Michael Malice

Oh, you're verified now.

So that's good.

But even like something like Etsy.

Like you can go on Etsy.

I paid $8 for that verification.

Did you?

I earned it.

It's an opportunity for independent artists to create something special and cool.

And I've bought a lot of stuff from them.

That in and of itself is something that's pretty awesome.

There's so much, I'm into shaving soaps, right?

Of course you are.

The point is there's like dozens of artisans.

Every day when you have a shave, it brings you some joy.

So there's just so many things that are wonderful.

And I know there's people listening to this, rolling their eyes.

How can you talk about shaving soaps when my daughter or when my wife or when blah, blah, blah, and I'm not disparaging or dismissing what you're regarding as a problem.

My point is hope means the belief that it's not at all a certainty that this problem will be insurmountable.

That's all it means.

Honestly, I look forward to a lot of young people realizing that they still have lots of opportunity in this country and taking control of their own selves and realizing they can be a better person tomorrow than they are today, that the entirety of their identity is not a function of a culture or government which they might not identify with or like or think is deplorable, and realize, you know what?