Space Summary
The Twitter Space Prayer Space: Day 28/70 Prayer and Fasting hosted by Sincerely_AO. The 'Prayer Space: Day 28/70 Prayer and Fasting' provided a platform for participants to engage in profound reflections on faith, emphasizing a strong foundation for their beliefs. The session maintained a strict and focused environment, with a spotlight on biblical passages like Exodus 33:14. Encouraging deep spiritual growth, the space fostered a zero-tolerance approach. To explore more, participants were directed to connect with @AOspeaks_.
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Questions
Q: What was the main focus of the 'Prayer Space: Day 28/70 Prayer and Fasting' session?
A: Participants focused on deep reflections on faith and spiritual growth.
Q: How were beliefs emphasized in the discussion?
A: Beliefs were underscored as essential to be grounded in a firm foundation.
Q: What atmosphere did the space maintain?
A: The space maintained a strict and zero-tolerance environment.
Q: Which biblical passage was highlighted during the session?
A: Exodus 33:14 received significant attention during the discussions.
Q: Where can individuals seek further information?
A: Participants were encouraged to engage with @AOspeaks_ for more insights.
Highlights
Time: 12:05:17
Deep Reflections on Faith Exploring personal beliefs and spiritual growth journeys.
Time: 12:15:34
Firm Foundation in Beliefs Emphasizing the importance of grounding faith on solid principles.
Time: 12:25:49
Zero-Tolerance Approach to Discussions Maintaining a strict atmosphere for meaningful exchanges.
Time: 12:35:02
Exodus 33:14 – Key Passage Delving into the significance of the biblical verse in the context of faith.
Time: 12:45:21
Connect with @AOspeaks_ Encouraging participants to reach out for further spiritual insights.
Key Takeaways
- Deep reflections on faith and spiritual growth were central to the discussion.
- Participants emphasized the importance of grounding beliefs in a firm foundation.
- The space maintained a strict and zero-tolerance atmosphere.
- Biblical passage Exodus 33:14 was a focal point in the discussions.
- Engagement with @AOspeaks_ was encouraged for additional insights.
Behind the Mic
Introduction and Background
What is up, everybody? Welcome. Yeah, sorry, I usually host these spaces on Saturday, but as you guys probably saw this last week I was traveling the country, visiting the southern border. Did a live video space at the border, which I really think kind of speaks to the potential of spaces. My buddy Anthony Aguero is in here. What's up, bro? How you doing? Did you come in here to get some tips on spaces? That's right. I'm here to show some love, brother. Got to show support to the good people out there. Yeah. If you guys don't know, Anthony was our guide and the lead border journalist on our excursion to the southern border this last week. Really appreciate him. His knowledge of what's going on down there can't be overstated. It was great. You know, he knew all of the do's and don'ts as well as a lot of what's going on down there. So. So, yeah, he.
Focus and Participation in Spaces
So this is, like I said, like the title suggests, this is our practice, speaking practice hosting spaces. I do have a lot I've got to work on today, so I'm going to keep the space about an hour long. But if you are new, you haven't spoken in spaces before. You want to get used to speaking in this format, request the microphone come up. This is a safe spot for you to do so. Fear of public speaking is one of the top fears in the world. It's sometimes rated over the fear of death for some people. So I know what that's like. And so, yeah, also, if you are interested in becoming a spaces host or want to learn the ropes of hosting spaces, request the microphone. I'll throw you up in the co host spot and I will let you run the space. So, yeah, just bear with me as I get everything set up. I'm on my Android, which doesn't allow me to play waiting music, unfortunately. So I really hope that X starts showing Android users some love, man, because we need the love.
Technical Preferences and Experiences
We need the love. I'm just going to say, d, I'm. Tired of seeing that green bubble on. My phone from your number, bro. I'm sorry, bro. I can't. You know, maybe you should tell Apple to stop being so, such bitches into. Let other, you know, let other companies use the imessage format. I think that's what the problem is. It's not Android. It's. It's Apple being too proprietary, man. That's the problem there. But I do. I will be honest, I do own an iPhone because if you guys don't know, but you know, hosting and I. Hosting a space on iPhone is the best experience, you know, iPhone, the iPhone app gets the most love out of all of the. All the. Out of all the apps. So that's. I was responding to a text message, but yeah, iPhone gets the most love out of all of the apps for X.
