Social Media vs Real Thinking

⚠️ Conflicting Evidence Modern social platforms reward performance over genuine thinking, pushing real intellectual work into private, selective spaces.

CURRENT POSITION Kwegg is a selective, founder-led community focused on building a daily habit of deep thinking and brainstorming; this practice is as critical as reading—if not more—especially when amplified by AI, enabling shared breakthroughs and innovation.

KEY ASSUMPTIONS Most activity on LinkedIn and X is driven by likes, reach, and visibility rather than curiosity. Genuine thinkers prefer private or small-group environments for deep thinking. Tools like ChatGPT enable deeper individual R&D outside public social media.

SUPPORTING EVIDENCE Observation that thoughtful people increasingly avoid public posting and focus on private conversations and personal research. At IIT, I created a community where members had to clear an IQ test threshold to join, which successfully filtered for serious, high-signal participants. I plan to run a 21-day thinking challenge with a closed group to help people build a consistent habit of deep thinking and collaborative idea-sharing.

OPEN QUESTIONS Are there still meaningful sub-communities on existing social platforms that enable genuine thinking? Will private thinking spaces scale without becoming performative themselves?

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