On Social Media and Self Delusion (with Jia Tolentino)

Stay Tuned with Preet

Vox Media Podcast Network

Politics, Government, News, Society & Culture

4.8 • 32.4K Ratings

🗓️ 2 March 2023

⏱️ 66 minutes

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Jia Tolentino is a staff writer at the New Yorker and the bestselling author of 2019’s “Trick Mirror: Reflections on Self Delusion.” At age 34, she has quickly become one of the most celebrated essayists and cultural critics of her generation. Tolentino joins Preet to discuss the incentive structure behind social media companies, how becoming a mother has affirmed her belief in abortion rights, and how the current economic environment is affecting online journalism. Plus, what did Fani Willis, the District Attorney of Fulton County, Georgia, mean when she said charging decisions were “imminent” in connection with Donald Trump and his allies’ efforts to overturn the 2020 election results? And what does the “beyond a reasonable doubt” standard really mean? Don’t miss the Insider bonus, where Tolentino discusses her experience on a reality television show as a teenager — and how it has impacted her views as a writer and critic. To listen, try the membership for just $1 for one month: cafe.com/insider. For show notes and a transcript of the episode head to: https://cafe.com/stay-tuned/on-social-media-and-self-delusion-with-jia-tolentino/ Tweet your questions to @PreetBharara with the hashtag #AskPreet, email us your questions and comments at staytuned@cafe.com, or call 669-247-7338 to leave a voicemail. Stay Tuned with Preet is brought to you by CAFE and the Vox Media Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	From Cafe and the Vox Media Podcast Network, welcome to Stay Tuned.
0:06.0	I'm Pete Barara.
0:08.0	Anyone who has a child, which is the majority of adults, you understand how hard, how creative, how holy, really, how beautiful, how skilled that labor is.
0:20.0	It to me is so much harder, so much clearly harder than whatever the hell it is that I do.
0:30.0	That's Gia Tolentino. She's a staff writer at The New Yorker and the best-selling author of Trick Mirror, an essay collection published in 2019.
0:39.0	Tolentino is known for her distinctive perspective on contemporary culture, from social media to feminism to parenthood.
0:46.0	Her subject matter and prose have earned her a comparisons to another great essayist, Joan Didian.
0:53.0	Tolentino is perhaps best known for her writing on how the internet impacts our daily lives, the way we work, define ourselves, and relate to one another.
1:02.0	She joins me to discuss her thoughts about Big Tech, why she believes her society under values childcare, and how becoming a mother affirmed her belief in abortion rights.
1:12.0	That's coming up. Stay tuned.
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2:12.0	Support for this show comes from the Genesis GV70 Performance SUV. Every Genesis is a reminder to try something bold, to keep growing, keep hustling.
2:24.0	At Genesis, they've harnessed all that excitement of beginnings into their performance SUV, the GV70.
2:32.0	It's a car built to turn heads, with stunning design inside and out, it's packed with intuitive technology inside, like the 14.5-inch infotainment system, and fingerprint recognition, plus the GV70 features all-wheel drive, which is bound to add a little more acceleration to your next drive.
2:51.0	Your Genesis GV70 is waiting for you. What will you begin? Learn more at Genesis.com. Genesis, keep beginning.
3:03.0	Before I get to your questions, there's exciting news from Cafe. The new season of Up Against the Mob hosted by Ellie Honeig is here. You can listen to the first episode now.
3:15.0	Just search for and follow Up Against the Mob in your listening app, and now onto your questions.
3:25.0	This question comes from Twitter user Rich McCabe, who asks,
3:28.0	When the Fulton County DA says charges were imminent on January 23, how do you define imminent?
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