Patrons Only: Freddie deBoer On Mental Health, Twitter, Online Leftism, And Much More
In the second part of their interview*, Jesse and Freddie deBoer discuss the ways in which Twitter seems to worsen some people's mental health, deBoer's own struggles with bipolar disorder, the false accusation he knowingly leveled against the journalist Malcolm Harris, his thoughts on the Democratic Socialists of America, backchannels in journalism and academia, what Dave Chappelle and Joe Rogan reveal about the present cultural moment, the so-called professional managerial class, and much more.
* Listen to the first part of the interview, about deBoer's new book, "The Cult of Smart," here.
Show notes/Links:
If you didn't get Freddie's reference to 'JournoList,' here, read this. I was one of the most un-famous people on the listserv
FdB: statement [on his false accusation] - https://fredrikdeboer.com/2018/10/02/statement/
FdB: Planet of Cops [republished by me with his permission] - https://medium.com/@jesse.singal/planet-of-cops-50889004904d
of course, there's the backchannel [ditto] - https://medium.com/@jesse.singal/of-course-theres-the-backchannel-762790f9fce2
Jesse: When We Argue About Dave Chappelle, We Should Recognize That Super-Wokeness Is Mostly An Elite Phenomenon - https://jessesingal.substack.com/p/when-we-argue-about-dave-chappelle
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