he was an American computer programmer entrepreneur organizer and Internet
entrepreneur organizer and Internet
entrepreneur organizer and Internet activist he was involved in the
activist he was involved in the
activist he was involved in the development of the web feed format
development of the web feed format
development of the web feed format system RSS and the social news sharing
system RSS and the social news sharing
system RSS and the social news sharing site reddit he founded the group demand
site reddit he founded the group demand
site reddit he founded the group demand progress which campaigned against a Stop
progress which campaigned against a Stop
progress which campaigned against a Stop Online Privacy Act
Online Privacy Act
Online Privacy Act he’s Aaron Swartz and here are his top
he’s Aaron Swartz and here are his top
he’s Aaron Swartz and here are his top ten rules for success you know feel very
ten rules for success you know feel very
ten rules for success you know feel very strongly that it’s not enough to just
strongly that it’s not enough to just
strongly that it’s not enough to just live in the world as it is to just kind
live in the world as it is to just kind
live in the world as it is to just kind of take what you’re given and you know
of take what you’re given and you know
of take what you’re given and you know follow the things that adults told you
follow the things that adults told you
follow the things that adults told you to do and you know your parents told you
to do and you know your parents told you
to do and you know your parents told you to do and the society tells you to do I
to do and the society tells you to do I
to do and the society tells you to do I think you should always be questioning
think you should always be questioning
think you should always be questioning you know I take this very scientific
you know I take this very scientific
you know I take this very scientific attitude that everything you’ve learned
attitude that everything you’ve learned
attitude that everything you’ve learned is just provisional that you know it’s
is just provisional that you know it’s
is just provisional that you know it’s always open to recantation or refutation
always open to recantation or refutation
always open to recantation or refutation or questioning and I think the same
or questioning and I think the same
or questioning and I think the same applies to society and I you know felt
applies to society and I you know felt
applies to society and I you know felt growing up you know I slowly had this
growing up you know I slowly had this
growing up you know I slowly had this process of realizing that all the things
process of realizing that all the things
process of realizing that all the things around me that people had told me were
around me that people had told me were
around me that people had told me were just the natural way things were the way
just the natural way things were the way
just the natural way things were the way things always would be weren’t natural
things always would be weren’t natural
things always would be weren’t natural at all they were things that could be
at all they were things that could be
at all they were things that could be changed and they were things that more
changed and they were things that more
changed and they were things that more importantly were wrong and should change
importantly were wrong and should change
importantly were wrong and should change and once I realized that there was
and once I realized that there was
and once I realized that there was really kind of no going back I couldn’t
really kind of no going back I couldn’t
really kind of no going back I couldn’t fool myself into saying oh I’m just
fool myself into saying oh I’m just
fool myself into saying oh I’m just going to go work for a business and
going to go work for a business and
going to go work for a business and ignore all that once I realized that
ignore all that once I realized that
ignore all that once I realized that there were real serious problems
there were real serious problems
there were real serious problems fundamental problems that I could do
fundamental problems that I could do
fundamental problems that I could do something to address I didn’t see a way
something to address I didn’t see a way
something to address I didn’t see a way to to forget that I didn’t see a way not
to to forget that I didn’t see a way not
to to forget that I didn’t see a way not to do not I repeat do not underestimate
to do not I repeat do not underestimate
to do not I repeat do not underestimate how much your users will help you to
how much your users will help you to
how much your users will help you to define your product if you launch
define your product if you launch
define your product if you launch without having significant user feedback
without having significant user feedback
without having significant user feedback time you’ve essentially thrown away a
time you’ve essentially thrown away a
time you’ve essentially thrown away a massive and free focus creep study and I
massive and free focus creep study and I
massive and free focus creep study and I think that’s very important we all kind
think that’s very important we all kind
think that’s very important we all kind of assume when we’re going into startups
of assume when we’re going into startups
of assume when we’re going into startups that we have this great brilliant idea
that we have this great brilliant idea
that we have this great brilliant idea that if although we make it just the way
that if although we make it just the way
that if although we make it just the way it is in our heads everyone will love us
it is in our heads everyone will love us
it is in our heads everyone will love us and give us money and we’ll be
and give us money and we’ll be
and give us money and we’ll be successful in famous and in reality
successful in famous and in reality
