Yes, that is what I meant by Twitter #skininthegame
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I would. Reports are consistently in favor of him being mild-mannered in person. Unless you're an economist or Steven Pinker.
I think the tough guy persona is half branding, half wish fulfillment. I'm also a lot less abrasive in person, unless you get me *really* pissed off.
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Right. But that is why Twitter disconnected from reality can be dangerous. Because abrasion feeds abrasion among fragile egos.
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Yeah, that's why I mentioned having to hold back.
I have a very specific strategy where I try to minimize my reactivity to likes & retweets, and maximize for direct replies.
This builds a useful form of skin in the game: I have people here whose opinions I value, and I engage.
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Yeah, I absolutely think there is a within-Twitter scale of #skininthegame (among avatars) that is very tangible
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Certainly. In fact, I chose my level of personal presence *very* deliberately, for a number of reasons.
It's always fascinating to see where people prefer to draw their own line.
Your first tweet seemed a bit judgey, if I'm honest, but this was a good talk. Glad for it.
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Yeah, it was meant to be judgey. Sometimes dialogue and synthesis requires tension...
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Ah, I see your methods are refined...
Pissing off my (far smarter, but a bit more gullible) followers is how I bank a lot of benefit from this site.
Once I realized people are much more likely to reply if they thing I'm being stupid, I stopped worrying about seeming stupid.
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That's also one reason why I argue for asymmetrical levels of skin the game.
While losing the wrong follower can sting, it's nothing like losing a close friend. This helps me push the boundaries for my persona, to see what holds up under pressure.
Right, Twitter is another playing field for identity exploration, with different rules. A spiritual practice if you understand it as such.