I think that my reputation suffers among those for whom it’s convenient to assume things about me that aren’t the least bit true, like that I’m alt-right, for example, in my proclivities either overtly, or covertly, or that my followers can be easily categorized in that manner first, that I have followers, second, that they can be categorized in that manner. And so, you know, you might quibble and say that people have an impression of me, that’s too positive, but if I had to have a problem, that would be a good problem. And usually, the YouTube comments are overwhelmingly positive, and that’s certainly been the case while I’ve been ill, and while my wife was ill. And that’s a little better than typical, but usually, it’s between 50 and 100, or 50 and 99 to one. Like they’re heartbreakingly positive, and the like to dislike ratio is running about 99 to one. And the YouTube comments, there’s about a million people have watched it already, and so that’s something in and of itself, but the comments are unbelievably positive.
I mean, for example, I just finished a podcast with Matthew McConaughey on Sunday. In fact, it’s positive to the point where I find it very difficult to believe. I think that by and large, that people have a good idea of who I am, and by and large, that image is positive. I feel- I believe that I’m misunderstood by the people who want to misunderstand me. So we should fix that, because- well, I’ll go ahead and answer the last question while we’re waiting. Okay, well, first, we have a bad audio situation. But I can see the inevitable coming and I’m not going to allow that to happen without trying to make a difference.ĭo you think it’s the case that most people have the wrong impression of who you are or what you’re like as a person? You know, I actually … every week, and some people have a sense that how big their image is, is absolutely accurate, and others who feel that there are huge misconceptions about who they are. I don’t enjoy them by any stretch of the imagination. Both Tammy and I never allowed anything to sit unspoken under the rug, and so we’d have our uncomfortable conversations, but you know, I’d sweat my way through them. I mean, I always conducted myself that way within our family, as Mikhaila can attest to.
And so I will have the fight now, knowing that it’s inevitable later. And people are very much likely to sidestep a problem, in the hopes that it will go away. See, it’s a funny thing because I’ve learned over the years, and this is, again, in large part, because I’m a clinical psychologist, is that a little conflict in the present can save an awful lot of catastrophe later. But I’m not interested in generating controversy. I’m not going to say things I don’t believe to be true, to spare anyone’s feelings, although I would pick a truth that spared feelings the maximal allowable amount if I could do that. You know, I have a hierarchy of belief, in some sense. Well, I am a clinical psychologist, it’s not really- it’s in my nature to help people, I would say. Again, I think that’s not something that people would imagine. But I don’t think that was worse than the more hostile interviews. You know, having your name- being cursed at and being chanted at by several hundred angry people is not anyone’s idea of fun, especially if the attack continues afterward, which happened on multiple occasions.
No, I definitely found the interviews, of all the things I did, as I said, apart from the demonstrations.
I think most people watching you thought that you are completely fearless, kind of cool as a cucumber, unfazed by any amount of attacks. And those are tight ropes, you know, because if you make a mistake, well, it can be devastating devastating to your career devastating to your family, devastating to your general reputation. Well, definitely, there’s an element of trepidation because I would say the most stressful experiences I’ve had in the last five years, apart from being in the epicenter of various demonstrations, were definitely interviews with people who were well, they ranged from mildly hostile to very hostile. Really? I wasn’t sure how do you feel about it. And I was, weirdly enough, I didn’t expect it, but I was looking forward to it. But I’m actually very happy to be doing this. I know we’ve put you off for a long time.
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