successful in famous and in reality that’s just not how it works you hear
that’s just not how it works you hear
that’s just not how it works you hear stories all the time of people like
stories all the time of people like
stories all the time of people like flicker
flicker
flicker their idea was completely wrong going
their idea was completely wrong going
their idea was completely wrong going into it changes 360 degrees spun around
into it changes 360 degrees spun around
into it changes 360 degrees spun around tried something completely different and
tried something completely different and
tried something completely different and the more you postpone that the more you
the more you postpone that the more you
the more you postpone that the more you postpone interacting with real people
postpone interacting with real people
postpone interacting with real people and confronting your idea with the test
and confronting your idea with the test
and confronting your idea with the test of reality the more time you’re just
of reality the more time you’re just
of reality the more time you’re just wasting working on an idea that won’t
wasting working on an idea that won’t
wasting working on an idea that won’t actually be successful instead the
actually be successful instead the
actually be successful instead the important thing is to get it out there
important thing is to get it out there
important thing is to get it out there fast confront it with
fast confront it with
fast confront it with real people real users and figure out
real people real users and figure out
real people real users and figure out what makes those people happy I think my
what makes those people happy I think my
what makes those people happy I think my main reaction to it was kind of being
main reaction to it was kind of being
main reaction to it was kind of being excited about it right part of what made
excited about it right part of what made
excited about it right part of what made it magical was finding other people to
it magical was finding other people to
it magical was finding other people to connect with and the more and more
connect with and the more and more
connect with and the more and more people who are there the more people we
people who are there the more people we
people who are there the more people we had to connect with the more interesting
had to connect with the more interesting
had to connect with the more interesting pages they were to visit the more stuff
pages they were to visit the more stuff
pages they were to visit the more stuff that was online I mean you know you
that was online I mean you know you
that was online I mean you know you would search for stuff and the vast
would search for stuff and the vast
would search for stuff and the vast majority of the time nothing would come
majority of the time nothing would come
majority of the time nothing would come back because there were only a handful
back because there were only a handful
back because there were only a handful of people writing stuff for the internet
of people writing stuff for the internet
of people writing stuff for the internet and so is everybody started putting
and so is everybody started putting
and so is everybody started putting things up on the Internet is every
things up on the Internet is every
things up on the Internet is every company had a webpage you know you could
company had a webpage you know you could
company had a webpage you know you could suddenly instead of I remember it used
suddenly instead of I remember it used
suddenly instead of I remember it used to be so annoying you would open up the
to be so annoying you would open up the
to be so annoying you would open up the phone book and find a store and dial the
phone book and find a store and dial the
phone book and find a store and dial the store’s number and ask them you know how
store’s number and ask them you know how
store’s number and ask them you know how later you open and now you could just
later you open and now you could just
later you open and now you could just type in their domain name right and
type in their domain name right and
type in their domain name right and there would be their hours location and
there would be their hours location and
there would be their hours location and their menu it would all be there you
their menu it would all be there you
their menu it would all be there you wouldn’t have to you know at your
wouldn’t have to you know at your
wouldn’t have to you know at your fingertips you wouldn’t have to talk to
fingertips you wouldn’t have to talk to
fingertips you wouldn’t have to talk to anybody it would just be instantly
anybody it would just be instantly
anybody it would just be instantly available and I remember you know like
available and I remember you know like
available and I remember you know like just I couldn’t wait until the whole
just I couldn’t wait until the whole
just I couldn’t wait until the whole world was on the Internet and I never
world was on the Internet and I never
world was on the Internet and I never had to call anybody again
had to call anybody again
had to call anybody again like I said I got interested in in
like I said I got interested in in
like I said I got interested in in educational stuff I don’t think I really
educational stuff I don’t think I really
educational stuff I don’t think I really got involved in a political campaign I
got involved in a political campaign I
got involved in a political campaign I spent a lot of time you know after that
spent a lot of time you know after that
spent a lot of time you know after that wondering what it is that I could really
wondering what it is that I could really
wondering what it is that I could really affect you know I did a lot of writing
affect you know I did a lot of writing
affect you know I did a lot of writing and a lot of reading but a lot of this
and a lot of reading but a lot of this
