260. Roxane Gay: Should We Quit Social Media?

Published: Nov. 21, 2023, 5:01 a.m.

b'Author and cultural observer, Roxane Gay, examines the landscape of the internet and our relationship with it. We discuss the line between constructive criticism and online toxicity; how to decide when to speak up and when to stay quiet; and how to stay human and allow redemption in an online world that demands perfection.\\n\\nPlus, a breakdown of our shared unguilty pleasure: Naked Attraction.\\n\\nAbout Roxane:\\xa0\\nRoxane Gay is the author of several books, including\\xa0Ayiti,\\xa0An Untamed State,\\xa0New York Times\\xa0bestsellers\\xa0Bad Feminist\\xa0and\\xa0Hunger; and the national bestseller\\xa0Difficult Women.\\n\\nHer writing appears in Best American Mystery Stories, Best American Short Stories, Best Sex Writing, A Public Space, McSweeney\\u2019s, Tin House, Oxford American, American Short Fiction, Virginia Quarterly Review, and many others. She is a contributing opinion writer for the\\xa0New York Times.\\xa0\\n\\nShe also has a newsletter, \\u201cThe Audacity\\u201d \\u2013 and once had a podcast, The Roxane Gay Agenda.\\n\\nHer latest book,\\xa0Opinions, is available now.\\n\\nTW:\\xa0@rgay\\nIG:\\xa0@roxanegay74\\n \\nTo learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy\\n \\n Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices'