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Re:The Death of a Public Intellectual by vintageplayer on Monday October 30, 2023 @01:38AM (#38066053)
I'm not an expert, but I have an opinion, maybe some of you want to follow: ALWAYS SUPPORT THE UNDERDOGS. They are the ones experimenting with new ideas and hopefully sharing both what worked and what didn't.

Unfollow all the players with a huge following. They stop producing quality.

Start by supporting underdogs, people who have a following, but small and growing.

Eventually they'll become bigger in terms of following. Then unfollow them.

Re:The Death of a Public Intellectual by Jensson on Monday October 30, 2023 @01:41AM (#38066068)
Many underdogs just copies the viewpoints of bigger channels, watching those is even worse than watching the original since at least the original had some thought behind it.
Re:The Death of a Public Intellectual by lacrimacida on Monday October 30, 2023 @02:05AM (#38066196)
Choose wisely then.
Re:The Death of a Public Intellectual by Jensson on Monday October 30, 2023 @02:15AM (#38066246)
I think a valid strategy is to watch what big personalities were saying or doing when they were still small. Look at what made them big instead of what they do when they are big.
Re:The Death of a Public Intellectual by raincole on Monday October 30, 2023 @01:44AM (#38066086)
So you judge someone's speech's value by their popularity. Just in the opposite direction.
Re:The Death of a Public Intellectual by opportune on Monday October 30, 2023 @01:54AM (#38066147)
Also known as compulsive contrarianism
Re:The Death of a Public Intellectual by sieste on Monday October 30, 2023 @04:35AM (#38066938)
... or Intellectual Hipster
Re:The Death of a Public Intellectual by mrguyorama on Monday October 30, 2023 @02:43PM (#38073834)
Or every single unpopular high school kid
Re:The Death of a Public Intellectual by ahmedhosssam on Monday October 30, 2023 @02:00AM (#38066174)
I think I don't have to "follow" or support anyone, or is that become a must in this new digital world? Like, if you don't follow anyone the system will ignore you or something, I don't know.