and a lot of reading but a lot of this stuff I read about social change you
stuff I read about social change you
stuff I read about social change you know seemed to come from this model you
know seemed to come from this model you
know seemed to come from this model you know in in the revolutions in the 60s
know in in the revolutions in the 60s
know in in the revolutions in the 60s people thought oh if we just get enough
people thought oh if we just get enough
people thought oh if we just get enough people together you know who are angry
people together you know who are angry
people together you know who are angry then all of a sudden magically this
then all of a sudden magically this
then all of a sudden magically this revolution will happen and will take
revolution will happen and will take
revolution will happen and will take over the country and you know it just
over the country and you know it just
over the country and you know it just didn’t make sense to me I think it you
didn’t make sense to me I think it you
didn’t make sense to me I think it you know now I’m having more background more
know now I’m having more background more
know now I’m having more background more context I think it came out of this
context I think it came out of this
context I think it came out of this experience of watching the Soviet Union
experience of watching the Soviet Union
experience of watching the Soviet Union where because the Soviet Union was so
where because the Soviet Union was so
where because the Soviet Union was so underdeveloped and you know there were
underdeveloped and you know there were
underdeveloped and you know there were very many political structures in place
very many political structures in place
very many political structures in place it was true that a small group of people
it was true that a small group of people
it was true that a small group of people getting a bunch of people angry could
getting a bunch of people angry could
getting a bunch of people angry could kind of take over the whole country and
kind of take over the whole country and
kind of take over the whole country and I just don’t think that can happen in
I just don’t think that can happen in
I just don’t think that can happen in developed countries like the US or
developed countries like the US or
developed countries like the US or Ireland so I began wondering what is it
Ireland so I began wondering what is it
Ireland so I began wondering what is it that you can do in developed countries
that you can do in developed countries
that you can do in developed countries you know everything seems so ineffective
you know everything seems so ineffective
you know everything seems so ineffective and so powerless and it wasn’t until
and so powerless and it wasn’t until
and so powerless and it wasn’t until just recently that I started thinking
just recently that I started thinking
just recently that I started thinking okay Dino net provides this opportunity
okay Dino net provides this opportunity
okay Dino net provides this opportunity now to raise money to get candidates
now to raise money to get candidates
now to raise money to get candidates elected you know it used to be there was
elected you know it used to be there was
elected you know it used to be there was just no way for a small group of people
just no way for a small group of people
just no way for a small group of people to go up against the power of big money
to go up against the power of big money
to go up against the power of big money but one of the things we’ve seen that P
but one of the things we’ve seen that P
but one of the things we’ve seen that P triple see is that you know there’s just
triple see is that you know there’s just
triple see is that you know there’s just a cup
a cup
a cup of us who work there and in the past
of us who work there and in the past
of us who work there and in the past year you know using nothing basically
year you know using nothing basically
year you know using nothing basically computers and you know our own
computers and you know our own
computers and you know our own apartments we’ve gotten 300,000 people
apartments we’ve gotten 300,000 people
apartments we’ve gotten 300,000 people to join our list and raised 1.25 million
to join our list and raised 1.25 million
to join our list and raised 1.25 million dollars I mean that’s just you know
dollars I mean that’s just you know
dollars I mean that’s just you know three people were able to make a huge
three people were able to make a huge
three people were able to make a huge difference like that and that I think
difference like that and that I think
difference like that and that I think means the internet really provides this
means the internet really provides this
means the internet really provides this chance where we can start taking on big
chance where we can start taking on big
chance where we can start taking on big corporations
corporations
corporations what made Reddit grow was people
what made Reddit grow was people
what made Reddit grow was people spreading it by word-of-mouth saying you
spreading it by word-of-mouth saying you
spreading it by word-of-mouth saying you know this is a site I really like I
know this is a site I really like I
know this is a site I really like I found some cool links on it you should
found some cool links on it you should
found some cool links on it you should check it out and what happened would the
check it out and what happened would the
check it out and what happened would the way the way to get people to do that was
way the way to get people to do that was
way the way to get people to do that was fit for it to be a site that they came
fit for it to be a site that they came
fit for it to be a site that they came back to you day after day it became part
back to you day after day it became part
back to you day after day it became part of their routine that they felt
