One consideration is for some of those names, their ‘conversation’ with EA is already sorta happening on Twitter. The right frame for this might be whether Twitter or a podcast is a better medium for that conversation.
You could argue podcasts don’t funge against tweets. I think they might—I think people are often frustrated and want to say something, and a spoken conversation can be more effective at making them feel heard. See The muted signal hypothesis of online outrage. So I’d be more concerned about e.g. giving legitimacy to inaccurate criticisms, rewarding a low signal/noise ratio, or having extemporaneous speech taken out of context. These are all less of a concern if we substitute the 80K podcast for one that’s lower-profile—some of the people mentioned could be topical for Garrison’s podcast?
Edit: I suppose listening to this podcast might be good for value of information?
One consideration is for some of those names, their ‘conversation’ with EA is already sorta happening on Twitter. The right frame for this might be whether Twitter or a podcast is a better medium for that conversation.
You could argue podcasts don’t funge against tweets. I think they might—I think people are often frustrated and want to say something, and a spoken conversation can be more effective at making them feel heard. See The muted signal hypothesis of online outrage. So I’d be more concerned about e.g. giving legitimacy to inaccurate criticisms, rewarding a low signal/noise ratio, or having extemporaneous speech taken out of context. These are all less of a concern if we substitute the 80K podcast for one that’s lower-profile—some of the people mentioned could be topical for Garrison’s podcast?
Edit: I suppose listening to this podcast might be good for value of information?