The top 2026 X accounts gives insight into the lie that X is the town square.
These people are niche celebrities and their influence on X does not represent influence elsewhere.
Your participation is not going to change this graph
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This essay makes this case for academia, where the price of endless performance is worse science. But the lesson is not only for scholars.
🤼 Here's something different:
I wrote this piece for inquisitive using professional wrestling as a vehicle to discuss issues of honesty and authenticity in academia. While pro wrestling is a fun context, it reveals a number of profound truths. 🧵⬇️
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