Hasan Piker

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.

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.