For me, the unsettling part is that this has to be done virtually now. I remember fondly during my college years the times I was studying in silence with my fr

For me, the unsettling part is that this has to be done virtually now. I remember fondly during my college years the times I was studying in silence with my friends. We were bonding over the shared experience of working towards our goals together. And I felt motivated by being with them. There’s nothing weak-willed about benefiting from accountability devices. But I do wonder if the unidirectional nature of it (his followers know him and not vice versa) actually fulfills a social need for his followers rather than just feeling like it does.