuber on Twitter and tiktok.
    - Making a statement for yourself.
  - Contrarian rebelling on social media. 25:20
    - Being an anti-group from a young age.
    - The internet is full of people like you.
    - The intellectual dark web and social media.
    - How social media is like the urbanist movement.
    - Emv vs urbanest in their bio.
    - Freddy de boer, critical of vmb.
  - The aesthetics and vibes of a movement. 31:55
    - Reservations about joining a group, aesthetics, vibes and who's in the room.
    - Deep blue texas.
    - Defining the differences between left and right.
    - How humans work, and why it matters.
  - How do we interpret our political leanings? 36:19
    - No party is free of guilt.
    - Tribalism is any kind of group thing.
    - AOC is a lightning rod of discourse.
    - AOC and the left-right divide.
  - Practical examples of the problem with framing and framing. 42:05
    - The difference between a conservative and a conservative.
    - Practical examples in activism.
    - Single-family zoning and how it is framed.
    - How conservatives react to single- family zoning.
  - How to get people to care. 47:03
    - Why most people don't care about politics.
    - How to choose the right messaging.
    - Reframing politics around culture and policy engagement.
    - Taking a step back regularly to recalibrate.
  - Advice to the young people. 52:28
    - Ten good-faith, thoughtful arguments vs one or two bad-faith responses.
    - Online friends vs real-life friends.
    - Advice for a budding movement trying to change the world.
    - Follow their passions.
  - Where are your strengths? 56:59
    - Everyone is passionate about something, even if it's something stupid.
    - Not everybody can be joe rogan.
    - The anti-podcaster meme, and why it's a bad thing.
    - Bismarck analysis newsletter.

narratives - nathan final

Summary

Nathan’s background. 0:05
- Introduction to the podcast and the guest.
- Nathan's bio and his interest in urbanism.
- Stumbling into the discourse of urbanism.
- How he first got interested in the topic.
Nathan’s marketing background. 4:02
- Nathan talks about marketing and movement.
- Nathan shares his take on marketing.
How to best navigate social media discourse? 6:15
- Observing various forms of discourse on social media.
- Cars vs other forms of transportation.
- The 15 minutes cities conspiracy theory going viral.
- How to win people over.
Nathan’s first instinct when he first heard about this. 11:42
- The psychology of conspiracy theories and how they form.
- Nathan shares his thoughts on current EMP messaging and how to improve it.
- The challenge of explaining urbanism to the left.
- Dark money and deregulatory talk.
Is there a conspiracy on twitter? 17:36
- Skepticism toward power, paranoia and lack of ability to work around it.
- Twitter is toxic.
Lessons learned from twitter. 20:31
- Lessons learned from tiktok and how he manages his communications.
- Tiktock is a health sign.
- The benefits of being a youtuber on Twitter and tiktok.
- Making a statement for yourself.
Contrarian rebelling on social media. 25:20
- Being an anti-group from a young age.
- The internet is full of people like you.
- The intellectual dark web and social media.
- How social media is like the urbanist movement.
- Emv vs urbanest in their bio.
- Freddy de boer, critical of vmb.
The aesthetics and vibes of a movement. 31:55
- Reservations about joining a group, aesthetics, vibes and who's in the room.
- Deep blue texas.
- Defining the differences between left and right.
- How humans work, and why it matters.
How do we interpret our political leanings? 36:19
- No party is free of guilt.
- Tribalism is any kind of group thing.
- AOC is a lightning rod of discourse.
- AOC and the left-right divide.
Practical examples of the problem with framing and framing. 42:05
- The difference between a conservative and a conservative.
- Practical examples in activism.
- Single-family zoning and how it is framed.
- How conservatives react to single- family zoning.
How to get people to care. 47:03
- Why most people don't care about politics.
- How to choose the right messaging.
- Reframing politics around culture and policy engagement.
- Taking a step back regularly to recalibrate.
Advice to the young people. 52:28
- Ten good-faith, thoughtful arguments vs one or two bad-faith responses.
- Online friends vs real-life friends.
- Advice for a budding movement trying to change the world.
- Follow their passions.
Where are your strengths? 56:59
- Everyone is passionate about something, even if it's something stupid.
- Not everybody can be joe rogan.
- The anti-podcaster meme, and why it's a bad thing.
- Bismarck analysis newsletter.
  narratives - nathan final Summary
  - Nathan’s background. 0:05
    - Introduction to the podcast and the guest.
    - Nathan's bio and his interest in urbanism.
    - Stumbling into the discourse of urbanism.
    - How he first got interested in the topic.
  - Nathan’s marketing background. 4:02
    - Nathan talks about marketing and movement.
    - Nathan shares his take on marketing.
  - How to best navigate social media discourse? 6:15
    - Observing various forms of discourse on social media.
    - Cars vs other forms of transportation.
    - The 15 minutes cities conspiracy theory going viral.
    - How to win people over.
  - Nathan’s first instinct when he first heard about this. 11:42
    - The psychology of conspiracy theories and how they form.
    - Nathan shares his thoughts on current EMP messaging and how to improve it.
    - The challenge of explaining urbanism to the left.
    - Dark money and deregulatory talk.
  - Is there a conspiracy on twitter? 17:36
    - Skepticism toward power, paranoia and lack of ability to work around it.
    - Twitter is toxic.
  - Lessons learned from twitter. 20:31
    - Lessons learned from tiktok and how he manages his communications.
    - Tiktock is a health sign.
    - The benefits of being a youtuber on Twitter and tiktok.
    - Making a statement for yourself.
  - Contrarian rebelling on social media. 25:20
    - Being an anti-group from a young age.
    - The internet is full of people like you.
    - The intellectual dark web and social media.
    - How social media is like the urbanist movement.
    - Emv vs urbanest in their bio.
    - Freddy de boer, critical of vmb.
  - The aesthetics and vibes of a movement. 31:55
    - Reservations about joining a group, aesthetics, vibes and who's in the room.
    - Deep blue texas.
    - Defining the differences between left and right.
    - How humans work, and why it matters.
  - How do we interpret our political leanings? 36:19
    - No party is free of guilt.
    - Tribalism is any kind of group thing.
    - AOC is a lightning rod of discourse.
    - AOC and the left-right divide.
  - Practical examples of the problem with framing and framing. 42:05
    - The difference between a conservative and a conservative.
    - Practical examples in activism.
    - Single-family zoning and how it is framed.
    - How conservatives react to single- family zoning.
  - How to get people to care. 47:03
    - Why most people don't care about politics.
    - How to choose the right messaging.
    - Reframing politics around culture and policy engagement.
    - Taking a step back regularly to recalibrate.
  - Advice to the young people. 52:28
    - Ten good-faith, thoughtful arguments vs one or two bad-faith responses.
    - Online friends vs real-life friends.
    - Advice for a budding movement trying to change the world.
    - Follow their passions.
  - Where are your strengths? 56:59
    - Everyone is passionate about something, even if it's something stupid.
    - Not everybody can be joe rogan.
    - The anti-podcaster meme, and why it's a bad thing.
    - Bismarck analysis newsletter.

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