Comparative Experiences and Reflections
And so until they prioritize Android, I do host my bigger spaces using the iPhone. If you want to have a better experience in spaces, even watching them, you can't watch a video space through the app unless you're on iOS. So it's just something to consider. Wolf man, how are you doing? I'm doing good. Diligent. Yeah, no, I agree. I host all my spaces from iPhone. I've tried on desktop, and it just does not perform nearly as well. But, yeah, I agree. Yep. And that's the only thing that I use iPhone for, by the way. I do own one. Sorry to Anthony's dismantle. You literally only use it for spaces. I literally only use it for spaces. That's. Yeah, I can't stand it. I love my engine. As a matter of fact, I just bought the new S 24 ultra supreme taco.
Recent Events and Innovations
The S 24 ultra supreme. That is, you know, I had to get it. So, yeah, I'm gonna be upgrading when that gets in the mail this week, but I will still, you know, be hosting from my iOS. But, yeah, you know, interesting week. We did a live video space. You know, we did some. We did some groundbreaking this week. You know, we used Starlink, right, and a portable battery and Starlink, a Starlink mini that I bought a couple weeks ago, and we trekked to the southern border where there is no self service, up in the mountains and out in the desert and didn't miss a beat, man. We've coupled with Starlink and spaces, were allowed to bring 25,000 people on the journey with us to the southern border so that they could see live what's happening there. I really do believe, and I have said this from the git, that spaces is going to be the new media.
Encouragement for Participation
And so if you are, you know, aspiring to be a part of that, I, you know, I implore you, I encourage you to request. I'll throw you in the co host spot so you can learn how to co host the space. Just request the mic. Or if you're new to speakers, you know, new to spaces, you haven't spoken much. You want to get some practice, request a microphone. I'll bring you up. I'm going to call on you if you're up here, because if you don't have your hand raised, I'm going to go to a part of one. How are you doing, man? How you doing, diligent? Long time no see. How you doing? Good, brother. Good. How's your spaces journey been? Well, it's been a little new for me. I've been actually working on getting my check mark lately and trying to figure out more topics to talk about, honestly.
Developing Confidence
And I actually been speaking a lot of spaces recently, too, so I got really confident to speak, but other than that, I just want to get more knowledge of it, too. That's why I'm here. Right on, brother. So did you. Did you start hosting your own spaces? Not yet. I'm always just in someone's spaces, just listening or speaking mostly. I think that's the best way to learn is sitting, going into spaces with, like, people, like, diligent, people, like wolf, people that have hosted spaces for months or years even. I think that is by far the best way to learn. Learn what they do, take notes on what they're saying, take notes on how they're running their conversation, and also. Hey, what's up, motherfuckers? How you doing? What's going on, man?
Moderation and Etiquette
What's up? Hey, just request the microphone, Derek. Let me give you guys a little hint on etiquette. Don't just come up here and come off the mic and interrupt people. That is not cool. I do. I do like a troll every now and then, so feel free to request the mic. I just wanted to let you know how things work in my spaces. Just remember that the host is in control of how the space operates, so make sure you operate under that premise. Let's go to Jen. Go ahead, Jenny. Oh, sorry. I didn't have. I was muted on my own. Not your fault. But I just want to say hi and tell you I haven't stopped thinking about y'all's awesome spaces the other night about the border and, Anthony, I see you down there.
Recognition and Reflection
I just want to say props. That was one of the coolest things I've seen here in the past couple years in spaces. And I think I want to say diligent. I'm not kissing butt here, but he's a really great person to learn from. He was a unique individual that when he came on to spaces, he showed a new way of doing things that no one else had really kind of grasped or done before, so. And he's been extremely successful in not only getting the word out, but helping more great speakers come out and really moving the ball forward when it comes to our country and people, not just one side, but all sides. So I just want to give props to diligence. You've been an incredible thing to watch. Not thing, but man to watch. And I look forward to more with you and Anthony.
Closing Remarks
And you guys really took it on. And Nick's order, I just want to send him a belt. Nick, I just want him. He got skinny all of a sudden and he needs a belt. So I'm going to be sending Nick a belt, and I look forward to seeing what you guys have in store next time. Thank you, Jenny, for that very sweet and odd commentary. Appreciate it. Oh, that was an accident. I didn't mean to mute you. I didn't mean to meet you. That was an accident, by the way. Yeah, so the laughing emoji on Android is right over the mute everyone button, so make sure you're careful with that if you are hosting. It's quite easy to accidentally mute everybody when you're trying to hit the laughing emoji, or at least it is for me. Anyways, thank you, Jenny. Go ahead, Ed. What's up?
Winning Through Expansion
You know, those are, that's the way that we win. And the only way that happens is if we expand our audiences to people who don't normally think like us. And so that is, that, for me, is what spaces really represents. It is the digital town square, more so than tweeting or posting on the platform. This is, you know, people are really hearing you. They're really hearing the emotion and inflection in your voice when you speak. I think it's really hard to be inauthentic on spaces. And so this is free speech, man, in its rawest form at scale on the Internet, if you ask me.
