Not many people know this, but some of the most influential figures in technology today are or once were anonymous Twitter accounts. This conversation explores their rise and the different cultural movements that emerged from them. We covered Roon’s wordcel vs. shape rotator, effective accelerationism vs. effective altruism, as well as an entire separate social media app once dedicated to anonymous posting. I also caught up with my friend Justin, better known as Spor online, to get his thoughts on where anonymous accounts go from here.

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