of their routine that they felt
of their routine that they felt comfortable with
comfortable with
comfortable with and whenever we added features that
and whenever we added features that
and whenever we added features that meant changing something and whenever
meant changing something and whenever
meant changing something and whenever you change something you know your users
you change something you know your users
you change something you know your users tend to get mad at you they liked it the
tend to get mad at you they liked it the
tend to get mad at you they liked it the way you know they were used to the way
way you know they were used to the way
way you know they were used to the way it worked before and so they think they
it worked before and so they think they
it worked before and so they think they liked it the way it worked before and
liked it the way it worked before and
liked it the way it worked before and they were quibble about any little
they were quibble about any little
they were quibble about any little changes they you make because it’s clear
changes they you make because it’s clear
changes they you make because it’s clear that things can be changed it makes them
that things can be changed it makes them
that things can be changed it makes them feel uncomfortable that this site
feel uncomfortable that this site
feel uncomfortable that this site they’ve gotten used to is changing so I
they’ve gotten used to is changing so I
they’ve gotten used to is changing so I think by having a solid stable site each
think by having a solid stable site each
think by having a solid stable site each day that made them feel more comfortable
day that made them feel more comfortable
day that made them feel more comfortable with it and more comfortable about
with it and more comfortable about
with it and more comfortable about sharing it and it was that sharing that
sharing it and it was that sharing that
sharing it and it was that sharing that got us all our traffic because I think
got us all our traffic because I think
got us all our traffic because I think about the creative processes everything
about the creative processes everything
about the creative processes everything is built on something else you know
is built on something else you know
is built on something else you know Shakespeare stories were built on
Shakespeare stories were built on
Shakespeare stories were built on traditional legends and folk tales right
traditional legends and folk tales right
traditional legends and folk tales right modern stuff is built on Shakespeare
modern stuff is built on Shakespeare
modern stuff is built on Shakespeare everything builds on something else
everything builds on something else
everything builds on something else there’s no completely new creative thing
there’s no completely new creative thing
there’s no completely new creative thing if only because if you wrote something
if only because if you wrote something
if only because if you wrote something completely new nobody would understand
completely new nobody would understand
completely new nobody would understand it I mean we’ll have to use words that
it I mean we’ll have to use words that
it I mean we’ll have to use words that were developed by someone else we use
were developed by someone else we use
were developed by someone else we use ideas that were developed by someone
ideas that were developed by someone
ideas that were developed by someone else everything is this process of
else everything is this process of
else everything is this process of pulling things together and recombining
pulling things together and recombining
pulling things together and recombining them and so what’s worrying about these
them and so what’s worrying about these
them and so what’s worrying about these sort of copyright police is that they
sort of copyright police is that they
sort of copyright police is that they want to prevent recombination they want
want to prevent recombination they want
want to prevent recombination they want to have the law come in and say
to have the law come in and say
to have the law come in and say recombination isn’t legal right that
recombination isn’t legal right that
recombination isn’t legal right that only you know you have to get a license
only you know you have to get a license
only you know you have to get a license for every single thing you use well if
for every single thing you use well if
for every single thing you use well if you do that you stifle creativity it’s
you do that you stifle creativity it’s
you do that you stifle creativity it’s almost impossible to get a license for
almost impossible to get a license for
almost impossible to get a license for every single thing you use I mean
every single thing you use I mean
every single thing you use I mean imagine if every word you use you had to
imagine if every word you use you had to
imagine if every word you use you had to call up the person who came up with that
call up the person who came up with that
call up the person who came up with that word or if they’re dead they’re
word or if they’re dead they’re
word or if they’re dead they’re descendants and say can I have
descendants and say can I have
descendants and say can I have permission to use this word I mean you
permission to use this word I mean you
permission to use this word I mean you never get through a sentence and so
never get through a sentence and so
never get through a sentence and so similarly we see creativity stifled you
similarly we see creativity stifled you
similarly we see creativity stifled you know songs pull samples from all sorts
know songs pull samples from all sorts
know songs pull samples from all sorts of different songs imagine if you had to
of different songs imagine if you had to
of different songs imagine if you had to call up each person that you borrowed a
call up each person that you borrowed a