Promoting Spaces Efficiently
Now be a perfect time to remind people to like and repost the space, please. Thank you. So if you're a host and you're trying to get your space launched off the ground, it's a good job. It's a great thing to remind people. Bottom right corner, repost the space. Get as many people in here as we can. Just a little trick. I also do this. I'm about to do it right now. I type in please repost the space as a comment in the reply section. I usually throw in an up emoji, an american flag or something, and I reply to my own space like that. And then I put that up in the jumbotron. And that way I don't have to constantly ask people to do it. They just see that and they just see that, and they automatically do it.
Building Up the Space
And that kind of helps the space build up over time. I noticed that it works really well. I know, like, some of the bigger spaces hosts don't like to do it. I don't know if it's pride or whatever, but I don't fucking care. My point is to get the message out to as many people as possible. So that's one of my tricks. I do have a bunch of content that I made over the months, over the last year, really? On how I just tips I have on, first of all, there's a link for the spaces community. It's also pinned to my bio. It's like a classified ad section for spaces. If you're looking for co-host speakers, if you want to promote your space, or if you're looking for spaces, people often post them there.
Resources for Space Hosts
So the more people that join that and use it, the more utility it offers everybody. Also, up in the jumbotron, that's if you scroll to the top, I have a link on how to build your spaces audience, how to host spaces, as well as how, you know, how to speak in spaces, or the, you know, the do's and don'ts, if you will, of speaking in spaces. So all of that is up in the jumbotron, and you can find it if you go back and listen to a recording up in the jumbotron as well. I want to go to Ishka. Ishka for the new people. And Ryan, welcome. Ryan, I'll come to you in just a second.
Journey of a Space Speaker
Ishka, if you can kind of, like, explain to the new people what your journey was like, because you, I think you started speaking in these spaces, and now you're hosting and co-hosting your own. Right, right. how long has this been going on? Is it almost been a year? It's. I would say I've probably been doing these spaces for, yeah, maybe like, eight to ten months. That's wild, dude. And I still come back because I feel like the practice never stops. And, we only get better at hosting and co-hosting.
First Experiences in Spaces
But when I first came to this space, I believe it was the first space that you. First time you did this. And it was like my first week of discovering spaces. And so I was like, okay, cool, what a neat space. Okay. I can learn how to actually behave and make this happen because I want to have these conversations. I was all hopped up and excited about spaces, and so I came in here. You threw me up on co-host and had me run the space, dude. I was taking notes the entire time on everything because everybody was coming up from the listeners into the speakers and answering all questions and giving me all sorts of advice.
Learning Through Observation
And I wrote down everything always, especially when I was in spaces. And I still do. Like, when I go into a big space with a packed panel of big accounts and I want on that stage, I make sure that I write down points that they're making things that they're talking about and make sure that I go up on that stage ready to talk about whatever I've been hearing. And I learned that in this space, and it has made it to where I'm able to get on pretty much any panel that I request, that I even want to request in.
Improving Panel Presence
I'm able to go up on stage and they know that I'm going to be able to add to their conversation versus just sit up there and clout chase. Because I knew, I found out that's what it looked like. I'd go up on people's stages, like, scared and nervous and, like, I wouldn't be talking because I wouldn't know when to jump in or I'd be like the only one wanting to raise their hand and I didn't get it at all. And it just. They would just take me off their stage like, yeah, right, bro. Like five minutes of just sitting there not saying anything.
Encouragement for New Speakers
Like, there's a thousand people in here. So I think the biggest takeaway from this space is just keep coming back. Even if you're down in listener and you're nervous and you don't want to come up here, just keep coming back and listening until you feel like grabbing a mic. Like, this goes on every single week, and every single week it gets better. I talk to all kinds of different people. Like, I get to rub shoulders with some of the biggest names in the country and ask them whatever questions I have and have a real discussion with them all because I come back here and repeat the same thing every single week and make sure that I'm picking up more tips and keeping it fresh in my mind of how I would like to behave in spaces and how I would like to get my messages across.
Sharing Experiences and Challenges
I know I'm a lot going a lot longer than I would normally go into space, but it really just. How long is too long to speak? How long is too long to drum on in space? Dude, I say two, three minutes tops, bro. Holy shit. Two, three minutes. That's a long time, bro. Three minutes is a speech, right? Like, that's. Oof. I think a minute and a half to two minutes. Is that in your post? Two to three minutes up in the jumbotron. I mean, that's absolutely maximum. Let me see. I don't know, maybe I might need information from you.
