Every week, there's so many crises, all of us in this media influence space are

incentivized to come out with super competent takes that get people certainty.

Because people don't like uncertainty.

But when we have this false certainty, it makes it hard for us to update our positions

and actually get to the truth.

It seems to me that being first is not always as important as being accurate.

The real story here isn't about left versus right.

It's whether we're still willing to think for ourselves.

Today we're talking about something I've been raising the alarm about for years. People have stopped

thinking for themselves. I swear they just seem to have become cheap. Nowadays, people absorb media

emotionally. They adopt labels without really understanding what they even mean, lumping entire groups

of people into the same category, which is called stereotyping as long as I can remember,

and involves assigning identical characteristics to all members of a group or social category.

Have you ever wondered what the impact of espousing views to followers in a one-way communication

can result in?

My guest today, Kaisen Asidu, has built a massive following by questioning assumptions.

He rejects tribal thinking. Today's conversation

isn't about telling people what to think. It's about teaching people how to think. Kisen

studied philosophy at Harvard, and he didn't start out in politics. He has spoken openly about

hitting personal and professional rock bottom.

I checked myself into therapy.

They diagnosed me with major depressive disorder and generalized anxiety.

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