[Music] I don’t know if you heard but marijuana
I don’t know if you heard but marijuana
I don’t know if you heard but marijuana was legalized in the last election in
was legalized in the last election in
was legalized in the last election in two more states and in the District of
two more states and in the District of
two more states and in the District of Columbia as of the last election medical
Columbia as of the last election medical
Columbia as of the last election medical marijuana is also legal in 23 states and
marijuana is also legal in 23 states and
marijuana is also legal in 23 states and if you go to these stores these new
if you go to these stores these new
if you go to these stores these new retail stores that sell this new
retail stores that sell this new
retail stores that sell this new commodity called marijuana you run
commodity called marijuana you run
commodity called marijuana you run across some of the brand names that you
across some of the brand names that you
across some of the brand names that you see up here in this poster right there
see up here in this poster right there
see up here in this poster right there hundreds of these names by the way but
hundreds of these names by the way but
hundreds of these names by the way but they the California and skunk or maybe
they the California and skunk or maybe
they the California and skunk or maybe you’d like some nice white widow or my
you’d like some nice white widow or my
you’d like some nice white widow or my favorite light of Ja the clearly the
favorite light of Ja the clearly the
favorite light of Ja the clearly the marketing teams in charge of our
marketing teams in charge of our
marketing teams in charge of our marijuana commodity sort of participate
marijuana commodity sort of participate
marijuana commodity sort of participate in what you might call sort of like late
in what you might call sort of like late
in what you might call sort of like late hippie irony but now that marijuana has
hippie irony but now that marijuana has
hippie irony but now that marijuana has become a product there are other people
become a product there are other people
become a product there are other people that are engaging in this kind of new
that are engaging in this kind of new
that are engaging in this kind of new dialogue about what do we call marijuana
dialogue about what do we call marijuana
dialogue about what do we call marijuana how do we sell it how do we market it
how do we sell it how do we market it
how do we sell it how do we market it it’s gonna we’re watching really an
it’s gonna we’re watching really an
it’s gonna we’re watching really an underground illegal market surface to
underground illegal market surface to
underground illegal market surface to become a visible legal market this is a
become a visible legal market this is a
become a visible legal market this is a guy I hung out with for a while in
guy I hung out with for a while in
guy I hung out with for a while in Seattle
Seattle
Seattle he’s a former Microsoft executive Jamin
he’s a former Microsoft executive Jamin
he’s a former Microsoft executive Jamin Shively who stepped down and started
Shively who stepped down and started
Shively who stepped down and started this company called Diego pea SATA
this company called Diego pea SATA
this company called Diego pea SATA it’s named for his great grandfather who
it’s named for his great grandfather who
it’s named for his great grandfather who was a Mexican hemp farmer right and
was a Mexican hemp farmer right and
was a Mexican hemp farmer right and jaemin is trying to corner the market on
jaemin is trying to corner the market on
jaemin is trying to corner the market on what we might call sort of like high-end
what we might call sort of like high-end
what we might call sort of like high-end pot sort of the Bordeaux of marijuana
pot sort of the Bordeaux of marijuana
pot sort of the Bordeaux of marijuana these are the names of his brands Diego
these are the names of his brands Diego
these are the names of his brands Diego racer Abba selection Armada Juan de Fuca
racer Abba selection Armada Juan de Fuca
racer Abba selection Armada Juan de Fuca might have to work on that one Libertad
might have to work on that one Libertad
might have to work on that one Libertad right these are these are meant to
right these are these are meant to
right these are these are meant to invoke some sort of like Caballero
invoke some sort of like Caballero
invoke some sort of like Caballero aristocracy right and speak to us on
aristocracy right and speak to us on
aristocracy right and speak to us on that level and what we’re really
that level and what we’re really
that level and what we’re really watching like I said is this kind of the
watching like I said is this kind of the
watching like I said is this kind of the language of marijuana the old hippie
language of marijuana the old hippie
language of marijuana the old hippie language is kind of being traded out for
language is kind of being traded out for
language is kind of being traded out for a new kind of retail
a new kind of retail
a new kind of retail which and already I found this this is a
which and already I found this this is a
which and already I found this this is a map of how to match your pot with your
map of how to match your pot with your
map of how to match your pot with your wine there may come a time when you’re
wine there may come a time when you’re
wine there may come a time when you’re going out to dinner with a client at
going out to dinner with a client at