Effective Communication Strategies
Well, you know, this was a long time ago. Let's see, when I posted this, it was december of 23. I guess I have been doing this for a long time because I was doing it before I posted this. So, yeah, it might be going on a year. Let's see. So to your point, the first one is listen. The best speakers are also the best listeners. I recommend listening to a space at least five to 15 minutes before requesting to speak. I don't write stuff down, but you definitely want to pay attention to what's going on before you just go up there.
Conciseness is Key
Here we go. Be concise. Say what you want to say in the simplest way possible. Don't over explain. Most of us have short attention spans. Keep that in mind when speaking to your audience. If you ramble on for more than one to two minutes, people shut down and are just waiting on you to finish. That's not fun for anyone. So, yeah, so anyways, yeah, one to two minutes is ideal. Iska. I'd also say to anybody else, when you come up on somebody's stage, be open to being completely fucking wrong and being shut down immediately by someone with actual receipts.
Accepting Criticism
It's okay to be wrong. It's okay for someone to come at you and change the way you're thinking. Now. You're totally. I'm just messing with you. By the way, I love this dude. I met him in Arizona at the Trump rally there, and it was absolutely amazing. We watched RFK come out and join Trump in person. Dude, historic moments, absolutely nuts. I wish I could have hosted that in spaces. I tried, but the data was so bad, you know, I mean, I'm going to need to figure out a way to solve that in the next two months.
Improving Speaking Skills
But, yeah, we try to keep, just try to be concise. You know, people, here's one thing. If you want to be a better speaker in spaces, don't monotone too much. If you just drum on, yeah, I like this. And then when I go here, I do this, and then somebody acts like this. If you just drum on monotone like that and you're not adding any emotional inflection into it, or you're not, or just carrying on too long about something, people get bored, they stop listening.
Responsibility as a Speaker
You know, just keep in mind, as a speaker as well, I think, you know, we all have a responsibility for the listeners. It's not really just about being heard, but it's about conveying your message in the best way possible. I'm always watching numbers. I'm a numbers hawk on spaces. A lot of people say they don't care about numbers. Well, that's not me. If somebody drums on too long regularly in my spaces and it affects my audience where they're leaving the space, I'm going to give them less airtime or I'm going to try to constructively criticize them or, you know, actually, I tell you what I do, and I'm.
Intervention Techniques
I think I'm really pretty artful in doing this. I will interrupt them a little bit or at least interject and then ask them a question and kind of break up the monotony. If you get really good at that as a host, you can make people who are boring actually seem interesting. It's a. It's a great skill set. I would just. I highly suggest everybody learns how to politely interject as a host and keep things going. But, yeah, I'm sorry, I'm now the one who is carrying on too long.
Engaging the Audience
So we will go to Jeremy and then honey Badger. Welcome, honey badger. Go ahead, Jeremy. Hey, what's up, man? Thanks for bringing me up. Crazy weekend so far. Glad you made it back safe. But if it's your first time speaking and you're nervous, don't be coming here. Do it. I've been coming. I was in the space where Ishka was co-hosting, actually, and it took me a little while longer than him to get in the space and actually speak.
Authenticity in Speaking
But any tips is be yourself. You know, I'm not an influencer, so, or a creator, so being in spaces and speaking lets people know that, you know, you're a real person, might get you some follows and that. Other than that, yeah. Be yourself. Because if you're not, they're going to catch it. Right on, man. Thank you for that, Jeremy. I remember the first space he spoke in was a trivia show.
Creative Approaches
Penny and I were trying this gimmicky trivia show for a minute and were trying to, like, think of ways to be creative with spaces. Short form content, half hour long. And we put Jeremy on the spot, man. We threw him right up there, made him answer questions. He was nervous as all hell. He's come a long way, so it's great to see your growth, Jeremy. I didn't mean to.
Encouragement and Development
Ryan. Welcome, sir. Do you have any points for some of the newbies for public speaking? I'm going to play devil's advocate because, you know me you know, I've been in plenty of Twitter spaces with, like, the Krasinstein brothers and what have you. So I just want to come on stage and say, fuck you, diligent. No, I'm kidding, but no, I love diligent. You know, we've been in a lot of spaces before where we're all sort of, you know, hashing out political views and whatnot.
Facilitating Discussions
And, yeah, I mean, one of the great ways to get things going is asking questions, and that's a really important thing of the hosts, the co-hosts, you know, to sort of get those things out there. You know, even if you don't agree with the individual that may be on stage with you, always ask your question. Right? Because that leads to more discussions and, you know, sometimes you will have boring speakers, if you will. Sometimes you will have people who, you know, they're not really pushing the button, if you.
