If you thought “oh cool!” as soon as you read the words “Ethan Marcotte” above, then you and I understand each other. Ethan is a widely-cited author, designer, activist, runner, cat person, and one of the nicest men to have ever called me “you son of a bitch,” so I will try not to embarrass him by effusing overmuch in this introduction. Suffice it to say that he was an influence on me long before my good luck in network effects led to us becoming friends. Ethan has more than once offered me kind encouragement about this newsletter project. Naturally I decided to take advantage of that kindness by demanding to interrogate him for said newsletter. Journalists have asked Ethan many questions about his work and advocacy, but in doing so, have left out one of his key qualities: a borderline-concerning skill at video games. I took it upon myself to correct this oversight. The following interview has been edited for the usual purposes and all images herein are either linked to their source…
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