Hasan Piker

to be fair like that's how the right is as well and that's how they've always been and there was some truth to that in general but i think that it was so uh successful as a as a mechanism of pushback is so successful as propaganda that a lot of young men responded to that and I wanted to tackle that. I wanted to penetrate that.

And I wanted to show people like, no, you can have progressive politics and like still have fun. This is ridiculous. And all these guys that are actually pointing the finger at blame at the left and saying that they're annoying and woke scolds are actually just neck bearded losers themselves. And they also are hysterical quite frequently. And that's how I got on Twitch.

And I wanted to show people like, no, you can have progressive politics and like still have fun. This is ridiculous. And all these guys that are actually pointing the finger at blame at the left and saying that they're annoying and woke scolds are actually just neck bearded losers themselves. And they also are hysterical quite frequently. And that's how I got on Twitch.

Um, I think they kind of gave up on me, so that was fine. I, I think I'll just say it like this. Every phone conversation that I had with my dad when I was working at the Young Turks and until I would say 2021. every foreign conversation was, when are you going to get a PhD? Like, what are you doing? When are you going to get higher education? You have to get higher education.

Um, I think they kind of gave up on me, so that was fine. I, I think I'll just say it like this. Every phone conversation that I had with my dad when I was working at the Young Turks and until I would say 2021. every foreign conversation was, when are you going to get a PhD? Like, what are you doing? When are you going to get higher education? You have to get higher education.

My mother's a professor. My father's a professor as well. He's not a scientist. He is, because I don't think, you know, being an economist is a real science. They're both have PhDs. But yeah, that's, That's basically what it is.

My mother's a professor. My father's a professor as well. He's not a scientist. He is, because I don't think, you know, being an economist is a real science. They're both have PhDs. But yeah, that's, That's basically what it is.

Yeah, we call it the golden bracelet. Golden bracelet. Engineer, doctor, lawyer. And lawyer is like the worst one out of the two. It's like three. You got to go either engineer or doctor. My brother's an engineer. So they were... I mean, they love me. They're very supportive. They were not ashamed, I don't think, or if they were, they were hiding it very well.

Yeah, we call it the golden bracelet. Golden bracelet. Engineer, doctor, lawyer. And lawyer is like the worst one out of the two. It's like three. You got to go either engineer or doctor. My brother's an engineer. So they were... I mean, they love me. They're very supportive. They were not ashamed, I don't think, or if they were, they were hiding it very well.

No, but it was a gentle nudge in the direction of getting a PhD. Every single time we had a conversation, it was like, come on, come on. Cut it with the shit. Cut it out. This is done, right? It's over. And now what? I think... I don't know the exact moment when it changed, but I think, like, once I started showcasing that I was financially stable, they were like, okay, this worked out. It's fine.

No, but it was a gentle nudge in the direction of getting a PhD. Every single time we had a conversation, it was like, come on, come on. Cut it with the shit. Cut it out. This is done, right? It's over. And now what? I think... I don't know the exact moment when it changed, but I think, like, once I started showcasing that I was financially stable, they were like, okay, this worked out. It's fine.

Because I went full-time in 2020, and, you know, you got all these articles coming out. I was actually financially stable and very successful in the last election cycle in 2020. So I think that's when they were like, okay, this is a serious job, I think. I mean, it's volatile. It's scary. But I...

Because I went full-time in 2020, and, you know, you got all these articles coming out. I was actually financially stable and very successful in the last election cycle in 2020. So I think that's when they were like, okay, this is a serious job, I think. I mean, it's volatile. It's scary. But I...

it has the the fixings of what looks like a profession so i think that's what it was where does the work ethic come from um i don't know that's actually a really interesting question because i don't think i've ever thought about that and i think i've ever answered that but i've always i've always been a very stubborn guy growing up and i always felt like i had so much more that i could achieve

it has the the fixings of what looks like a profession so i think that's what it was where does the work ethic come from um i don't know that's actually a really interesting question because i don't think i've ever thought about that and i think i've ever answered that but i've always i've always been a very stubborn guy growing up and i always felt like i had so much more that i could achieve

And so I would spend all of my time trying to self-improve, all of my time trying to improve myself, like day in, day out. Because I'm not a naturally gifted person. There are a lot of people who are. There's a lot of fantastic, charismatic individuals who are just like, you can tell. It just clicks. You tell them to tackle a task they've never encountered before, and then they just can do it.

And so I would spend all of my time trying to self-improve, all of my time trying to improve myself, like day in, day out. Because I'm not a naturally gifted person. There are a lot of people who are. There's a lot of fantastic, charismatic individuals who are just like, you can tell. It just clicks. You tell them to tackle a task they've never encountered before, and then they just can do it.

I'm not like that. I'm like the ugly duckling or whatever. you know, just uncoordinated and without tact.

I'm not like that. I'm like the ugly duckling or whatever. you know, just uncoordinated and without tact.

No, they were very open-minded when I was growing up, I think. They were very, like, they kind of let me do my own thing. And I spent... most of my childhood and high school years, almost the entirety of it, drawing. I was obsessed with drawing. I would just draw video game characters and anime, things like that. That's all I did.