going out to dinner with a client at some point and you will say ah yes white
some point and you will say ah yes white
some point and you will say ah yes white widow
widow
widow I hear that pairs well with a nice
I hear that pairs well with a nice
I hear that pairs well with a nice Grenache how did we get here if you look
Grenache how did we get here if you look
Grenache how did we get here if you look at this map or this chart you’ll see
at this map or this chart you’ll see
at this map or this chart you’ll see that legalizing pot only ten years ago
that legalizing pot only ten years ago
that legalizing pot only ten years ago seventy-three percent of Americans were
seventy-three percent of Americans were
seventy-three percent of Americans were against it that was only ten years ago
against it that was only ten years ago
against it that was only ten years ago and now a majority of Americans are in
and now a majority of Americans are in
and now a majority of Americans are in favor of legalized pot a lot of people
favor of legalized pot a lot of people
favor of legalized pot a lot of people change their minds in a short period of
change their minds in a short period of
change their minds in a short period of time we’ve seen this before here 15
time we’ve seen this before here 15
time we’ve seen this before here 15 years ago 62% of Americans completely
years ago 62% of Americans completely
years ago 62% of Americans completely opposed the idea of gay marriage and
opposed the idea of gay marriage and
opposed the idea of gay marriage and then something happened mine’s got
then something happened mine’s got
then something happened mine’s got changed and now it’s a bare majority but
changed and now it’s a bare majority but
changed and now it’s a bare majority but we see now that these two issues which
we see now that these two issues which
we see now that these two issues which are rolling through the states and being
are rolling through the states and being
are rolling through the states and being legalized all across America and these
legalized all across America and these
legalized all across America and these are two of the most sort of really
are two of the most sort of really
are two of the most sort of really fundamentally up ending social issues of
fundamentally up ending social issues of
fundamentally up ending social issues of our time right these are you know when
our time right these are you know when
our time right these are you know when when the when the people opposed to gay
when the when the people opposed to gay
when the when the people opposed to gay marriage said like this is a complete
marriage said like this is a complete
marriage said like this is a complete referee definition of marriage this is
referee definition of marriage this is
referee definition of marriage this is changing everything we know about
changing everything we know about
changing everything we know about marriage they weren’t wrong
marriage they weren’t wrong
marriage they weren’t wrong they were right this is a complete
they were right this is a complete
they were right this is a complete rewriting of what marriages and you know
rewriting of what marriages and you know
rewriting of what marriages and you know a majority of Americans at a time when
a majority of Americans at a time when
a majority of Americans at a time when the national country is so conservative
the national country is so conservative
the national country is so conservative has changed their minds okay they’re
has changed their minds okay they’re
has changed their minds okay they’re high they’re at a party
high they’re at a party
high they’re at a party there’s the ex-husband he’s coming over
there’s the ex-husband he’s coming over
there’s the ex-husband he’s coming over there
hmm Adam this is Agnes Jake’s wife okay
hmm Adam this is Agnes Jake’s wife okay that little clip and let me just explain
that little clip and let me just explain
that little clip and let me just explain what it was that was the entire pot
what it was that was the entire pot
what it was that was the entire pot scene from a 2009 romantic comedy called
scene from a 2009 romantic comedy called
scene from a 2009 romantic comedy called it’s complicated okay
it’s complicated okay
it’s complicated okay the whole scene is really just Meryl
the whole scene is really just Meryl
the whole scene is really just Meryl Streep is formally married to Alec
Streep is formally married to Alec
Streep is formally married to Alec Baldwin she’s going out on a date with
Baldwin she’s going out on a date with
Baldwin she’s going out on a date with Steve Martin they get high they run into
Steve Martin they get high they run into
Steve Martin they get high they run into Alec Baldwin at a party that’s the whole
Alec Baldwin at a party that’s the whole
Alec Baldwin at a party that’s the whole joke right and it’s it’s as mild as you
joke right and it’s it’s as mild as you
joke right and it’s it’s as mild as you just saw so when this movie came out in
just saw so when this movie came out in
just saw so when this movie came out in 2009 it had a very difficult time in
2009 it had a very difficult time in
2009 it had a very difficult time in part because it was rated R right and it
part because it was rated R right and it
part because it was rated R right and it was rated R as it got leaked in the
was rated R as it got leaked in the
was rated R as it got leaked in the papers not because of vulgar language or
papers not because of vulgar language or
papers not because of vulgar language or sexuality or violence but because can