call up each person that you borrowed a note from or a tune from or a sample
note from or a tune from or a sample
note from or a tune from or a sample from and get permission
from and get permission
from and get permission all sorts of music would become
all sorts of music would become
all sorts of music would become impossible we become illegal and I think
impossible we become illegal and I think
impossible we become illegal and I think that’s what we’re seeing in the wider
that’s what we’re seeing in the wider
that’s what we’re seeing in the wider culture is that this notion that become
culture is that this notion that become
culture is that this notion that become a permission asking society that every
a permission asking society that every
a permission asking society that every time you do something you have to ask
time you do something you have to ask
time you do something you have to ask permission I mean that’s you know the
permission I mean that’s you know the
permission I mean that’s you know the basically against the freedom culture we
basically against the freedom culture we
basically against the freedom culture we have here that’s the opposite of a free
have here that’s the opposite of a free
have here that’s the opposite of a free country the idea that America is you
country the idea that America is you
country the idea that America is you know unless it’s specifically outlawed
know unless it’s specifically outlawed
know unless it’s specifically outlawed you get to do it the idea of copyright
you get to do it the idea of copyright
you get to do it the idea of copyright laws these people want to propose it is
laws these people want to propose it is
laws these people want to propose it is unless you specifically get permission
unless you specifically get permission
unless you specifically get permission you just can’t say it
you just can’t say it
you just can’t say it the thing that you know really got me
the thing that you know really got me
the thing that you know really got me thinking along these lines was right
thinking along these lines was right
thinking along these lines was right before I went to college I read two
before I went to college I read two
before I went to college I read two books I read a book moral mazes by
books I read a book moral mazes by
books I read a book moral mazes by Robert jockle which is a study of how
Robert jockle which is a study of how
Robert jockle which is a study of how corporations work and it’s it’s actually
corporations work and it’s it’s actually
corporations work and it’s it’s actually a fascinating book the sociologist he
a fascinating book the sociologist he
a fascinating book the sociologist he kind of picks the corporation at random
kind of picks the corporation at random
kind of picks the corporation at random and just goes and studies the middle
and just goes and studies the middle
and just goes and studies the middle managers you know not the people who do
managers you know not the people who do
managers you know not the people who do any of the grunt work and not the big
any of the grunt work and not the big
any of the grunt work and not the big decision makers just the people whose
decision makers just the people whose
decision makers just the people whose job is to make sure the things
job is to make sure the things
job is to make sure the things day-to-day get done and he shows how
day-to-day get done and he shows how
day-to-day get done and he shows how even though they’re all perfectly
even though they’re all perfectly
even though they’re all perfectly reasonable people perfectly nice people
reasonable people perfectly nice people
reasonable people perfectly nice people you know you’d be happy to meet any of
you know you’d be happy to meet any of
you know you’d be happy to meet any of them all the things that they were
them all the things that they were
them all the things that they were accomplishing we’re just incredibly evil
accomplishing we’re just incredibly evil
accomplishing we’re just incredibly evil right so you have you know these people
right so you have you know these people
right so you have you know these people just this average corporation right
just this average corporation right
just this average corporation right they’re making decisions to blow out the
they’re making decisions to blow out the
they’re making decisions to blow out the workers and their factories eardrums to
workers and their factories eardrums to
workers and their factories eardrums to poison the lakes and the lagoons nearby
poison the lakes and the lagoons nearby
poison the lakes and the lagoons nearby to make these products that were filled
to make these products that were filled
to make these products that were filled with toxic chemicals that poison their
with toxic chemicals that poison their
with toxic chemicals that poison their customers not because any of them were
customers not because any of them were
customers not because any of them were bad people that wanted to kill their
bad people that wanted to kill their
bad people that wanted to kill their workers in their neighborhood and their
workers in their neighborhood and their
workers in their neighborhood and their customers but just because that was the
customers but just because that was the
customers but just because that was the logic of the situation they were in
logic of the situation they were in
logic of the situation they were in another book I read was a book
another book I read was a book
another book I read was a book understanding power by Noam Chomsky
understanding power by Noam Chomsky
understanding power by Noam Chomsky which kind of took the same sort of
which kind of took the same sort of
which kind of took the same sort of analysis and applied it to a wider
analysis and applied it to a wider
analysis and applied it to a wider society which said you know we’re in a
society which said you know we’re in a
