Recently, Joss Whedon—director of both Avengers films, creator of the Buffyverse, and nerd icon—left Twitter. Despite some early erroneous reports as to why he left, Whedon was quick to clear up the record:
I just thought, Wait a minute, if I’m going to start writing again, I have to go to the quiet place….And this is the least quiet place I’ve ever been in my life….It’s like taking the bar exam at Coachella.
In another report on his departure, Whedon is quoted as saying: