Better in Person EP 012 featuring Stephanie

By Chief Editor | Approved by Will Nichols, Editor in Chief | 8/18/2026

BETTER IN PERSON · EP 012 · Watch the episode on YouTube

Better in Person episode 12, Finally Offline's street interview series hosted by Savvy, features Stephanie. She says she is better in person because she is more authentic there: online she has to be very cautious, since authenticity sells online too, and when you have things to lose, including a 9 to 5, you cannot say whatever you want on the internet. She says that without the job she would be far more open. The host offers spam accounts as the workaround. Stephanie is a big Nicki Minaj fan and runs a Barb page on Twitter, and she closes by sending love to her little brother Jeremiah, who is starting middle school.

Key Points

Stephanie says she is better in person because she is more authentic there, while online she has to be very cautious
Her reason is having something to lose: with a 9 to 5, she cannot go on the internet and say whatever she wants
She says that without the job she would have been super duper open online
Host Savvy offers the workaround: spam accounts, where it could be anybody but it is still you
She is a big Nicki Minaj fan and runs a Barb page on Twitter, and sends love to her little brother Jeremiah starting middle school

Stephanie answers fast, then Savvy makes her sit with it. "You sure you're locking that in?" She is. Better in person.

The reason is the good part. "I would say I'm more authentic in person. Online I have to be very cautious, just because authenticity sells online as well." The catch is what she has on the line. "When you have certain things to lose, you can't just go on the internet and say whatever you want. If I didn't have a 9 to 5, I probably would have been super duper open and said whatever I want."

That is not shyness. That is a calculation, and everyone with a job has run it.

Savvy has the workaround ready. "And that's why we believe in spam accounts." It could be anybody at that point, but it's still you.

So where does the unfiltered version go? Twitter. "I'm a huge Nicki Minaj fan, so I have a Barb page." There is a Barb in our midst.

The shout out goes to her little brother Jeremiah, who is starting middle school. Good luck, Jeremiah. Your big sister loves you.

And thank you, Butter, who stayed on the leash the whole time and had no further comment.

🎤 Host: Savvy

Transcript

Stephanie: I'm a huge Nicki Minaj fan, so I have a Barb page on Twitter.

Savvy: What's up, guys? Finally Offline. I'm your host, Sav, and today we are here with Stephanie. Are you better in person or are you better online?

Stephanie: Better in person.

Savvy: You sure you're locking that in?

Stephanie: Yes.

Savvy: Okay, you thought about it for a second. Now, what would you say makes you better in person?

Stephanie: I would say I'm more authentic in person. I feel like online I have to be very cautious, just because authenticity sells online as well. But I feel like when you have certain things to lose, you can't just go on the internet and just say whatever you want. If I didn't have a 9 to 5, I probably would have just been super duper open and said whatever I want.

Savvy: And that's why we believe in spam accounts.

Stephanie: Yes.

Savvy: It could be anybody at that point, but it's still you. Okay, I like that answer.

Stephanie: I'm a huge Nicki Minaj fan, so I have a Barb page on Twitter.

Savvy: So we have a Barb in our midst right now. I feel like if you met her, you guys would be able to connect.

Stephanie: Oh, definitely. Definitely.

Savvy: And then last but not least, is there anybody you want to send love to or say hi to?

Stephanie: Oh yes. I want to send love to my little brother Jeremiah. He's starting middle school, I believe. So I want to tell him good luck.

Savvy: Good luck, Jeremiah.

Stephanie: Your big sister loves you, as always.

Savvy: That's amazing. Well, thank you so much.

Stephanie: Thank you so much. This was so cool.

Savvy: Thank you. And thank you, Butter. Butter, you have anything to say? You have anything to say, guys? Butter's done. I'm done. We're done. We're out of here. Bye.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Better in Person by Finally Offline?

Better in Person is Finally Offline's street interview series. Each episode is filmed in person with one guest and one question, hosted by Savvy, and every episode is collected at finallyoffline.com/watch.

Is Stephanie better in person or better online in Better in Person episode 12?

Better in person. She says she is more authentic in person, because online she has to be cautious when she has things to lose, including a 9 to 5.

Why does Stephanie say she cannot be fully herself online?

Because she has a 9 to 5 and things to lose. She says if she did not have the job she would have been super duper open and said whatever she wanted, so she keeps the unfiltered version to a Nicki Minaj Barb page instead.

Topics: stephanie, better in person, better-in-person, stephanie-bip