Offline with Jon Favreau

Lessons from the Depths of the Internet

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Sep 11, 2022
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INSIGHT

Internet Harm Revealed Over Time

  • The internet amplified cultural and political harms in ways I didn't fully grasp at first.
  • After many interviews, Jon Favreau grew much more worried yet still hopeful about personal change.
ANECDOTE

Colbert's Phone Breakthrough

  • Stephen Colbert described catching himself reflexively scrolling in a waiting room and choosing to people-watch instead.
  • He stopped reading Twitter and now assigns tweeting to someone else to curb intake.
ANECDOTE

Roxane Gay Stepped Back

  • Roxane Gay hit a wall and noticed social media made her pettier and constantly corrective.
  • She stepped back to preserve her temperament and focus on work and offline interests.
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