ted (not lasso)
@ted
hot take: anon people with “hot takes” are the most beta of beta energy. sharing a strong POV takes a lot more courage when there is reputational, social, and financial capital on the line — and rarely is that ever the case when one is anon.
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elle
@riotgoools
idk, anon posting can sometimes be more pure without being tainted with doxxed neurosis of image control and narcissism. yes anons have nothing to lose – but also nothing to gain. so to make a statement as such enables less performative filtering on the take. public figure hot take pandering is pretty beta (⌒_⌒;)
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Mac Budkowski ᵏ
@macbudkowski
+1. The world is so full of people blindly simping to every take by famous/powerful/rich people that anon publishing is a breeze of fresh air. Plus people like punk6529, scott alexander, or roon show that you can create meaningful content w/o using anonymity for dunking on Internet strangers.
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elle
@riotgoools
i think simping and the clout-based economy has been detrimental to culture (￢_￢;) it's often the clout that's amplified and taken as the message and the actual meaning/content gets lost
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