Welcome to the Judge John Hodgman podcast. I'm guest Baylif Jean Grey, sitting in

for Jesse Thorn. We are in Chambers this week to clear the docket. This week's topic

who's right and who's wrong on the Internet. The answer is everyone, everyone get off

the Internet. Now, please, but please, here to judge your online beef is Judge John Hodgman.

He's still on the Internet. Thank you very, I know we're using the Internet

to make the podcast. Thank you very much, Jean. Jean Grey, welcome back to the program.

I have not seen you in person or even virtually for some time. My friend, I thank the Internet

for being there so that I can see your incredible personhood at least virtually at this moment.

We're going to be chatting with you all this episode. But first, now, normally on these

docket episodes, I don't do an obscure cultural reference like we do on the other episodes

because it's not really necessary. But this is a special episode, not just because you're

here, Jean, but because we're also joined by a very special expert witness whose name

shall be revealed in a moment. And in honor of this specialness, I will offer this special

obscure cultural reference, C, Jean and mystery guest. If you can guess the source of this

quote, quote, parents have an obligation to let their kids go out in the world in broader

and broader circles of independence, but they also have to train them how to be in the

world, how to avoid hurting themselves and others if possible. I trust in your case

that guidance was absolutely present, but nostalgia for how it used to be doesn't make

that time necessarily better, nor this dude, any less of an asshole end quote. I'll

start with you, Jean. Can you guess where this quote is from? It sounds like something

I would say because it's reasonable and it involves critical thinking. Yes. I don't

know exactly who it is, but I can say that it's not a lot of people on the internet, not

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