Trae Crowder

But like, you know, of course they do.

They're all idiots.

And I'm brilliant, you know, like, so it makes sense that I would be the only one who's right about this thing, you know, like that.

So at the time, as a child and as a teenager, I literally left that town. I left high school genuinely believing that I was goodwill hunting, like a prodigy. level intellect. That's how I thought of myself. And then realizing in my 20s that that was not the case really screwed me up and engendered a major quarter-life crisis that fucked me forever. A lot of gifted kids have that problem.

So at the time, as a child and as a teenager, I literally left that town. I left high school genuinely believing that I was goodwill hunting, like a prodigy. level intellect. That's how I thought of myself. And then realizing in my 20s that that was not the case really screwed me up and engendered a major quarter-life crisis that fucked me forever. A lot of gifted kids have that problem.

So at the time, as a child and as a teenager, I literally left that town. I left high school genuinely believing that I was goodwill hunting, like a prodigy. level intellect. That's how I thought of myself. And then realizing in my 20s that that was not the case really screwed me up and engendered a major quarter-life crisis that fucked me forever. A lot of gifted kids have that problem.

Yes, exactly.

And it's like, that's... You know, I realize now that's... I mean, I'm very self-aware of how douchey and insufferable that is now.

But at the time, I wasn't aware of that.

So, like... So, because I felt that way, I just had no qualms about just being up front with, like, that's ridiculous.

You end up being just a burned-out husk at 26 or whatever. But anyway, but as a kid and as a teen, I thought very, very highly of myself in terms of intelligence and intellect. And so it was always a thing where it's like, well, yeah, all these so many people surrounding me, they disagree with me. But like, you know, of course they do. They're all idiots.

You end up being just a burned-out husk at 26 or whatever. But anyway, but as a kid and as a teen, I thought very, very highly of myself in terms of intelligence and intellect. And so it was always a thing where it's like, well, yeah, all these so many people surrounding me, they disagree with me. But like, you know, of course they do. They're all idiots.

You end up being just a burned-out husk at 26 or whatever. But anyway, but as a kid and as a teen, I thought very, very highly of myself in terms of intelligence and intellect. And so it was always a thing where it's like, well, yeah, all these so many people surrounding me, they disagree with me. But like, you know, of course they do. They're all idiots.

You know, you're wrong, I'm right, whatever, and pushing back on people.

So...

Like, I remember one time, a story I always think of, we had our English class, like, one Friday a month, English class in high school became debate class because they couldn't justify an entire, like, debate team or debate class.

Right.

But, like, one Friday a month, they'd be like, okay, today's debate day.

And I'm brilliant, you know, like, so it makes sense that I would be the only one who's right about this thing, you know, like that.

And I'm brilliant, you know, like, so it makes sense that I would be the only one who's right about this thing, you know, like that.