sexuality or violence but because can
sexuality or violence but because can you see that phrase down at the bottom
you see that phrase down at the bottom
you see that phrase down at the bottom it featured pot smoking with no bad
it featured pot smoking with no bad
it featured pot smoking with no bad consequences that was a violation of the
consequences that was a violation of the
consequences that was a violation of the Hollywood rule you can’t have smoking
Hollywood rule you can’t have smoking
Hollywood rule you can’t have smoking with no bad consequences someone has to
with no bad consequences someone has to
with no bad consequences someone has to die someone has to drive off a bridge
die someone has to drive off a bridge
die someone has to drive off a bridge someone has to jump out of a building
someone has to jump out of a building
someone has to jump out of a building that has to happen or you get an R
that has to happen or you get an R
that has to happen or you get an R rating now maybe one of the things I
rating now maybe one of the things I
rating now maybe one of the things I like about this clip is we might be
like about this clip is we might be
like about this clip is we might be seeing sort of the intersection of a
seeing sort of the intersection of a
seeing sort of the intersection of a very old narrative about pot and a very
very old narrative about pot and a very
very old narrative about pot and a very new one right because of course what we
new one right because of course what we
new one right because of course what we saw with Meryl Streep and Steve Martin
saw with Meryl Streep and Steve Martin
saw with Meryl Streep and Steve Martin was a kind of harmless little moment of
was a kind of harmless little moment of
was a kind of harmless little moment of people getting high responsible use just
people getting high responsible use just
people getting high responsible use just like you hear often about drinking beer
like you hear often about drinking beer
like you hear often about drinking beer or wine that there is such a thing as
or wine that there is such a thing as
or wine that there is such a thing as this right and understand that there is
this right and understand that there is
this right and understand that there is there’s just a distinction that I want
there’s just a distinction that I want
there’s just a distinction that I want to make here between these two
to make here between these two
to make here between these two narratives between what we officially
narratives between what we officially
narratives between what we officially say and what we will actually act on it
say and what we will actually act on it
say and what we will actually act on it okay I understand that right now in
okay I understand that right now in
okay I understand that right now in America marijuana is what’s known as a
America marijuana is what’s known as a
America marijuana is what’s known as a Schedule one drug there are five
Schedule one drug there are five
Schedule one drug there are five schedules and they they descend in order
schedules and they they descend in order
schedules and they they descend in order of danger Schedule one the most
of danger Schedule one the most
of danger Schedule one the most dangerous drugs that we have a Schedule
dangerous drugs that we have a Schedule
dangerous drugs that we have a Schedule one drug is heroin a Schedule one drug
one drug is heroin a Schedule one drug
one drug is heroin a Schedule one drug is LSD and two Schedule one drug is
is LSD and two Schedule one drug is
is LSD and two Schedule one drug is marijuana what’s the schedule to drug
marijuana what’s the schedule to drug
marijuana what’s the schedule to drug PCP
PCP
PCP crystal meth is a schedule 2 drug
crystal meth is a schedule 2 drug
crystal meth is a schedule 2 drug that’s the official narrative of the
that’s the official narrative of the
that’s the official narrative of the country of the United States of America
country of the United States of America
country of the United States of America and if you ask people where our drugs
and if you ask people where our drugs
and if you ask people where our drugs bad they would say yes drugs are bad
bad they would say yes drugs are bad
bad they would say yes drugs are bad that’s what they believe but what did
that’s what they believe but what did
that’s what they believe but what did they actually act on what did they
they actually act on what did they
they actually act on what did they actually know and I think what was
actually know and I think what was
actually know and I think what was happening in that Meryl Streep clip is
happening in that Meryl Streep clip is
happening in that Meryl Streep clip is that we saw sort of the the Hollywood
that we saw sort of the the Hollywood
that we saw sort of the the Hollywood trying to enforce the old narrative in
trying to enforce the old narrative in
trying to enforce the old narrative in the movie trying to sort of deal with
the movie trying to sort of deal with
the movie trying to sort of deal with some gulf exists you have to understand
some gulf exists you have to understand
some gulf exists you have to understand how we come to know information now
how we come to know information now
how we come to know information now there are many ways we study in class
there are many ways we study in class
there are many ways we study in class there’s all kinds of ways in which
there’s all kinds of ways in which
there’s all kinds of ways in which information comes into our heads and one
information comes into our heads and one
