Lex Fridman: belief

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…I think that’s why I was so bad socially, in the sense that I was looking for approval, right? I needed approval. I think a lot of people desire that approval or that loving figure, and I just didn’t have that. So I think I just looked for it in everything else, right? If I were to psychoanalyze my actions. During the time, it’s not like I was actively thinking that, but yeah, I just always wanted something to fill in whatever that was I felt. I think a lot of people listening to this will resonate with your experience in high school. Being the outsider, being picked on, struggling through a lot of different complexities at home. What advice would you give to them? The worst part about high school is that you’re surrounded by a bunch of people your age and it feels eternal.…

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