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I’m suspending “Woke Wednesday” rants for now. This is partly due to my anger toward all things “woke” after November 6, but it’s also because I need to take more time to build my audience. I’m no social media savant, and it’s hard to become one overnight. (I’m a millennial not a zoomer.) In short, I need to step up my game.
It can’t be too hard to find angry, disaffected people in America right now. But unlike in Field of Dreams, building something doesn’t automatically mean “they will come.”
I’ve never been comfortable with self-promotion. Even when I ran for class president back in high school (I won’t tell you the year), I was the rare breed of kid who actually wanted to lead. I had no interest in winning a popularity contest or dumbing down my message to make it more acceptable to the masses in the form of rhyming slogans and so on. I did (reluctantly) create said slogans, though, and I did win the popularity context—the first time at least. I was shocked at how many fellow students I’d never spoken with congratulated me afterward as if I were the hero they had been waiting for. I wish I had delivered my many grandiose promises, but I once I “took office,” I realized I was a figurehead at best—no power to even hire an extra custodian to keep the bathroom clean.
Madman Matt is different because he doesn’t care about popularity or acceptance, and he won’t sacrifice his values for a fancy title. At the same time, Madman Matt and I (the conduit through which the madness flows) have agreed to serve our early adopters first and foremost—those of you who responded positively to the cryptic invitations to subscribe and the beloved minority who have pledged financial support.
The gears of this crazy machine could not turn without you. Thank you. All I ask now is that you respond to the following poll questions. (Don’t worry—I won’t ask you whom you voted for on November 6.) This will help Madman Matt better serve you.
Finally, if you have any specific comments, questions, or ideas, please reach out via email or on Facebook. Don’t self-censor: Even the craziest ideas sometimes turn out to be successful. (If you don’t believe me, consider the Pet Rock.)
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