society which said you know we’re in a situation where it you know maybe filled
situation where it you know maybe filled
situation where it you know maybe filled with perfectly good people but they’re
with perfectly good people but they’re
with perfectly good people but they’re in these structures that cause them to
in these structures that cause them to
in these structures that cause them to continually do evil to invade countries
continually do evil to invade countries
continually do evil to invade countries to bomb people you know to take money
to bomb people you know to take money
to bomb people you know to take money from poor people and give it to rich
from poor people and give it to rich
from poor people and give it to rich people to do all these things that are
people to do all these things that are
people to do all these things that are wrong and you know those books really
wrong and you know those books really
wrong and you know those books really opened my eyes about just how bad the
opened my eyes about just how bad the
opened my eyes about just how bad the society we were living it is there’s a
society we were living it is there’s a
society we were living it is there’s a battle going on right now a battle to
battle going on right now a battle to
battle going on right now a battle to define everything that happens on the
define everything that happens on the
define everything that happens on the Internet in terms of traditional things
Internet in terms of traditional things
Internet in terms of traditional things that the law understands is sharing a
that the law understands is sharing a
that the law understands is sharing a video on BitTorrent like shoplifting
video on BitTorrent like shoplifting
video on BitTorrent like shoplifting from a movie store or is it like loaning
from a movie store or is it like loaning
from a movie store or is it like loaning a videotape to a friend is reloading a
a videotape to a friend is reloading a
a videotape to a friend is reloading a web page over and over again like a
web page over and over again like a
web page over and over again like a peaceful virtual
peaceful virtual
peaceful virtual or a violent smashing of shop-windows is
or a violent smashing of shop-windows is
or a violent smashing of shop-windows is the freedom to connect like freedom of
the freedom to connect like freedom of
the freedom to connect like freedom of speech or like the freedom to murder
speech or like the freedom to murder
speech or like the freedom to murder this bill would be a huge potentially
this bill would be a huge potentially
this bill would be a huge potentially permanent loss if we lost the ability to
permanent loss if we lost the ability to
permanent loss if we lost the ability to communicate with each other over the
communicate with each other over the
communicate with each other over the Internet it would be a change to the
Internet it would be a change to the
Internet it would be a change to the Bill of Rights the freedoms guaranteed
Bill of Rights the freedoms guaranteed
Bill of Rights the freedoms guaranteed in our Constitution the freedoms our
in our Constitution the freedoms our
in our Constitution the freedoms our country had been built on would be
country had been built on would be
country had been built on would be suddenly deleted new technology instead
suddenly deleted new technology instead
suddenly deleted new technology instead of bringing us greater freedom would
of bringing us greater freedom would
of bringing us greater freedom would have snuffed out fundamental rights we’d
have snuffed out fundamental rights we’d
have snuffed out fundamental rights we’d always taken for granted and I realized
always taken for granted and I realized
always taken for granted and I realized that day talking to Peter that I
that day talking to Peter that I
that day talking to Peter that I couldn’t let that happen
couldn’t let that happen
couldn’t let that happen Aaron often wrote candidly if his
Aaron often wrote candidly if his
Aaron often wrote candidly if his personal blog I think deeply about
personal blog I think deeply about
personal blog I think deeply about things and I want others to do likewise
things and I want others to do likewise
things and I want others to do likewise I work for ideas and learn from people I
I work for ideas and learn from people I
I work for ideas and learn from people I don’t like excluding people I’m a
don’t like excluding people I’m a
don’t like excluding people I’m a perfectionist but I won’t let that get
perfectionist but I won’t let that get
perfectionist but I won’t let that get in the way of publication except for
in the way of publication except for
in the way of publication except for education and entertainment I’m not
education and entertainment I’m not
education and entertainment I’m not going to waste my time on things that
going to waste my time on things that
going to waste my time on things that won’t have an impact I try to be friends
won’t have an impact I try to be friends
won’t have an impact I try to be friends with everyone but a hit when you don’t
with everyone but a hit when you don’t
with everyone but a hit when you don’t take me seriously I don’t hold grudges
take me seriously I don’t hold grudges
take me seriously I don’t hold grudges it’s not productive but I learned from
it’s not productive but I learned from
it’s not productive but I learned from my experience I want to make the world a
my experience I want to make the world a
my experience I want to make the world a better place I think the most important
better place I think the most important
better place I think the most important thing is to realize that you can
thing is to realize that you can
thing is to realize that you can accomplish something you know I know
accomplish something you know I know
accomplish something you know I know sometimes it feels you just feel
