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We Can Do Hard Things

260. Roxane Gay: Should We Quit Social Media?

We Can Do Hard Things

Glennon Doyle & Audacy

Society & Culture, Relationships, Education, Self-improvement

4.841.1K Ratings

🗓️ 21 November 2023

⏱️ 62 minutes

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Summary

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. Plus, a breakdown of our shared unguilty pleasure: Naked Attraction. About Roxane: Roxane Gay is the author of several books, including Ayiti, An Untamed State, New York Times bestsellers Bad Feminist and Hunger; and the national bestseller Difficult Women. Her writing appears in Best American Mystery Stories, Best American Short Stories, Best Sex Writing, A Public Space, McSweeney’s, Tin House, Oxford American, American Short Fiction, Virginia Quarterly Review, and many others. She is a contributing opinion writer for the New York Times. She also has a newsletter, “The Audacity” – and once had a podcast, The Roxane Gay Agenda. Her latest book, Opinions, is available now. TW: @rgay IG: @roxanegay74 To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

They stopped asking directions,

0:07.0

in some places they've never been.

0:18.8

Welcome to Weaken Do Hard Things. We're going to jump right in today because we have with us the incredible Roxanne Gaye is the author of several incredible books including Ayeti and Untamed State, New York Times Best Sell's Bad Feminist and Hunger and The National Best Seller,

0:35.6

Difficult Women. Her writing appears in Best American Mystery Stories, Best American Short

0:41.0

Stories. She is a contributing opinion writer for the New York Times and

0:46.1

you've probably read her opinion pieces which have circulated the planet again and again and again. She also has a newsletter, The Audacity.

0:55.0

Her latest book, Opinions, is available now.

1:00.0

Hello, Roxanne Gay. How the hell are you? I am pretty good Glenn and Doyle, you know, can't

1:07.6

complain or actually I can but I won't be. I recognize that my complaints are ridiculous.

1:13.0

I disagree.

1:15.0

So glad you brought that up off the bat because I love your love of complaining.

1:19.0

I find it liberatory.

1:21.0

It's so important. I got it from my mother. I come by it so honestly and I think it's healthy when you keep it bottled up

1:29.2

Then you eventually take out your frustrations on other people. But if within reason you complain freely, you know, it's healthy. You keep the blood system flowing.

1:40.4

Let's do that today. Let's keep the blood from the system flowing.

1:43.4

And also we're airing this a couple days before Thanksgiving,

1:46.1

so we feel like we could honor Thanksgiving

1:48.2

by complaining a lot.

1:50.7

I mean, it's the season.

1:52.7

It's the season, isn't it?

1:54.6

So Abby and I were laughing when we were thinking about this interview

1:59.7

because do you remember when we all went out to dinner, you and me and me and Abby and Debbie when we were deciding on a place to meet for our first double date in real life and Abby and I just assume we think of you and Debbie as like very

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