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?

  • lividweasel@lemmy.worldEnglish
    18·
    13 hours ago

    They’re snake oil salesmen. In order to drum up business, they need to get their word out. Social media is the prime way to do that today.

  • theunknownmuncher@lemmy.worldEnglish
    16·
    13 hours ago

    The AI does the reading and thinking for them, freeing up time so they can post… wait no the AI also posts for them too. 🤷

  • Lung@lemmy.worldEnglish
    8·
    12 hours ago

    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

  • arctanthrope@lemmy.worldEnglish
    7·
    12 hours ago

    that first guy’s bio “rational in the fullness of time” is so far up its own ass. yeah bud, I’m sure you’re so smart that you can know the future by attenuating to every stand of data Sherlock mind palace style. these guys have to convince themselves that they have superpowers to avoid the otherwise inevitable conclusion that they’re successful because they started lucky and got luckier, and if the cards had fallen slightly differently they’d be no better than the rest of us

  • ReCursing@feddit.ukEnglish
    21·
    12 hours ago

    Wow, you put a lot of effort into this performative hate. Did it make you feel good? Because it still reveals that you’re a wilfully ignorant twit.