The rules of the new social network Telepath are simple: Be kind. Don’t be mean. No harassment, and no fake news. The existential question for Telepath will be whether that’s easier said than done. “It’s becoming harder and harder for people to have great conversations on existing platforms,” said Telepath’s co-founder and chairman, Marc Bodnick. “People are mean to each other, and that meanness is kind of rewarded with distribution. There’s tons of disinformation. Women are treated very badly. And so our view was that there’s an opportunity to create a new social network really focused on conversation and connecting people who share the same interest.” Telepath acknowledges that public figures will be treated and handled differently, and it won’t be immune to criticism. “There is somewhat of a difficult line here where we want to encourage kindness and empathy, particularly between people in conversations on Telepath, but also it’s not our intention to silence criticism,” Henry said. “I think in this world that we live in now, it’s not everyone, but I think a lot of people in the business, financial investor world believe in the possibility of quality and the potential of a great social product,” Bodnick said. “And so I don’t think you have to rush out the door to explode your scale or start making money in some sort of cheesy way.” Read More >>