Staying the course only makes sense if you're following a sensible direction
Everybody that I've ever met who's driven, or passionate is also afflicted in some way. Right. They get up, typically a little annoyed that the world is not precisely the way they think it ought to be.
I think something really extraordinary happened during the lockdowns. Everybody’s getting a trophy and an A, despite attending the country’s most prestigious universities. If I'm an employer hiring a Harvard grad, I honestly have no idea who I'm hiring. It could be a disciplined, hardworking, smart, industrious, self-starter. Or it could be the son of the son of a legacy who coasted through the whole thing.
Honestly, I'm not sure what it means to say, 'hey, I've got the support of the college-educated,' because I can't find any evidence to indicate that that means you have the support of wise, prudent, thoughtful people.
I’m thankful for toilet paper (even the weird, thin kind that frequently disappoints) and for the opportunity to use it indoors.
The people did not want a politician. The people wanted to be seen. Donald Trump convinced those people that he could see them. Hillary Clinton did not.
The world is full of very happy septic-tank cleaners and miserable investment bankers.
Everyone agreed that Dirty Jobs was total "off-brand" and completely inappropriate for Discovery. Everyone but the viewers. The ratings were just too big to ignore, so the pilot got a green-light, and yours truly got a steady gig. But here's the thing - Dirty Jobs didn't resonate because the host was incredibly charming. It wasn't a hit because it was gross, or irreverent, or funny or silly, or smart, or terribly clever. Dirty Jobs succeeded because it was authentic. It spoke directly and candidly to a big chunk of the country that non-fiction networks had been completely ignoring. In a very simple way, Dirty Jobs said "Hey - we can see you," to millions of regular people who had started to feel invisible.
What can I say? I work for half-a-dozen different companies, none of whom pay me to share my political opinions. I run a non-partisan foundation, I’m about to launch a new show on Facebook, and I’m very aware that celebrities pay a price for opening their big fat gobs.
We take so many of our freedoms for granted. The Bill of Rights, every freedom in the Constitution, the freedom to move around freely. Every good and decent thing we enjoy was paid in blood by men and women who put on a uniform and then went away.
This year, I’m thankful for the UPS driver, the FedEx driver and the Amazon Prime driver. I’m also thankful for the people at Zoom (even though I curse them) and the guy who just upgraded my internet connection (even though I had to wait a month for him to get to me.).
Kiosks are going to replace low-wage workers. AI is going to have a voice in this.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CVEuPmVAb8o
Staying the course only makes sense if you're following a sensible direction
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