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Kevin Simler

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Writer, software person, armchair anthropologist, dilettante. All genders, all political opinions welcome. Book: https://amzn.com/0190495995/ 

San Francisco, CA
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    1. William Eden‏ @WilliamAEden Aug 18
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      Hey Twitter power users: have you figured out what makes people follow? I see so many tweets going ultra-viral, from accounts with just a few hundred followers. I would think with many thousands of engagements more of them would convert. So if not engagement, what does work?

      15 replies 1 retweet 37 likes
    2. michael_nielsen‏ @michael_nielsen Aug 18
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      Replying to @WilliamAEden

      AFAICT, the high-order bit is being someone who people are interested in for things they do off Twitter.

      3 replies 1 retweet 22 likes
    3. michael_nielsen‏ @michael_nielsen Aug 18
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      Replying to @michael_nielsen @WilliamAEden

      I experimented quite a bit with my bio. It's easy to rewrite my bio so it will attract followers much faster than my current bio. But the bio I have seems to do a better job at getting the followers I'd enjoy knowing myself.

      2 replies 0 retweets 6 likes
    4. michael_nielsen‏ @michael_nielsen Aug 18
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      Replying to @michael_nielsen @WilliamAEden

      Bios I like - and will instantly follow - convey optimism, curiosity, and are both unique and genuine expressions of who the person is. Perhaps a third of the bios on this list https://twitter.com/michael_nielsen/lists/tomorrow/members … have that character.

      1 reply 0 retweets 6 likes
    5. William Eden‏ @WilliamAEden Aug 18
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      Hah, want to critique my bio??

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    6. michael_nielsen‏ @michael_nielsen Aug 18
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      Replying to @WilliamAEden

      It's a bit of a generic laundry list. The most interesting bit to me (if I hadn't heard nice things via friends-of-friends!) would be the bit about history and anthropology, juxtaposed with the tech. But there's nothing unique in the bio.

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    7. michael_nielsen‏ @michael_nielsen Aug 18
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      Replying to @michael_nielsen @WilliamAEden

      Bio phrases I loved & caused instafollow: "Fallibilist. Optimist" "Think, play, repeat" "The secure transport of light" "I want you to be everyone" @KevinSimler's @rsnous's @kanjun's & many more. All me-specific; but also them-specific, ppl wearing some of thr heart on thr sleeve

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    8. William Eden‏ @WilliamAEden Aug 18
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      Replying to @michael_nielsen @KevinSimler and

      Any thoughts on whether I should post previous affiliations? Very few people have done VC with Peter Thiel, or worked as an economist at the NYFed during the financial crisis...

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    9. michael_nielsen‏ @michael_nielsen Aug 18
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      It depends on what type of follower you want. Who yawns at Thiel? Or is enraged by Thiel? Or thinks "I must follow"? For me, I admire Thiel (though disagree with him on a huge amount), but knowing someone worked for him is only mildly interesting. But others may differ.

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      Kevin Simler‏ @KevinSimler Aug 18
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      Replying to @michael_nielsen @WilliamAEden and

      Posting your affiliation with Thiel will definitely intrigue people. But I also think it’ll draw a TON of negative energy your way, and make Twitter a worse experience for you. Use with caution!!

      1:48 PM - 18 Aug 2019
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        2. William Eden‏ @WilliamAEden Aug 18
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          Replying to @KevinSimler @michael_nielsen and

          Yeahhh as if Twitter needs any more asymmetric negative energy :P I generally prefer to downplay connections instead of overselling. Just exploring the space of what I see other people doing with their bio.

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