information comes into our heads and one of the stories that you’ll see every
of the stories that you’ll see every
of the stories that you’ll see every couple of months is this one that we
couple of months is this one that we
couple of months is this one that we have developed these Google Minds that
have developed these Google Minds that
have developed these Google Minds that we have offshored all this information
we have offshored all this information
we have offshored all this information to our iPhones that we don’t have memory
to our iPhones that we don’t have memory
to our iPhones that we don’t have memory anymore we don’t have these personal
anymore we don’t have these personal
anymore we don’t have these personal interactions what we have is Google and
interactions what we have is Google and
interactions what we have is Google and the iPhone all arguments get settled
the iPhone all arguments get settled
the iPhone all arguments get settled right but here’s the reality we’ve
right but here’s the reality we’ve
right but here’s the reality we’ve always had a Google mind as cognitive
always had a Google mind as cognitive
always had a Google mind as cognitive scientists will tell you most of us sort
scientists will tell you most of us sort
scientists will tell you most of us sort of offshore a great deal of what we
of offshore a great deal of what we
of offshore a great deal of what we believe in the minds of our friends and
believe in the minds of our friends and
believe in the minds of our friends and our acquaintances our relatives right I
our acquaintances our relatives right I
our acquaintances our relatives right I don’t really keep a lot of knowledge in
don’t really keep a lot of knowledge in
don’t really keep a lot of knowledge in my memory bank about sports cuz my
my memory bank about sports cuz my
my memory bank about sports cuz my friend Kevin he’s a whiz-bang at that
friend Kevin he’s a whiz-bang at that
friend Kevin he’s a whiz-bang at that stuff I could just ask Kevin where I’m
stuff I could just ask Kevin where I’m
stuff I could just ask Kevin where I’m from Charleston South Carolina where
from Charleston South Carolina where
from Charleston South Carolina where genealogy and chronology and history is
genealogy and chronology and history is
genealogy and chronology and history is very very important but I’ve never
very very important but I’ve never
very very important but I’ve never stuffed my head with any of that stuff
stuffed my head with any of that stuff
stuffed my head with any of that stuff because my mother is just unbelievable
because my mother is just unbelievable
because my mother is just unbelievable third cousins twice removed she knows
third cousins twice removed she knows
third cousins twice removed she knows who all those people are I don’t have to
who all those people are I don’t have to
who all those people are I don’t have to bother myself with that information I
bother myself with that information I
bother myself with that information I can move on so we’ve all offshored
can move on so we’ve all offshored
can move on so we’ve all offshored information with our friends we’ve been
information with our friends we’ve been
information with our friends we’ve been doing this google thing since time began
doing this google thing since time began
doing this google thing since time began right most of us brush our teeth with
right most of us brush our teeth with
right most of us brush our teeth with fluoride toothpaste and if I asked you
fluoride toothpaste and if I asked you
fluoride toothpaste and if I asked you should we have fluoride in the water I
should we have fluoride in the water I
should we have fluoride in the water I would wager that almost everyone in this
would wager that almost everyone in this
would wager that almost everyone in this room would say sure again that’s good
room would say sure again that’s good
room would say sure again that’s good that’s good but you know there people
that’s good but you know there people
that’s good but you know there people who think that that’s bad it’s a small
who think that that’s bad it’s a small
who think that that’s bad it’s a small minority but they’re people who think
minority but they’re people who think
minority but they’re people who think that fluoride is what the Nazis used to
that fluoride is what the Nazis used to
that fluoride is what the Nazis used to kill people they think it’s a government
kill people they think it’s a government
kill people they think it’s a government plot to destroy our brains I think
plot to destroy our brains I think
plot to destroy our brains I think fluoride is
fluoride is
fluoride is really bad but overwhelmingly most
really bad but overwhelmingly most
really bad but overwhelmingly most people who believe that fluoride is good
people who believe that fluoride is good
people who believe that fluoride is good match what they believe with their
match what they believe with their
match what they believe with their actions in other words this is one of
actions in other words this is one of
actions in other words this is one of these things where there is no gulf
these things where there is no gulf
these things where there is no gulf almost everybody believes that fluoride
almost everybody believes that fluoride
almost everybody believes that fluoride is good and almost everybody acts on
is good and almost everybody acts on
is good and almost everybody acts on that on that information but here’s the
that on that information but here’s the
