Warren Smith
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So long story short, a few months later, I had another conversation with that student around communism.
So long story short, a few months later, I had another conversation with that student around communism.
So long story short, a few months later, I had another conversation with that student around communism.
we were continuously doing what we had always been doing with the video production but i was feeling more and more like i gotta be careful and the music teacher was telling me he's like look man i you got it you've got a lot of eyes on you and it made logical sense that they would they were that they were looking for any slip up anything that i i got the sense that they wanted
we were continuously doing what we had always been doing with the video production but i was feeling more and more like i gotta be careful and the music teacher was telling me he's like look man i you got it you've got a lot of eyes on you and it made logical sense that they would they were that they were looking for any slip up anything that i i got the sense that they wanted
we were continuously doing what we had always been doing with the video production but i was feeling more and more like i gotta be careful and the music teacher was telling me he's like look man i you got it you've got a lot of eyes on you and it made logical sense that they would they were that they were looking for any slip up anything that i i got the sense that they wanted
It would have been easier to get rid of me when that video came out. But there was so much attention around it that it would have put them at risk to do so. Right. I'm not saying that there was a plan to wait and let that blow over and then... But I think they needed it good enough. I thought they were just not going to renew my contract over the summer, which is usually what they do.
It would have been easier to get rid of me when that video came out. But there was so much attention around it that it would have put them at risk to do so. Right. I'm not saying that there was a plan to wait and let that blow over and then... But I think they needed it good enough. I thought they were just not going to renew my contract over the summer, which is usually what they do.
It would have been easier to get rid of me when that video came out. But there was so much attention around it that it would have put them at risk to do so. Right. I'm not saying that there was a plan to wait and let that blow over and then... But I think they needed it good enough. I thought they were just not going to renew my contract over the summer, which is usually what they do.
It's very common. And you thought that might happen? I thought with 90% certainty that that's what would happen. It would make sense. As you said, it would be the logical thing to do. It's in their best interest. There's no good to having one of your teachers out there with a growing audience, small but growing audience, saying certain things or examining certain ideas.
It's very common. And you thought that might happen? I thought with 90% certainty that that's what would happen. It would make sense. As you said, it would be the logical thing to do. It's in their best interest. There's no good to having one of your teachers out there with a growing audience, small but growing audience, saying certain things or examining certain ideas.
It's very common. And you thought that might happen? I thought with 90% certainty that that's what would happen. It would make sense. As you said, it would be the logical thing to do. It's in their best interest. There's no good to having one of your teachers out there with a growing audience, small but growing audience, saying certain things or examining certain ideas.
There's no benefit to that.
There's no benefit to that.
There's no benefit to that.
That would require them to go public, though, which they were not going to do. They don't want that spotlight. That would require people to know what the name is.
That would require them to go public, though, which they were not going to do. They don't want that spotlight. That would require people to know what the name is.
That would require them to go public, though, which they were not going to do. They don't want that spotlight. That would require people to know what the name is.
So I did see huge potential in that. Suddenly the students, but there's a lot of potential downside and risk to this too. And the students suddenly have the ability to create content that can reach a large audience. I mean, I haven't thought this out in a clear plan, but it was an opportunity.
So I did see huge potential in that. Suddenly the students, but there's a lot of potential downside and risk to this too. And the students suddenly have the ability to create content that can reach a large audience. I mean, I haven't thought this out in a clear plan, but it was an opportunity.