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“Using the social media app feels like a slower, less chaotic, and more intimate version of twitter. You’re prompted to answer questions like ‘what did you read last week?’ and a small group of friends chime in. There’s no algorithms or popularity contests.”
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Feb 6, 2024

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@corybanter

This is how I found out about PI.

Feb 7, 2024

@iconicindex

Eternal February begins now

Feb 7, 2024

@coreydubrowa

tyler have you spoken with Casey Newton yet? I worked fairly closely w/him for years and pinged him yesterday to go take a look at PI.FYI

Feb 7, 2024

@tyler

coreydubrowa oh, cool! i haven't spoken with him but i've followed casey for years

Feb 8, 2024

@ccatman17

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Feb 6, 2024

@tyler

Office Mag Gen Z 🤝 NPR Gen X

Feb 6, 2024

@halidgka

get ready for the wave of incoming elderly listeners. lets see can the Gen X and Baby Boomers keep it positive and wholesome.

Feb 6, 2024

@meridell

halidgka I’m that demographic now, but I’ve been listening since I was 23. Can’t beat This American Life, Hidden Brain, The Moth… Don’t look at an old lady and assume she’s had a boring life. Many of us are boring now because we’ve done everything there is to do in the world and are a little tired.

Feb 8, 2024

@halidgka

meridell I am an old lady too-good to meet a sista! I love me some Science Friday and Jenn White's 1A. I seek and cultivate intergenerational, economically and ethnically diverse places to gather irl. Not ageist- just calling it like i see it-

Feb 8, 2024

@meridell

halidgka Nice to meet you, too! I miss Joshua Johnson on 1A. Keep calling it like you see it. I don’t seek out shit, just want to stay home and mop the floors, but all those things you mention seem to keep finding me anyway.

Feb 8, 2024

@sheerdog

Can’t wait to listen

Feb 6, 2024

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