Lex Fridman: belief

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…Like my father was. I think who you saw is who you get, and I think that made him so effective in that medium because he was just himself and he was totally unselfconscious. I was not, I was totally self-conscious. So it was extraordinary, but also a little challenging for me. I think certain people are just born to be entertainers. Like Elvis on stage, they come to life. This is where they’re truly happy. I’ve met guys like that. Great rock stars. This is where they feel like they belong, on stages. It’s not just a thing they do and there’s certain aspects they love, certain aspects they don’t. This is where they’re alive. This is where they’ve always dreamed of being. This is where they want to be forever. Michael Jackson was like that.…

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