Roy Wood Jr.
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There's a sense of belonging. And I think that's where we are now. And I think that's why a lot of people, it's very easy to entrench in things that have harmful or dangerous premises or rhetorics. Even if you don't condone it, they've accepted you. And they've taken you into their fold. And that's enough. If you've been alone, it's no different than joining a gang.
There's a sense of belonging. And I think that's where we are now. And I think that's why a lot of people, it's very easy to entrench in things that have harmful or dangerous premises or rhetorics. Even if you don't condone it, they've accepted you. And they've taken you into their fold. And that's enough. If you've been alone, it's no different than joining a gang.
There's a sense of belonging. And I think that's where we are now. And I think that's why a lot of people, it's very easy to entrench in things that have harmful or dangerous premises or rhetorics. Even if you don't condone it, they've accepted you. And they've taken you into their fold. And that's enough. If you've been alone, it's no different than joining a gang.
You're talking about the idea of family and the need for connection and need to feel provided for and to be shoulder to shoulder with people that you feel like you have some sort of shared struggle with as well or a common enemy. As well. So I think that's where a lot of the online connection comes from.
You're talking about the idea of family and the need for connection and need to feel provided for and to be shoulder to shoulder with people that you feel like you have some sort of shared struggle with as well or a common enemy. As well. So I think that's where a lot of the online connection comes from.
You're talking about the idea of family and the need for connection and need to feel provided for and to be shoulder to shoulder with people that you feel like you have some sort of shared struggle with as well or a common enemy. As well. So I think that's where a lot of the online connection comes from.
And to me, that's the issue is that to find that tribe and those groups of people back in the day, you used to have to leave the house. Now you can be in a message board and be in a group with a bunch of other dudes and y'all all talk, but you never meet. Y'all never go show up to the Dungeons and Dragons live tournament. Like it's... Whatever you're doing online is the only thing you do.
And to me, that's the issue is that to find that tribe and those groups of people back in the day, you used to have to leave the house. Now you can be in a message board and be in a group with a bunch of other dudes and y'all all talk, but you never meet. Y'all never go show up to the Dungeons and Dragons live tournament. Like it's... Whatever you're doing online is the only thing you do.
And to me, that's the issue is that to find that tribe and those groups of people back in the day, you used to have to leave the house. Now you can be in a message board and be in a group with a bunch of other dudes and y'all all talk, but you never meet. Y'all never go show up to the Dungeons and Dragons live tournament. Like it's... Whatever you're doing online is the only thing you do.
So you're in your Twitch stream, and you got five people, and you play Call of Duty together. You run missions for some first-person shooter together. And that's good to a degree, but the moment you turn that headset off and go back out into the real world, who are you? And what are you? How are you connecting? You're still lacking something.
So you're in your Twitch stream, and you got five people, and you play Call of Duty together. You run missions for some first-person shooter together. And that's good to a degree, but the moment you turn that headset off and go back out into the real world, who are you? And what are you? How are you connecting? You're still lacking something.
So you're in your Twitch stream, and you got five people, and you play Call of Duty together. You run missions for some first-person shooter together. And that's good to a degree, but the moment you turn that headset off and go back out into the real world, who are you? And what are you? How are you connecting? You're still lacking something.
Are you scared of AI at all or is it like 3D televisions to you? Remember when that was the future? Oh, yeah.
Are you scared of AI at all or is it like 3D televisions to you? Remember when that was the future? Oh, yeah.
Are you scared of AI at all or is it like 3D televisions to you? Remember when that was the future? Oh, yeah.
Everything was going to be 3D. You're going to have a 3D experience at the house. Then it was going to be VR, and VR is going to be the future. Then it was metaverse.
Everything was going to be 3D. You're going to have a 3D experience at the house. Then it was going to be VR, and VR is going to be the future. Then it was metaverse.
Everything was going to be 3D. You're going to have a 3D experience at the house. Then it was going to be VR, and VR is going to be the future. Then it was metaverse.
Is that the one where the shit shakes, the chair shakes? I know they got those.
Is that the one where the shit shakes, the chair shakes? I know they got those.