Doug

Yeah, and that compounds anxiety as well. Like socializing is how you get most opportunities. You know, it's how you expand. Anyway, yeah, yeah. Like all the best things in life, it's not necessarily the party itself. It's the person you meet there that leads to the thing, you know? I'm really shocked by the level of inertia that a year and a half of walk-ins has caused.

Yeah, and that compounds anxiety as well. Like socializing is how you get most opportunities. You know, it's how you expand. Anyway, yeah, yeah. Like all the best things in life, it's not necessarily the party itself. It's the person you meet there that leads to the thing, you know? I'm really shocked by the level of inertia that a year and a half of walk-ins has caused.

People are thinking, I don't want to... I'm upset this person said something to me.

People are thinking, I don't want to... I'm upset this person said something to me.

People are thinking, I don't want to... I'm upset this person said something to me.

I wonder how much of the inertia that is like the difficulty and people ramping back up into the previous lifestyle. is the fact that tech has gotten really, really good at keeping people's attention. Yeah, video games have gotten good. Right, video games have gotten good. TikTok's gotten good. Yeah, and, you know, I want to be clear. I don't think every tech is good.

I wonder how much of the inertia that is like the difficulty and people ramping back up into the previous lifestyle. is the fact that tech has gotten really, really good at keeping people's attention. Yeah, video games have gotten good. Right, video games have gotten good. TikTok's gotten good. Yeah, and, you know, I want to be clear. I don't think every tech is good.

I wonder how much of the inertia that is like the difficulty and people ramping back up into the previous lifestyle. is the fact that tech has gotten really, really good at keeping people's attention. Yeah, video games have gotten good. Right, video games have gotten good. TikTok's gotten good. Yeah, and, you know, I want to be clear. I don't think every tech is good.

I think there's plenty of obvious downsides. And, like, you know, if you think about COVID, it's like a year and a half where every single person making entertainment in the world got a chance. They got a shot at everybody. You know, like, everybody is like, all right, I'm going to take, like, me? I captured, like, 200, 2 million people, dude.

I think there's plenty of obvious downsides. And, like, you know, if you think about COVID, it's like a year and a half where every single person making entertainment in the world got a chance. They got a shot at everybody. You know, like, everybody is like, all right, I'm going to take, like, me? I captured, like, 200, 2 million people, dude.

I think there's plenty of obvious downsides. And, like, you know, if you think about COVID, it's like a year and a half where every single person making entertainment in the world got a chance. They got a shot at everybody. You know, like, everybody is like, all right, I'm going to take, like, me? I captured, like, 200, 2 million people, dude.

I fucking caught them like Pokemon, and they haven't left. And, like, backed them into a corner. And, like, probably so many of my viewers are like, would be hanging out with their best friend right now. But they're like, oh, well, Doug dropped a new video.

I fucking caught them like Pokemon, and they haven't left. And, like, backed them into a corner. And, like, probably so many of my viewers are like, would be hanging out with their best friend right now. But they're like, oh, well, Doug dropped a new video.

I fucking caught them like Pokemon, and they haven't left. And, like, backed them into a corner. And, like, probably so many of my viewers are like, would be hanging out with their best friend right now. But they're like, oh, well, Doug dropped a new video.

It's like we put like caltrops all over the ground and they have to like crawl over them to get back out to a non-digital social life.

It's like we put like caltrops all over the ground and they have to like crawl over them to get back out to a non-digital social life.

It's like we put like caltrops all over the ground and they have to like crawl over them to get back out to a non-digital social life.

We like, we like put them all in like a mirror maze. And it was like, look, normal life is outside the mirror maze, but you got to find your way out. You know, you got to get out.

We like, we like put them all in like a mirror maze. And it was like, look, normal life is outside the mirror maze, but you got to find your way out. You know, you got to get out.

We like, we like put them all in like a mirror maze. And it was like, look, normal life is outside the mirror maze, but you got to find your way out. You know, you got to get out.