Navigating Sensitive Topics
You know, if you know what I mean? They're really not pushing it. And you're going to have to sort of divert. You're going to, you know, you're going to have to do your thing. But nonetheless, it's very easy to do, just ask questions. You know, I was on a really interesting space last night when the news got broke about the israeli individuals. The american citizens, we found out, were killed. And we had a family on there, actually, of that kid Hirsch, and it was hard to sit through that because they found out moments before they came on the space, I think it was his sister and one of his cousins, and they were talking for a bit, and they found out right before they even came on the space.
Emotional Impact of Spaces
They were already scheduled to, but they came on there and it was tough. And, you know, you're gonna have some spaces like that. You're gonna see some stuff like that. Because x created this for everybody, for any opportunity for anything going on. And seeing that was the first time that I was ever on a space, and I actually cried because I just felt so, because I know a lot of people in Israel, and I was just very moved by it, sort of at a loss of words, even still looking back at it.
Real-time Reactions
But they reacted in real time, and you gotta see that. So, you know, you're gonna see a lot of things across acts like you do on the Internet. You're gonna see a lot of things happen in real time as information comes in, as things go by. And you have to, you know, you have to sort of look at that in a lens where you're able to respond to it. And, you know, sometimes it's not always going to be the easiest thing to do, but, you know. Yeah. Last night was one of those moments where we’re tested.
Processing Difficult Information
I mean, I sat there and I was like, man, I can't believe this. Learning about your family actually losing a loved r1 time on an app that wasn't set for that. But, no, I mean, you know, x is great. It's good that we're able to sit here, wherever we're at. As long as we have connectivity to the Internet, we're able to sit here and talk. And, you know, running a Twitter space isn't as hard as some people make it out to be.
Technical Challenges
You know, diligent did one for me the other day because I, you know, my house, the walls are so thick that upstairs in my studio, unless I have a hard line connection, I have issues with Twitter space. I'm in my living room right now, and I have a tech box in what they call a tech room. It's a wall built into this tech room off my kitchen. And for whatever reason, because of how thick the walls are, I can't get good Wi Fi connectivity upstairs.
Innovating Solutions
So I'm downstairs now. But that has created sort of an issue where if I'm trying to do a Twitter space, it's not gonna work upstairs, which is where I preferably like to do it. So I have this sort of, you know, little bug that I have to deal with, and, you know, I gotta run cables upstairs, get extenders, you name it. But diligent was nice enough to run a space for us, for the students, for Trump. We were doing a little event. I run students for Trump, for anyone who doesn't know, and he was able to do an event for us, and he hosted it off his phone or his device, whatever he's using.
Successful Event Management
And we did it flawlessly. It was great. And so I've learned a lot from him, and I think a lot of people in this space probably have as well. If you're sitting here listening to how to run these Twitter spaces or what have you've definitely learned a lot from diligence. So appreciate you, brother. Thanks for having me up here. You run some great spaces. Always glad to join them, you know? What do you think about that border space, Ryan? That was crazy, huh?
Discussion on Border Visit and Personal Safety
You guys know, I. Then I messaged you, I said, next time you go the border, let me know, but I'm bringing the firepower. There's absolutely no way in hell that I'm going to go down to the US border, go inside of these. I call them crack houses. Okay. I'm carrying a gun, and it's 357, you know, 357, chambered. I'm not going down there unarmed. All right? So, you know, I'm just putting that out there. I'm bringing. I'll bring some alcohol for us. We'll have a good time. But I'm also going to bring a gun.
Thoughts on the Alcohol and Gun Combination
Yeah, he said, I'll bring the alcohol and a gun. I'm not sure that's a great combination, but we can make it work. I think I'll just say this. We weren't totally without shot myself, I've never shot. That's good. That's good. Never shooting yourself is good, and then never shooting anyone else, I would argue, is probably second to that. So good job on that front, Ryan. You know, Ryan is a great speaker, right? He is. I love having him on my panels. He. He's articulates, right? He's a great, confident speaker. He's knowledgeable. He has a broad vocabulary, and he's passionate about the things that he speaks through.
Importance of Speaker Quality and Engagement
When he talks about things that he's passionate about, it comes through in his voice. And he also has a sense of humor. These are all things I think are key to being a great speaker. I think the best spaces are both informative and entertaining. Right. Let me tell you something, diligent. Mexico is going to pay for the wall. Right? We love a good impersonation. Mexico is going to pay for the war. In fact, we're not going to do Mexico. China's going pay for the wall. They got the Wuhan virus. That Wuhan virus.
