Hasan Piker

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.

And it's interesting because I never do that anymore now because my dad was like, you got to cut this shit out. You're not going to be an artist. What are you doing? You're not going to make any money if you do that. Which is ironic because I think that paired up with my first freshman two-dimensional visual design class made me realize I can't do this. The art stuff is crazy.

And it's interesting because I never do that anymore now because my dad was like, you got to cut this shit out. You're not going to be an artist. What are you doing? You're not going to make any money if you do that. Which is ironic because I think that paired up with my first freshman two-dimensional visual design class made me realize I can't do this. The art stuff is crazy.

I didn't even think about it like that. That's all I cared about was drawing. Every class, I would just sit there and draw. I wouldn't even listen to what the teacher was saying. I wouldn't take notes. I would just draw nonstop. And I stopped in college. I mean, I draw every now and then, but I think the creative bones have stayed in me, and it helps with the other things that I do.

I didn't even think about it like that. That's all I cared about was drawing. Every class, I would just sit there and draw. I wouldn't even listen to what the teacher was saying. I wouldn't take notes. I would just draw nonstop. And I stopped in college. I mean, I draw every now and then, but I think the creative bones have stayed in me, and it helps with the other things that I do.

But it's definitely not there in the forefront as it once was. Why am I bringing that up? I'm bringing that up because I think I just have an obsessive nature. Very stubborn. Some people might say it's autism. I don't know, maybe. But that's what it is. There's a constant want inside of me that I have never really examined. where I always want to do more.

But it's definitely not there in the forefront as it once was. Why am I bringing that up? I'm bringing that up because I think I just have an obsessive nature. Very stubborn. Some people might say it's autism. I don't know, maybe. But that's what it is. There's a constant want inside of me that I have never really examined. where I always want to do more.

I always want to be better than who I was the day prior. And that's been the case since I was a kid.

I always want to be better than who I was the day prior. And that's been the case since I was a kid.

I think that a lot of people from the house, I would say you're very hard on yourself.

I think that a lot of people from the house, I would say you're very hard on yourself.

Yeah, I wouldn't say I'm... too hard on myself necessarily, because I understand that it takes time. I understand that change requires, like hard work is not going to happen overnight. So I feel like that is the reason why I'm not super hard on myself, because I'm very happy with what I've achieved. It's not like I'm like, oh, I'm such a loser.

Yeah, I wouldn't say I'm... too hard on myself necessarily, because I understand that it takes time. I understand that change requires, like hard work is not going to happen overnight. So I feel like that is the reason why I'm not super hard on myself, because I'm very happy with what I've achieved. It's not like I'm like, oh, I'm such a loser.

Like, I need to to get better, whether it be playing basketball and like trying to dunk again. Right. Or whether it be working out, physical fitness, trying to hit certain PRs, like trying to achieve the the same.

Like, I need to to get better, whether it be playing basketball and like trying to dunk again. Right. Or whether it be working out, physical fitness, trying to hit certain PRs, like trying to achieve the the same.

like physical uh prowess that i demonstrated when i was 26 at the age of 33 maybe 34 in the future uh all of that stuff i am aware takes takes a lot uh to accomplish and so i take the the gains that i make in the short term and i don't take it for granted i that that keeps me very motivated and very happy so i don't think i'm too harsh on myself were you bullied as a kid oh yeah Oh yeah.

like physical uh prowess that i demonstrated when i was 26 at the age of 33 maybe 34 in the future uh all of that stuff i am aware takes takes a lot uh to accomplish and so i take the the gains that i make in the short term and i don't take it for granted i that that keeps me very motivated and very happy so i don't think i'm too harsh on myself were you bullied as a kid oh yeah Oh yeah.

Um, I mean, Turkish bullying is different. Like it was pretty violent, you know, pylons just beating the shit out of someone. You know, I also was the, uh, the rich kid cause my family initially is very affluent for Turkey. And, uh, my father lost all of his money by the time I got to college, but that's besides the point.

Um, I mean, Turkish bullying is different. Like it was pretty violent, you know, pylons just beating the shit out of someone. You know, I also was the, uh, the rich kid cause my family initially is very affluent for Turkey. And, uh, my father lost all of his money by the time I got to college, but that's besides the point.

But in that process, they took me out of private school in third grade and sent me to public school. And Turkish public schools are, you know, that's like the Turkish income inequality is something that is very different than even American income inequality, even though America is now more, America is now resembling Turkey a little bit, the Gini coefficient. But