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I used to write a lot about design but then I completely stopped. My last job was a lesson in how easy it is to generate fancy theories that bear no fruit. These last few years I've been heads down putting theory to practice, and I feel much clearer about my design philosophy.

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David Cole

@irondavy

May 6

In those intervening years, Twitter has become a pretty repellant environment for serious posting and now I'm not sure where to put my thoughts. I don't feel committed enough for a newsletter, I just want a space for shop talk among peers which seems to simply... not exist?

Andy Matuschak

@andy_matuschak

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@irondavy

FWIW, I want to take a stand for Twitter. It's been *fantastic* for me for serious posting, both reading and writing. This requires a lot of ruthless curation—particularly in design, where serious, high-quality posting is rare. But it's possible, and I'd love to see you join!

6:29 PM · May 6, 2022Twitter Web App

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But given that this sounds like a lot of work, and a newsletter seems too high-commitment, may I suggest… a group chat? The big downside there IME is that it's not serious enough to provoke the main benefit of writing: forcing you to really sharpen your thoughts.

Andy Matuschak

@andy_matuschak

May 6

I'm also a big proponent of impromptu highly polished email threads.

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Andy, curious how you’re thinking of discovery? One of the challenges of Twitter (for me) has been how hard is to find threads if you don’t catch them in real time. I’ve experimented before with stuff like this, but it doesn’t feel super great: aresluna.org/twitter-thread

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+1 for twitter! post seriously, encourage the good replies, ignore the meh replies, block anything resembling cruelty