Humorous Commentary and Creative Interaction
Right? I'm a troll. All right, so you guys already know this. I come in rand, you just gotta spice things up with spaces. You gotta spice it up. You absolutely do. Go ahead on you, Badger. Hey, thanks, Dill. You know, you got me to thinking when you were talking about how to wind up a person who's having trouble landing their plane. And if you can indulge me just for a second, your style of winding a person up is excellent, you know? And I definitely feel all the same ways that you feel.
Maintaining Engagement during Discussions
And so much as is about the audience's experience, it is about. And I think what you're saying, though, too, is that. Why is it about the numbers? Well, that's your metric for how the space is actually going. If people are dropping out because a certain person is talking too long, that is feedback to you, telling you that they're killing the space. But what I would say, and this is kind of for the ladies, like, so let's say for example, if I employed your same energy as a dude, I would come off like an old battle axe, do you know what I mean?
Gender Dynamics in Hosting Spaces
There's a tone in which works very well for men, and I've talked to a lot of women about this that are trying to start their own spaces and how to kind of run their room and stuff. And a couple of the people. A couple of the women that I think do it exceptionally well are Josie, the red Ed libertarian. She's awesome anyways. But people, like, then there's a couple of up and coming. Like, I'd say red, for as new as she is as a host, is doing an excellent job, but they have a way of sort of managing it in a very female way.
Maintaining a Positive Environment
So, in other words. Okay, all right. Are you about done? No. Okay, well, we're going to go to the next. Like, that doesn't. That doesn't bode well. And I. And, you know, I've stressed about that a lot myself, to the point that what I think every woman should be hearing when diligence says, you have to learn the art of asking the boring person questions, that might even make them, might help them clarify their point or might even help them be more interesting than they are. And finally, this is, I think, the most important thing, because Dill has been doing this for less than a year, and he hit the stratosphere, right?
Success Stories in Hosting and Space Management
He started with, you know, and his topics are way different than mine. You know, he does like, he does total, you know, current events, things that are going on minor, you know, a lot more the beaten path, you know, if you'd have to be interested in, you know, theology, psychology, philosophy. Like, we did one on serial killers yesterday. It was a lot of fun, but it was because of that. It was a space that people were more interested in than they realized that we had a whole bunch of new speakers.
Encouraging New Voices and Ideas
And so imagine a space, or imagine a stage still, where it was, like, eight people that had never spoken before to space. And so I'm thinking of that as I'm going, like, this is the first time they ever spoke, and I really want to give them an opportunity, et cetera. And so it still went well. But there are definitely things you need to employ to make sure that the conversation moves the way that you envisioned it. But also, you have to flow with the conversation if it goes in a different direction. Cause we had everything lined up from crime statistics to psychological profiles to why we don't hear about, you know, serial killers like we used to.
Adapting Discussions to Pivot Points
And now it seems to be dominated by school shooters. Anyway, so there was a lot to unpack. But the one thing and the reason I say that is I say this, there are so many different types of spaces hosts that all have their unique flow, they all have their unique way of doing things. And all of this, all the tips that bill just gave, you know, are great tips. You know, foundationally. I had done the same thing, like, a month before. I just would, like a pencil drawing of me and spaces tips, and just were, like, popping them off the top of my head, and someone presented to me that either one or the other was copying.
Social Media Reflections
Yeah, yeah. Like, the guy. I mean, the guy literally just came on Twitter every single day, created a rage against Indians, would literally just say the n word, and it would get 40,000 likes. And I'm looking at this guy's account, and I'm like, how is this even popular? Like, there is a population of trolls that clearly like this guy's content, right? And so I was thinking to myself, whenever I saw this, now, I don't go on my alt accounts and do anything of what he does, but I just want to, you know, I created these accounts because I'm like, okay, this guy clearly is a trolleye. He may have other Twitter accounts, and he just wants to unleash his, you know, darkest memories or, you know, sort of thoughts in his head, and he wants to do it without it being known who he is.
Night Time Discussions
So am I the only 01:00 a.m. i the only one that goes to the late night spaces and just kind of unloads openly for everybody to see? You have a sadistic side. I'm not. I'm not. I'm not gonna lie. But you're really cool in the sadistic side. But I'm very transparent about it, right? Like, I'm like, this is me. This is where I want to, like, how I want to unwind. If you don't like it, go fuck yourself. Am I the only one that's like that? Do you guys all have, like, these secret alts where you go, you know, roll out your sadistic side? Or is that just me? Last night, I literally sat in a Twitter space and told people about conversations I had with people who worked at the DOJ where they.
