DeepSummary
The podcast episode opens with hosts Candice Lim and Rachel Hampton discussing viral sounds and trends on TikTok that have been stuck in their heads lately. They then introduce their guest, Anna Sale, host of the podcast 'Death, Sex & Money' which recently moved to Slate. Anna shares her first internet memory of using Webcrawler in junior high to find information about the TV show 'My So-Called Life.'
Anna discusses her typical internet routines, including reading news and newsletters in the morning and trying to limit internet use once her kids are home from school. She also talks about taking a month off the internet when 'Death, Sex & Money' moved to Slate, and how unplugging allowed her to reconnect with past interests and spend more time in the physical world.
The hosts ask Anna about her experience with Substack, her approach to social media, and how she navigates the internet with her young children. Anna creates 'rules' like only allowing music apps on her daughter's device and plans to avoid social media for her kids until age 16. The episode concludes with a rapid-fire segment covering Anna's favorite memes, internet conspiracy theories, and personal rules for online engagement.
Key Episodes Takeaways
- The hosts and Anna Sale discuss the addictive nature of internet algorithms and the importance of finding balance between online and offline life.
- Anna shares her experience of unplugging for a month, which allowed her to reconnect with real-world interests and feel more grounded.
- Anna is selective about social media use and plans to limit her children's access to avoid negative impacts until they are older.
- While acknowledging downsides, Anna appreciates the internet's potential for fostering connection, community, and expanded perspectives.
- The episode explores the evolving relationship between content creators and the internet, both as a tool and subject matter.
- Anna believes in greater accountability for harmful online behavior, suggesting insults should require voicing them directly.
- Generational differences in internet exposure are shaping how fandoms and interests develop from childhood.
- The hosts and Anna reflect on internet trends, memes, and the shifting online landscape over the past decade.
Top Episodes Quotes
- “If you are going to write something snarky, insulting or denigrating about the way someone speaks, looks, talks, thinks, you also have to post your phone number so people can call you and make you say it out loud.“ by Anna Sale
- “I think if you're criticizing a public official or public servant, then there's all sorts of caveats to this rule. However, if you are throwing darts at a private citizen who's just trying to live their life, and you are being mean because it makes you feel powerful and clever, and you never would say it in real life, then I think you're a coward.“ by Anna Sale
- “I think. I mean, we've said a lot of negative things about the Internet, but I just want to appreciate that you and me are talking over the Internet right now, and people who are listening to us are listening to us through the Internet, and maybe they are feeling a little bit more accompanied than they would have if they didn't press play.“ by Anna Sale
- “And when you think about the potential of the capacity to find company, understanding your people, pull yourself out of isolation that the Internet provides. That's beautiful and wonderful.“ by Anna Sale
Entities
Company
Person
Product
Movie
Podcast
Tv show
Search engine
Newsletter
Platform
Episode Information
ICYMI
Slate Podcasts
6/1/24