A problem in social media is that there are no norms around gracefully retiring without actually retreating entirely and going dark.
Retirement in meatspace isn’t disappearance from public life or turning into an NPC, it is changing style of play. Need that online.
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Tbh the first analogy that occurred to me was Michael Corleone trying to exit crime in NY and take the family business in legit directions in Vegas. There’s a part of being Very Online (and dependent on it practically for your grift) that’s like being a part of organized crime.
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Maybe shift from a naturally higher frequency medium (Twitter) to a lower frequency medium?
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Thought this was an interesting example:
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I'm excited to share something I've been working on for some time now: I’m moving off of Twitter (completely) to more deeply explore similar topics - and share more about my work - in a different format with a smaller group. See you on the other side. zackkanter.substack.com
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