Searching on the phrase ‘fireside chat’ reveals a river of depressing banality going on in the world.
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You know when event organizers use the phrase they’re trying to evoke a sort of relaxed warmth and intimacy that simply isn’t there. There’s no actual fire, hot cocoa, or single malt. The people do not let guards down enough to connect with fireside depth.
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One version that kinda works is the FDR version: a President or pm directly addressing a nation. It’s trying to present a conversation as spectacle that struggles.
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Conversational podcasts don’t really have fireside energy. Real fireside energy is the sort portrayed for eg. in some Sherlock Holmes stories, where Holmes and Watson have contemplative chats beyond the case at hand. I think companionable reflection is key; fires make you reflect
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Shared reflection. It’s a rare kind of collective thinking.
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I’m sure many of these fireside chatters are good thoughtful people having good thoughts, but damn it’s depressing to think of this river of conversations. With PR people desperately trying to get social media action going around it with “please clap” hashtags.
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Let's empathize at our fireside chat how to make the world a better place trough user-orienting our under-user-oriented user-orientation
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