Dan Carlin

Well, we're complicated people. You know, I mean, that's the thing that I think a lot of this forgets. And this dovetails into everything we've talked about, right? The individual, right? The fact that we're...

Well, we're complicated people. You know, I mean, that's the thing that I think a lot of this forgets. And this dovetails into everything we've talked about, right? The individual, right? The fact that we're...

to you know and i'll tell this story that i will let you go and i apologize for keeping you this long but but i told you the story when i was on the radio and the martian in the day part thing and i just had such problems with consultants and program directors who were trying to figure out how to market me and they would say the audience needs to know where you stand on every issue within five minutes of tuning in that's an absolute quote word for word right and i said that's not a human being that's a cartoon character and they said yes but that's what we need

to you know and i'll tell this story that i will let you go and i apologize for keeping you this long but but i told you the story when i was on the radio and the martian in the day part thing and i just had such problems with consultants and program directors who were trying to figure out how to market me and they would say the audience needs to know where you stand on every issue within five minutes of tuning in that's an absolute quote word for word right and i said that's not a human being that's a cartoon character and they said yes but that's what we need

to you know and i'll tell this story that i will let you go and i apologize for keeping you this long but but i told you the story when i was on the radio and the martian in the day part thing and i just had such problems with consultants and program directors who were trying to figure out how to market me and they would say the audience needs to know where you stand on every issue within five minutes of tuning in that's an absolute quote word for word right and i said that's not a human being that's a cartoon character and they said yes but that's what we need

Right. We need. And the point is, is that we've turned into this place where if you're wrong on one thing in your giant repertoire of 100 things that you're talking about. People just throw you away now. And this applies to I'm not talking about you. I'm talking about me. You're wrong on one thing and you're out.

Right. We need. And the point is, is that we've turned into this place where if you're wrong on one thing in your giant repertoire of 100 things that you're talking about. People just throw you away now. And this applies to I'm not talking about you. I'm talking about me. You're wrong on one thing and you're out.

Right. We need. And the point is, is that we've turned into this place where if you're wrong on one thing in your giant repertoire of 100 things that you're talking about. People just throw you away now. And this applies to I'm not talking about you. I'm talking about me. You're wrong on one thing and you're out.

Well, that's the binary the way we've gone to a totally binary political society now where you're with us or against us. There is no nuance. There is no gray. There is no compromise. And we don't want you trying to talk to the other side. We want you planting your flag on our side and saying which side you're on.

Well, that's the binary the way we've gone to a totally binary political society now where you're with us or against us. There is no nuance. There is no gray. There is no compromise. And we don't want you trying to talk to the other side. We want you planting your flag on our side and saying which side you're on.

Well, that's the binary the way we've gone to a totally binary political society now where you're with us or against us. There is no nuance. There is no gray. There is no compromise. And we don't want you trying to talk to the other side. We want you planting your flag on our side and saying which side you're on.

And by the way, if the story of what we're saying changes while you're here, we expect you to change too. I mean, that level of groupthink when you're a Martian in the day part doesn't even make any sense.

And by the way, if the story of what we're saying changes while you're here, we expect you to change too. I mean, that level of groupthink when you're a Martian in the day part doesn't even make any sense.

And by the way, if the story of what we're saying changes while you're here, we expect you to change too. I mean, that level of groupthink when you're a Martian in the day part doesn't even make any sense.

You confused the hell out of me.

You confused the hell out of me.

You confused the hell out of me.

Yeah, was the criticism legit or were you just trying to get more people to pay attention?

Yeah, was the criticism legit or were you just trying to get more people to pay attention?

Yeah, was the criticism legit or were you just trying to get more people to pay attention?