that on that information but here’s the question I want to ask you you brush
question I want to ask you you brush
question I want to ask you you brush your teeth with fluoride you don’t mind
your teeth with fluoride you don’t mind
your teeth with fluoride you don’t mind having fluoride in the water how do you
having fluoride in the water how do you
having fluoride in the water how do you know that that’s true how do you know
know that that’s true how do you know
know that that’s true how do you know did you go read a fluoride study I don’t
did you go read a fluoride study I don’t
did you go read a fluoride study I don’t think so you used your google friends
think so you used your google friends
think so you used your google friends you are of the tribe of people that
you are of the tribe of people that
you are of the tribe of people that think fluoride is okay that’s how you
think fluoride is okay that’s how you
think fluoride is okay that’s how you know and that’s how we know a lot of
know and that’s how we know a lot of
know and that’s how we know a lot of things this is a chart that shows people
things this is a chart that shows people
things this is a chart that shows people who believe that the top line the light
who believe that the top line the light
who believe that the top line the light greenish one that ends in 42% shows that
greenish one that ends in 42% shows that
greenish one that ends in 42% shows that almost half of this country believes
almost half of this country believes
almost half of this country believes that we were invented in this form by
that we were invented in this form by
that we were invented in this form by God instantaneously this story comes out
God instantaneously this story comes out
God instantaneously this story comes out every couple of years and scientists go
every couple of years and scientists go
every couple of years and scientists go completely ape you know it’s like oh my
completely ape you know it’s like oh my
completely ape you know it’s like oh my god half the country believes then I’d
god half the country believes then I’d
god half the country believes then I’d an intelligent design and creation
an intelligent design and creation
an intelligent design and creation science this is crazy we’ve got to beef
science this is crazy we’ve got to beef
science this is crazy we’ve got to beef up our stem programs we’ve got to
up our stem programs we’ve got to
up our stem programs we’ve got to encourage young people to study science
encourage young people to study science
encourage young people to study science and it’s true 42% of Americans will tell
and it’s true 42% of Americans will tell
and it’s true 42% of Americans will tell you that God invented man and woman in
you that God invented man and woman in
you that God invented man and woman in the current form instantaneously at some
the current form instantaneously at some
the current form instantaneously at some point in the past so you would think
point in the past so you would think
point in the past so you would think logic would follow that if that’s what
logic would follow that if that’s what
logic would follow that if that’s what they believe then that’s what they would
they believe then that’s what they would
they believe then that’s what they would act on and so you would think that may
act on and so you would think that may
act on and so you would think that may be something close to 42 percent of our
be something close to 42 percent of our
be something close to 42 percent of our school districts would teach this but
school districts would teach this but
school districts would teach this but they don’t in fact almost no one teaches
they don’t in fact almost no one teaches
they don’t in fact almost no one teaches it and every time someone does try to
it and every time someone does try to
it and every time someone does try to teach it it’s a huge stink and there’s a
teach it it’s a huge stink and there’s a
teach it it’s a huge stink and there’s a huge fight and invariably intelligent
huge fight and invariably intelligent
huge fight and invariably intelligent design goes down as it did here in
design goes down as it did here in
design goes down as it did here in Pennsylvania very famously just a few
Pennsylvania very famously just a few
Pennsylvania very famously just a few years ago there was one prior to that in
years ago there was one prior to that in
years ago there was one prior to that in Kansas and often what happens is parents
Kansas and often what happens is parents
Kansas and often what happens is parents who if you asked them at the door in a
who if you asked them at the door in a
who if you asked them at the door in a poll do you believe that God created man
poll do you believe that God created man
poll do you believe that God created man and woman in the current form that we
and woman in the current form that we
and woman in the current form that we exist at some point in the past they
exist at some point in the past they
exist at some point in the past they would say yes but those same people
would say yes but those same people
would say yes but those same people go and argue for evolution to be taught
go and argue for evolution to be taught
go and argue for evolution to be taught in the schools and and beat these
in the schools and and beat these
in the schools and and beat these battles right
battles right
battles right and when when these things happen often
and when when these things happen often
and when when these things happen often the victory is brutal
the victory is brutal
