Once you have a sizeable following on social media, you lock yourself up in a jail of perceived intellect - a thread.
How many times have you authored a nice tweet and deleted it because you thought that it was a little stupid? I’m sure many times.
How many times have you deleted a tweet because the first few reactions to it were not on the expected lines? I’m sure many times.
How many times you have thought of a supremely crazy idea, a bizarre line, a potential narrative setting absurdity but decided against posting it because you thought it was probably better to wait for some more time? I’m sure many times.
Once you have a sizeable following on social media, you lock yourself up in a jail of perceived intellect. Perceived intellect, I said not real intellect. The fear of losing that facade of intellect keeps many away from expressing themselves fully.
I recently wrote a thread about PM Modi’s US visit and what he really achieved. The thread went viral because most people found in that thread, an expression of their own belief. Then angered leftists started trolling me. I knew the thread had hit the target 🎯.
Good ideas are nice but it takes sheer insanity to come up with a genius idea. When team TFI sits and discusses the article list for the day, crazy ideas are always given the priority. Because we suck at breaking news, the only way to survive is to think outside the box.
The result is that we frequently come up with unthinkable ideas and sometimes crazily unfeasible concepts. Like banks renting out their extra space - it’s a reality now btw. Or Nusrat is a Hindu fooling tool - you know what happened right! or BJP will win Punjab (funny I know).
Your followers count, verified status, following by Important people must not stop you from expressing yourself fully. You became what you are only by expressing yourself.
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