Katherine Dee is a writer, journalist, and internet culture reporter. A contributor to publications such as UnHerd, Tablet, and Blaze Media, she is also the proprietor of the Default Wisdom Substack, where she writes about a wide range of topics, including internet history and culture, digital communities, millennial nostalgia, and online fandom.
Katherine joins the show to discuss why you’re never leaving Twitter, how to escape the nostalgia trap, whether it’s possible to heal our attention spans, and MUCH more!
Important Links:
- Default Wisdom - https://default.blog/
- Why You’re Never Leaving Twitter - https://compactmag.com/article/why-you-re-never-leaving-twitter); by Katherine Dee
- Everything I Know About Elite America I Learned From ‘Fresh Prince’ and ‘West Wing’ - https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/10/opinion/television-culture.html); by Rob Henderson
Show Notes:
00:00 Intro
00:53 Main podcast
01:28 Origin Story
03:13 Why You’re Never Leaving Twitter
12:13 Art & Journalism in the Attention Economy
23:38 Class, Wealth & Status
34:50 How to Heal Our Attention Span
42:44 Escaping the Nostalgia Trap
48:38 Technology, Cultural Lag & Barriers to Entry
55:08 Astroturfing vs. Organic Momentum
59:03 Katherine as Empress of the World
Books Mentioned:
- The Status Game: On Human Life and How to Play It; by Will Storr
- Class: A Guide Through the American Status System; by Paul Fussell
- The novels of Donna Tartt
- The novels of Easton Ellis
