Warren Smith

You think you're victims.

And he was a graduate of Emerson in the comedy program.

That was probably the most interesting speaker I saw.

That would be the closest thing to a nuanced take that I... And how was that received?

The students were kind of left aghast.

Yeah, they just were kind of speechless.

But I think he knew, he understands the nature of comedy is to be bold.

He's not afraid to do that.

There was not enough, there was no, I commend them, there wasn't shouted off the campus like you would expect.

But had he not been in such a prestigious role or just been covered by Rolling Stone and been backed as a personal friend by the dean, he would have been in probably a different response.

I think it's largely, I've been working on this book that's coming out that kind of delves into this.

I think it comes back to the laws and narrative and the fact that we can't separate the character from the narrative psychologically.

It's impossible.

I think it's largely because their narratives are built on their, their business is built on their claims.

When you become wed to your ideas, that becomes your brand.

Now you're defending your brand.

So you're less likely to change your mind.

And then it leads into these wars that we're seeing now.

So that's, my approach is different because I don't find that to be, there's things that I feel strongly about still, right?

But those are my first principles.