Have We Lost the Art of Discourse? & Other Things I'm Thinking About - Point Of The Story | Lyssna här

So my podcast editor Adrienne FaceTimes me at 9:30 PM while I'm literally drifting off to sleep on Cape Cod, and my brain immediately goes to, "Oh my God, am I getting canceled, and is she calling to warn me?!?"

Turns out her flight to Vermont got canceled (not me); she rerouted herself to spend five days with me instead, and at some point in the week, I panicked because I had zero podcast episodes scheduled. We were brainstorming episode ideas when I whipped out my Notes app list of things I'm thinking about lately and said this would be the next episode.

So here's a list of half-formed thoughts on weight loss (it’s the first thing on the list, so trigger warning), discourse, diaries, corn (yes, corn), why nobody celebrates their friends unless there's a ring involved, etc. presented with zero conclusions and a heartfelt request that you not cancel me for any of it!!!

TOPICS & TANGENTS

— Why we’ve lost the ability to have a healthy discourse anymore

— The weight loss conversation nobody's allowed to have without GLP-1 allegations or a "you're so brave" from a stranger

— My case for AI disclosures, privilege disclosures, and just bringing back disclaimers in general

— The "one platform for a month" experiment

— My secret desire to be a painter (I can paint exactly one cartoon sailor)

— A deep dive into why corn is called "ears" that left me with more questions than answers

— Why everyone needs to get a diary and stop posting their diary entries on threads instead (I will buy you the diary — send me the link!)

— Bringing back being strict as a concept

— Why there's no cute, non-clunky way to just count my steps without a company selling my data to the government

POINT OF THE STORY

This whole episode is permission to have a thought without needing an ending for it. I journal these things instead of letting them sit in my brain as open tabs my ADHD can't close, and I'm passing that along to you. Start conversations you don't know the endings to. Bring back discourse for the sake of it. It's chill to not have a conclusion.

Love you, mean it. 🖤

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