Conversations from DC Experience
I mean, like, literally full on conversations where they were saying, yeah, people in the DOJ don't, like, Donald Trump gave, you know, it's crazy. You kind of, you know, flip a switch when it, you know, it's a certain hour. But I wanted people to know, you know, system in 27. Well, yeah, let me explain more on that. So I lived in DC in 2017, 2018, and I worked with the DOJ at one point, worked with the RNC. And I mean, there were people there that literally would walk down the halls of these buildings and you would hear them spit out rumors. They'd say stuff like, oh, we're not going to support Donald Trump, yada, yada. Or did you hear of this new policy, whatever, and they just want to work with the guy.
Subverting the System
And they literally worked behind the scenes to subvert any sort of policy whatsoever. And the people doing it, these aren't like the beach landing team individuals. These aren't the people that Trump picks when he first gets elected. You have to fill, you know, a couple thousand slots of, you know, what are they called? They're, they're shit. What's the term I'm forgetting now? Basically political appointees. So you're dealing with career bureaucrats. And, I mean, there were people in the government who would literally just lose paperwork, right? We're doing the, quote, fingers lose paperwork, forget to do something to subvert his policies. They just wouldn't do their job if that was their job.
Frustration with Bureaucrats
And I learned all about this in the first year, you know, year and a half, two years of being there. And it really just pissed me off because it's like, damn. It's like you guys have one job and you just want to subvert the guy in office and you're, you know, your entire hegemony on its own is you being here and making a salary and, you know, this is your life and you just want to risk that. But yeah, no, so that was one of the things I brought up into space last night. We actually had another guy come in who was the contractor for the government at the Pentagon. He was speaking on the same thing.
Sharing Insights and Experiences
He, you know, confirmed basically what I had said. And I'd only been there, you know, a year and a half, and he said the same thing. He was like, yeah, this actually happens. Like, Ryan's not lying. So this is sort of what we deal with. But, yeah, I think a lot more people are open on Twitter spaces at the late hours. I think that's the best time to go on is about 12:00 p.m. and beyond. That's when you get the most honest conversations. Dead serious. I'm a night owl, too, man. And the things that happen at late night, that's kind of where a lot of connection have been made.
Reflections on Government and Bureaucracy
What surprises me, though, is that you're literally uncovering kind of what we've seen in our country, like, the past, you know, many years, I would say seven to ten years. So we knew it was happening. But look at it. It's just the regular people in the regular positions that are actually making these moves. Even the FOIA requests. That's something that I noticed. There's a way to subvert the public away from understanding what the government's actually doing. And like you just said, finding out kicks ass. Like, wow, I'm blown away, Ryan, by. The way, Ryan, you just sold me.
Creating Community and Open Dialogue
On joining diligent spaces at night, or his space. What we need to do, guys, is we need to have, like, maybe a once a week thing, all right? Like a cigar night, right? Like, we get everybody together, maybe we do a pre call. You know, all the guys are drinking. You know, don't record it. Ladies involve ladies. Drink some bourbon, have some cigars, and maybe we do it in person once, and then you have a cigar night type deal. All right? Don't record it. That would be a good thing, because then people are open.
Networking and Collaboration
You can write notes, but just don't record it. Yeah, no, yeah, well, we shouldn't be recording anything to begin with at those hours, but, no, I mean, I think it would be. I think it would be fun, honestly. You know, we got Doc in here right now. I know Doc knows a lot. Love that. Dude. No, docs, like, one right now, dude. Doc, every once in a while, he cycles through. He just goes, like a flame, like. Like a dragon, and he burns all the pieces of shit out of spaces in, like, one week. It's awesome.
Encouragement for Participants
He's. What's that guy doc that you don't. You and I don't like that Brian fucker. You know I'm talking about. Oh, I didn't meet you apart. Was that you muting, Brian? Good people, that they're not in the room. Make. Make your. Make your. Dude, you just got. You just muted, Ryan. Like, I appreciate that. Like, wow, he's got some courage. Ryan, did you see that? The newbie? How dare you? How dare he mute me? No, I'm kidding. I don't give a shit. But. But no, Doc knows that, Brian, dude, we got that guy.
Closing Reflections
We don't talk about people. We don't. We don't. We don't talk about people who aren't in the space to defend themselves. So he's theoretically here, though. Diligent. I mean, we can identify him. He's here. He's here in spirit, you guys, so I am. I am. Oh, Frick. I'm trying to add you back as a co host, but it's not working, Anthony. It's glitched out. I don't know what happened. But anyways, I am running out of time. I just wanted to thank our speakers.
