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Elon Musk is (still) (most likely) buying Twitter, and along with a change in leadership, many are anticipating changes to the platform that was once home to some of the best moments in pop culture history ("Delete your account," anything Nicki Minaj has ever posted, etc.). If some media prognosticators are to be believed, those revolutionary cultural moments are going to be replaced with more vitriol should Twitter take the shape of its new leader, a self-described "free speech absolutist."For the Twitter users who rely solely on the platform for work, connections, and more...that poses a problem. So what might Twitter look like, and what would be the potential breaking point for the platform's biggest power users to finally call it quits on the bird app?Journalist Fortesa Latifi weighs in, today on Thinking Is Cool.While you're here...SUBSCRIBE TO MY NEWSLETTER: https://kinsey.beehiiv.com/subscribeFOLLOW ME ON TIKTOK: https://www.tiktok.com/@kinsey_grantFOLLOW ME ON INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/kinseyrgrant/Find more of Fortesa's work here: https://twitter.com/fortesalatifiAnd here: https://www.fortesalatifi.com/SEE YOU SOON FOR MOREEEEE-Kins

Twitter's future hangs in the balance.

How will Ukraine vs. Russia end? And what lessons can we apply here from 9/11? Marshall Kosloff weighs in.

Here's just like 53 minutes of billionaire Mark Cuban hyping you up on the universal possibility of achieving greatness.

How do we fix the American Dream?

How does Coachella make money? Dan Runcie explains.

Welcome to the 10-Minute Debate. Today, I (Kinsey Grant, noted reluctant capitalist) take on my friend (Josh Kaplan, noted optimistic capitalist) with one big question in mind: Does power flow the way it should in today's version of late-stage capitalism?

Can the ultra-wealthy fight for a wealth tax in earnest? Is it possible to believe in universal pre-k and still send your kids to the best private schools? Or is it all just political fence-sitting?

Mainstream media have failed us, so who’s stepping in to replace them as the arbiters of information in the digital age? Brian Morrissey explains.

If anyone with a phone and a WiFi connection can become a journalist these days...what does that mean for the future of journalism?

How about your Hallmark holiday but with a twist? Today, we’re not just talking about love. We’re learning about how it comes to exist. Let’s think about what love really has to do with it.

In media as in life, sex sells…but why? And how? And should it? This week on Thinking Is Cool, let’s take a traipse through critically acclaimed movies and television with a very important question in mind: How much sex is too much?

Can you believe in a wealth tax and still want to be wealthy? Can you espouse the importance of universal pre-k and still send your kid to an elite private school? These are the questions of champagne socialism, rooted in the eternal battle between capitalism and whatever else is out there. And we’re taking them on this week on Thinking Is Cool.

Why are Instagram ads so effing good? What do the Big Tech companies really know about you? And how much of that information are you, perhaps unwillingly, providing when you agree to their T&Cs? This week, let’s talk about the money being made on your silly little data.

It’s okay to admit it—none of us have any idea what’s worth paying attention to in the crypto world. Well, none of us except today’s Thinking Is Cool experts who weigh in on the past, present, and future of the internet’s favorite conversation topic.

Online friends. Friends whose relationship changed during the Covid-19 pandemic. Peripheral friends. The closest of friends. Friends who disagree. We need them all—and this episode will tell you why.

Today, buying a house is more complicated and, at times, more impossible, than it ever was for our parents or grandparents. Younger generations are stuck in a tricky spot—culturally, owning a house is really important but financially, it feels out of reach. So what are we to do?

What if we could solve ourselves out of aging? What might the world look like if we lived to 100 years, 200 years, or forever? Let’s explore.

Not everyone gets to speak freely online, at least not lately. As we navigate the nuances of deplatforming, algorithmic megaphones, and modern conversational warfare...how is free speech—both in theory and in practice—changing?

Today on Thinking Is Cool, I’m taking 40 minutes to begin better understanding the nuanced labyrinth of homelessness in America—how we got here, what we’re doing, and when this can become a problem of the past. I hope you’ll join me.