sometimes it feels you just feel
sometimes it feels you just feel powerless that you’re one small person
powerless that you’re one small person
powerless that you’re one small person in this world of big corporations and
in this world of big corporations and
in this world of big corporations and big evil people and big media companies
big evil people and big media companies
big evil people and big media companies and so on there’s just nothing you can
and so on there’s just nothing you can
and so on there’s just nothing you can do but the fact is a lot of the reason
do but the fact is a lot of the reason
do but the fact is a lot of the reason it seems like that is because people
it seems like that is because people
it seems like that is because people feel powerless people are afraid to do
feel powerless people are afraid to do
feel powerless people are afraid to do anything you know for a long time I felt
anything you know for a long time I felt
anything you know for a long time I felt I watched the news and all I saw was
I watched the news and all I saw was
I watched the news and all I saw was this this corporate propaganda and this
this this corporate propaganda and this
this this corporate propaganda and this kind of anti octave ISM attacks and I
kind of anti octave ISM attacks and I
kind of anti octave ISM attacks and I thought you know the news media was just
thought you know the news media was just
thought you know the news media was just inevitably biased against us that there
inevitably biased against us that there
inevitably biased against us that there was just no hope that the only solution
was just no hope that the only solution
was just no hope that the only solution was to create alternative news streams
was to create alternative news streams
was to create alternative news streams now at the p-trap I found it’s not that
now at the p-trap I found it’s not that
now at the p-trap I found it’s not that the news media is inevitably biased
the news media is inevitably biased
the news media is inevitably biased against us it’s that you know reporters
against us it’s that you know reporters
against us it’s that you know reporters like all of us which is kind of lazy you
like all of us which is kind of lazy you
like all of us which is kind of lazy you know they report the stories that people
know they report the stories that people
know they report the stories that people give them and there are huge companies
give them and there are huge companies
give them and there are huge companies that are willing to write up stories for
that are willing to write up stories for
that are willing to write up stories for them in hand
them in hand
them in hand to them on a silver platter so all they
to them on a silver platter so all they
to them on a silver platter so all they have to do is type them up you know of
have to do is type them up you know of
have to do is type them up you know of course they’re going to do that and it
course they’re going to do that and it
course they’re going to do that and it turned out when we did the same thing
turned out when we did the same thing
turned out when we did the same thing when we started writing press releases
when we started writing press releases
when we started writing press releases and we started going to reporters and
and we started going to reporters and
and we started going to reporters and pitching them stories they were just as
pitching them stories they were just as
pitching them stories they were just as happy to write about us as they were
happy to write about us as they were
happy to write about us as they were about coca-cola and so you know because
about coca-cola and so you know because
about coca-cola and so you know because I had believed so long the change was
I had believed so long the change was
I had believed so long the change was impossible it precluded me from taking
impossible it precluded me from taking
impossible it precluded me from taking any actions that could have caused that
any actions that could have caused that
any actions that could have caused that change and so I think the first step for
change and so I think the first step for
change and so I think the first step for everyone out there is just to believe
everyone out there is just to believe
everyone out there is just to believe that you can accomplish something
that you can accomplish something
that you can accomplish something because once you believe that you know
because once you believe that you know
because once you believe that you know you’re half the weight are actually
you’re half the weight are actually
you’re half the weight are actually doing something thank you so much for
doing something thank you so much for
doing something thank you so much for watching I made this video because
watching I made this video because
watching I made this video because motions char hen asked me to so if
motions char hen asked me to so if
motions char hen asked me to so if there’s a famous entrepreneur that you
there’s a famous entrepreneur that you
there’s a famous entrepreneur that you want me to profile next leave it in the
want me to profile next leave it in the
want me to profile next leave it in the comments below and I’ll see what I can
comments below and I’ll see what I can
comments below and I’ll see what I can do I’d also love to know which of
do I’d also love to know which of
do I’d also love to know which of Aaron’s top 10 rules had the biggest
Aaron’s top 10 rules had the biggest
Aaron’s top 10 rules had the biggest impact on you leave it in the comments
impact on you leave it in the comments
impact on you leave it in the comments and I’ll join in the discussion thank
and I’ll join in the discussion thank
and I’ll join in the discussion thank you so much for watching
you so much for watching
you so much for watching do you believe and I’ll see you soon
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