Trae Crowder

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 we came in there one day, and it was that Friday.

Yeah.

And she goes, this is, you know, 2003 or whatever the timeline was for this.

We were just gearing up to... The country was debating whether to go to war in Iraq, right?

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

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

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

Like, weapons of mass destruction and all that.

And she's like...

who all here thinks we should go to war with Iraq?

And roughly half the kids raised their hand.

And she was like, okay, who thinks we shouldn't?

And it was literally just me.

Like I was the only one who raised my hand in the whole class.

And she goes, and who doesn't have an opinion?

And the other half of them raised their hand.

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.

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.

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.