Ian Bremmer

that are going to change how humanity collectively organizes, is governed, develops or fails.

And that means that you have a much smaller windscreen for a lot of this stuff

than you otherwise might.

There's also the issue of not getting distracted by headlines that are bullshit.

So when the Qataris offer a plane to Trump,

um the value of which is a rounding error um compared to the billions and billions that he is making um off of crypto um for example then don't spend time on that even though it's a salacious headline um and i do think that frequently the news has you know everything trump is automatically an 11.

But if you recognize that long term, Trump is a symptom and not the cause of the G0 world, the geopolitical recession, and is also strictly term limited, that reduces the volume and the noise.

Also, if you recognize that a lot of things he tries to do, he ultimately fails at.

Also, if you recognize that a whole bunch of the stuff that is making headlines is stuff that's meant to make headlines, but isn't actually changing the way that things are governed, isn't changing impact.

So that immediately brings you down from Trump, Trump, Trump, Trump, Trump, to there are a few stories that are relevant that you should be talking about, like his decision to escalate or to cut a deal with Iran, which is incredibly important.

And on and on and on.

So I hope that I mean, that's a kind of an extended answer to your question.

But it's a really it's a tough it's one that, you know, manifests in so many different ways every day.

Well, look, I mean, first of all, understand that everyone is different.

I mean, I think that one of the reasons I gravitated towards political science and international relations is because I don't get very worked up by nationality.

I am an American.

I love my country.

I consider myself patriotic.

But I don't in any way think that the United States is a repository of truth in ways that other countries cannot be and are not.

And I think that's essential to be effective as an international relations specialist.