Rutger Bregman
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I think so, yeah. It is.
I think so, yeah. It is.
There's no tuition. We pay people to quit their job. That's how it works. For real? Yes.
There's no tuition. We pay people to quit their job. That's how it works. For real? Yes.
Well, I mean, currently we're paying like an average Dutch salary. It's enough to live on for a couple of months. And then obviously, I mean, we help people to pivot.
Well, I mean, currently we're paying like an average Dutch salary. It's enough to live on for a couple of months. And then obviously, I mean, we help people to pivot.
Thank you. Thank you. No, it's honestly quite exciting. We have now 24 people in Europe who quit their job to fight big tobacco, for example. It's the most evil legal industry out there. They've created the deadliest product in the history of humanity. I mean, today we have this moral outrage about smartphones, right? Smartphones that make you addicted. TikTok on it.
Thank you. Thank you. No, it's honestly quite exciting. We have now 24 people in Europe who quit their job to fight big tobacco, for example. It's the most evil legal industry out there. They've created the deadliest product in the history of humanity. I mean, today we have this moral outrage about smartphones, right? Smartphones that make you addicted. TikTok on it.
Imagine a smartphone that is so addictive and also kills you. That's a cigarette. So anyway, we've recruited. It's terrible, isn't it? Yeah.
Imagine a smartphone that is so addictive and also kills you. That's a cigarette. So anyway, we've recruited. It's terrible, isn't it? Yeah.
But the point is, actually, one of our fellows in our cohort is someone who used to work for Big Tobacco. She switched sides, and she knows everything about effective marketing, and now she's using that skills to fight the industry. Right.
But the point is, actually, one of our fellows in our cohort is someone who used to work for Big Tobacco. She switched sides, and she knows everything about effective marketing, and now she's using that skills to fight the industry. Right.
No, no, no. We're starting here. You're starting here. Yeah, I came to New York in September. We're building out here. It's really getting started now. We're launching our first fellowships, as I said. Fantastic. The Tax Fairness Fellowship. And do you have some people that are lined up? Well, people can apply. So go to moralambition.org if you want to quit your job and do something useful work.
No, no, no. We're starting here. You're starting here. Yeah, I came to New York in September. We're building out here. It's really getting started now. We're launching our first fellowships, as I said. Fantastic. The Tax Fairness Fellowship. And do you have some people that are lined up? Well, people can apply. So go to moralambition.org if you want to quit your job and do something useful work.
So I've got a toddler of three years old, and if my toddler would compete with a pig with quite a few tasks where intelligence is being measured, you know, the toddler would actually lose. I'd watch that, by the way.
So I've got a toddler of three years old, and if my toddler would compete with a pig with quite a few tasks where intelligence is being measured, you know, the toddler would actually lose. I'd watch that, by the way.
Well, you invited me back, Trevor.
Well, you invited me back, Trevor.
Well, no, I didn't get another invitation to go to Davos. It was something I said, I guess. Tucker Carlson, I also never heard from him again. But apart from that, you know, yeah, people invite me back.
Well, no, I didn't get another invitation to go to Davos. It was something I said, I guess. Tucker Carlson, I also never heard from him again. But apart from that, you know, yeah, people invite me back.