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    1. Venkatesh Rao‏ @vgr Oct 20
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      Searching on the phrase ‘fireside chat’ reveals a river of depressing banality going on in the world. https://twitter.com/search?q=Fireside%20chat&src=typed_query&f=live …

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    2. Venkatesh Rao‏ @vgr Oct 20
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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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    3. Venkatesh Rao‏ @vgr Oct 20
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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. https://www.c-span.org/video/?298210-1/president-franklin-roosevelts-fireside-chat …

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    4. Venkatesh Rao‏ @vgr Oct 20
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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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    5. Venkatesh Rao‏ @vgr Oct 20
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      Shared reflection. It’s a rare kind of collective thinking.

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    6. Venkatesh Rao‏ @vgr Oct 20
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      Actual topics The Power and Possibilities for the Public Good when Researchers & Organizational Stakeholders Collaborate how to develop threat-informed defense and optimize your security strategy. LHS as a Driver of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.

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    7. Venkatesh Rao‏ @vgr Oct 20
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      Creating Pathways for Decarbonization in the Building Sector. Business Continuity or Organizational Resilience? What's the future of the #CIO? Will #procurement and #SupplyChain #tech drive the #NewNormal? That last one is a work of art.

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    8. Venkatesh Rao‏ @vgr Oct 20
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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.pic.twitter.com/p8wVGyFy1S

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    9. David Manheim‏ @davidmanheim Oct 20
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      ...and just earlier today I put that screenshot into my presentation on metrics, talking about surrogation / reification.

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