If they are so damn smart, why do they spend so much time on social media?
"I'm a founder"
"I'm a mom, AI CEO and Venture Capitalist"
"I'm a professor at NYU"
Dude. You are literally spending hours posting shit on X
Shouldn't you be reading books? Focusing? Reading papers?
Preparing your courses?
Running your business?
Why are you spending hours posting shit on a garbage social media network?
There is overwhelming evidence that using social media is detrimental to the ability to focus and do intellectually demanding tasks.
JK Rowling didn't write Harry Potter by spending her time on social media. George R. R. Martin didn't write Game of Throne by spending time on social media.
Today's social media is a dumpster fire.
Right now, the only reason I use that trash is because I'm very depressed and I have other issues. In fact, social media contributes to depression and I'm trying to fix my life.
And these "elite people" are posting on the worst social media website?!
We are supposed to believe you just write scientific papers and share them on X? And you also run Silicon Valley businesses? And you actually teach courses at top universities?
Who exactly are you kidding?
Because networking and public status is a big part of the job in high end silicon valley circles. You can get hired almost exclusively based on your follower count. You can land inter-business contracts and opportunities others can't. You can leverage your reach to launch new products successfully. The jobs of executives are largely this. It's not about having a moral stance on which social network to use, it's about having access to the most eyes. I don't blame them at all for doing what they do, it's totally sensible. The question here is kind of like asking "why does MrBeast not just spend his day building his next set??" - because public status is how it all works
Don't hate the player; hate the game.
I'll hate both.