61–70 of 87 posts
Everything described in this history could have happened just as easily if he'd posted everything under the name "Raver Tomato". Aliases give you the option of more easily disassociating things from your legal identity, as well as making it harder for people to find all the embarassing shit you posted when you were a teenager.
Author here, happy to see this got picked up!
Everything described in this history could have happened just as easily if he'd posted everything under the name "Raver Tomato". Aliases give you the option of more easily disassociating things from your legal identity, as well as making it harder for people to find all the embarassing shit you posted when you were a teenager.
His experience would also likely have been very different had he been a she, in which case "raver tomato" would have been much preferred.
Everything described in this history could have happened just as easily if he'd posted everything under the name "Raver Tomato". Aliases give you the option of more easily disassociating things from your legal identity, as well as making it harder for people to find all the embarassing shit you posted when you were a teenager.
If you prefer using an alias that’s totally cool!
Earlier quoted context omitted.
I think your chances of having a good conversation is higher on small accounts in the niche you are interested in.
How do you find those smaller accounts though? When you look by topic you tend to get tweets from popular influencers. And I may sound lazy but I don't like the idea of doomscrolling through Twitter just to find the right person.
After you built up a few interesting accounts finding more accounts via Twitter is easier and less noisy.
Earlier quoted context omitted.
Post one in a reply to this. What are you looking for?
Sure, here are a few things on my mind now: - Practical use cases for crypto/blockchain. I don't believe in the speculative financial assets that came out of it, but I am intrigued by the idea of a central bank digital currency for example. - How to make some side income while having a full-time dev role in London. - General startup ideas chat with people who aren't too attached to one particular view.
If you want to find friends (not just potential business associates), I suggest trying to find some other personal interest of yours that isn't money-related. Perhaps sharing on a different platform as well.
This is absolutely true, regardless of the medium - but the internet allows you to do this at scale. If you have an unconventional idea, it makes sense to try to seek out the few like minded people with whom you can discuss. However, in today's world I would be very cautious of encouraging anyone of building their own echo chamber. It's one thing to go against the grain and seek out like mindedness; it's another to live in an echo chamber.
I don't think I've ever met someone online and later met them in person. Except for dating sites. It seems more difficult to make friends the older I get. I think at least part of it is that everyone is so busy.
> More difficult to make friends… For me, it’s intolerance. I have a low threshold for bullshit, the (intentionally?) inarticulate, and stubbornness in conversation. I’ve kept some friends. We’ve physically separated, but we stay in touch and meet in person. Making new ones is indeed challenging.