Appreciation and Gratitude
Ryan apart, thank you for co hosting honey Badger, everybody who contributed to the space. I really believe that these spaces help grow the platform as a whole. That's why I do them. I think the more people we get involved with these conversations, the better the conversations will be. Right. That is why we do this. So this is not a me thing. Everybody up here is contributing to that effort. So thank you for your service, doc. I just wanted to ask, do you have any.
New Speaker Tips
A few pointers for newbie speakers or newbie hosts? Apolitical, please, if you could. Go ahead. Sure. Look, listen for. Listen ten times as much as you talk. I think is. Is always a good rule of thumb. Don't be anxious to get up on the stage unless you've got a particular expertise or a comment that contributes to the conversation, to come up and just give sort of a. Me too. Yeah, that happened to me. Here's the way that I felt about it sort of response, you know, I mean, there are times for that when the spaces are small, but when it's a real big space or it's an issue driven space, those sort of conversations can be counterproductive to the space and the topic.
Handling Distracting Personalities
So you got to watch out for those personalities. The gentleman that Ryan was referring to was one such person, and there are many on here, and a lot of times they get brought up because they're the only ones who bring a counterpoint to whatever the issue is. So I understand why they get brought up and I. But, boy, it sure does get frustrating, because a lot of times their intention is just to distract from the issue and the consensus being built in the space. Understand that a host or that a host is his space. You have no right to speak. You have no right to continuing to speak.
Rules and Conduct in Spaces
You have no right to a mic. You need to understand what the rules are. The best way to understand what an individual space host rules are is to listen. Again, every host runs their space a little bit differently. They use the co host a little bit differently. Some co hosts never speak a word, and they're in the background looking at DM's checking the comments, feeding the host so that the host can conduct, you know, space. That's informative, not just for the people on the stage, but for everybody in the space.
Importance of Political Engagement
And yes, in terms of being apolitical, I'll only add this, is that politics is a particularly important topic right now. We're less than, I don't know what it is, 65 days away from the election. October surprise is coming up anytime. It could be a September surprise. So build relationships, follow people. Find a way to engage them so that they follow you back and get ready, because some serious shit could be coming down in the relationships that we built here. That among the hosts, the speakers, and those that follow us can be particularly valuable in those times.
Building Contacts for the Future
And I hate to suggest this, because it's been suggested in the past. In 2016, particularly before 2020, when Twitter 2.0 took over, is think about providing yourself with contacts outside of x in case x goes down. Think about particularly with the hosts regular speakers connecting via phone number. We don't know how important that can be, but we have Brazil as an example of what's possible. And with the likely involvement of our own US State Department in shutting down X in Brazil, it's more important than ever. Vote for Trump.
Final Thoughts and Encouragement
I don't care what your other reasons are, or our society will change immensely for the negative if Harris is elected. Thanks. Amen. Great job keeping an apolitical doc. Love all of your feedback. Great tips. Though. On top of all of that, I am biased, so I'm not going to complain too much. But yeah, all of the information up in the jumbotron you can find in our x spaces hq community, it's pinned to my bio.
Utilizing Community Resources
If you haven't joined it already, make sure that you do and use it. It's like a classified ad section for spaces. If you're looking for speakers for co hosts, if you want to advertise or promote your space, it's a great place to do that. And I always do check it. Sometimes it's pretty late, but I always do to keep up with it. So yeah, really great space. A lot of good information imparted.
Gratitude and Future Engagement
Thanks for a part for co hosting the space. You did a good job, buddy. Keep up the practice. And the more. The best way to build up your spaces is to spend time in other people's spaces network. You know, speak in other people's spaces when they. When they're. When the listeners resonate with you, they'll follow you and bounce around from space to space with you. Same thing with speakers and hosts. You know, so collaborate with other hosts.
Starting Out in Hosting
When you're smaller, get people to commit to co hosting. Promote your space as a scheduled link. That way you don't just start out with an empty space and you're sitting there getting demoralized because nobody shows up. The best way to start out, if you're just getting started, is to work in a team and network, network. That is how I have been able to build my spaces up.
Respectful Interaction
So those are all key. And just remember, try to be as respectful as possible. Although disrespect sometimes is called for, or at least is funny. So anyway, hey honey, I want to say hi. With that being said, great space everybody. This space is recorded. You can find it in the highlights section along with all of my other spaces on my profile.
Looking Ahead
So go back and listen to it as a podcast if you want, and take notes or whatever, and we will see you again next weekend, hopefully. If my schedule allows it. I'm going to be traveling the next few weeks, so I'm going to try to get it in there. I might be a day or two late. It'll either be Saturday or Sunday, but we'll try. We'll try to keep it going.
Closing Remarks
Love you guys and we'll see you again real soon. Have a good weekend everybody. See you later. See you later.
