Alex Cooper

I really appreciate you explaining it that way because I...

I now to have a different opinion, especially maybe in the music industry or, you know, actors and actresses, like the way that maybe people are being perceived online and the way they're acting probably is really not who they are.

It's they're trying to elevate, to get the attention, to get the approval.

And eventually as you see people in their careers and this is, you don't even have to be famous to have this.

You can be doing it at your job.

You can be doing it socially.

You're trying to make a name for yourself.

You're trying to have a presence.

And it probably feels inauthentic, but you want to be seen.

You want to be heard.

You want to feel accepted.

And that can lead to you feeling like, what am I even being myself right now?

So I respect that.

What do you cherish the most about the rise of your career?

I'm interested.

So as your rise to fame, how did your interactions with women change?

Right.

Like without dissecting into your childhood.

the a woman's approval and attention to you clearly there was an insecurity within you that you perk up and would fight till the end to make sure that you're getting to experience that as long as they're willing to give it to you and you're like waiting for someone to give you the approval and that like breathe breathe life into you essentially and you loved a woman giving you attention or validation

Well, and I think we can also agree, and we talked about this a little bit at dinner, like...