the victory is brutal you get headlines like this and then
you get headlines like this and then
you get headlines like this and then right after these battles go down this
right after these battles go down this
right after these battles go down this is often some part of the media circus
is often some part of the media circus
is often some part of the media circus is that one of our sort of like
is that one of our sort of like
is that one of our sort of like appointed media clown steps up and says
appointed media clown steps up and says
appointed media clown steps up and says something in this case it was Pat
something in this case it was Pat
something in this case it was Pat Robertson who came out and said that God
Robertson who came out and said that God
Robertson who came out and said that God will probably strike some terrible
will probably strike some terrible
will probably strike some terrible natural disaster on Pennsylvania and
natural disaster on Pennsylvania and
natural disaster on Pennsylvania and when that happens understand it will be
when that happens understand it will be
when that happens understand it will be because they rejected intelligent design
because they rejected intelligent design
because they rejected intelligent design there’s a small group of people that
there’s a small group of people that
there’s a small group of people that thought that that was that made sense
thought that that was that made sense
thought that that was that made sense but for most people they laughed at that
but for most people they laughed at that
but for most people they laughed at that because people like Donald Trump and Pat
because people like Donald Trump and Pat
because people like Donald Trump and Pat Robertson these people occupy the role
Robertson these people occupy the role
Robertson these people occupy the role of sort of giant Macy’s Day Parade
of sort of giant Macy’s Day Parade
of sort of giant Macy’s Day Parade balloon like clowns whose occasional
balloon like clowns whose occasional
balloon like clowns whose occasional utterances are almost entirely designed
utterances are almost entirely designed
utterances are almost entirely designed to make one tribe or another cling to
to make one tribe or another cling to
to make one tribe or another cling to their views now the right wing has their
their views now the right wing has their
their views now the right wing has their clowns and the left wing has their
clowns and the left wing has their
clowns and the left wing has their clowns and for the right wing one of
clowns and for the right wing one of
clowns and for the right wing one of their clowns just say like Michael Moore
their clowns just say like Michael Moore
their clowns just say like Michael Moore right weird this guy this is Al Gore
right weird this guy this is Al Gore
right weird this guy this is Al Gore with Bon Jovi this is at the opening of
with Bon Jovi this is at the opening of
with Bon Jovi this is at the opening of an inconvenient truth now what are the
an inconvenient truth now what are the
an inconvenient truth now what are the interesting things about Al Gore making
interesting things about Al Gore making
interesting things about Al Gore making that movie and winning the Nobel Prize
that movie and winning the Nobel Prize
that movie and winning the Nobel Prize the following year is it the the peak of
the following year is it the the peak of
the following year is it the the peak of belief and global climate change
belief and global climate change
belief and global climate change occurred right around then and started
occurred right around then and started
occurred right around then and started to decline it was 71 percent in 2008 and
to decline it was 71 percent in 2008 and
to decline it was 71 percent in 2008 and it’s dropped to 59 cent in 2010 and
it’s dropped to 59 cent in 2010 and
it’s dropped to 59 cent in 2010 and since then the people who believe in
since then the people who believe in
since then the people who believe in manmade climate change has dropped to 49
manmade climate change has dropped to 49
manmade climate change has dropped to 49 and scientists information scientists
and scientists information scientists
and scientists information scientists are constantly asking themselves why did
are constantly asking themselves why did
are constantly asking themselves why did that happen what happened well you know
that happen what happened well you know
that happen what happened well you know you could you can point to a couple of
you could you can point to a couple of
you could you can point to a couple of things that happened in 2008 Obama got
things that happened in 2008 Obama got
things that happened in 2008 Obama got elected maybe that you know maybe that
elected maybe that you know maybe that
elected maybe that you know maybe that drove some people but that seems hardly
drove some people but that seems hardly
drove some people but that seems hardly to pertain to climate change and there
to pertain to climate change and there
to pertain to climate change and there was a kind of climate change scientist
was a kind of climate change scientist
was a kind of climate change scientist candle but one thing that happened was
candle but one thing that happened was
candle but one thing that happened was Al Gore got a Nobel Prize for n and
Al Gore got a Nobel Prize for n and
Al Gore got a Nobel Prize for n and community truth and one set of
community truth and one set of
community truth and one set of information scientists note that very
information scientists note that very
information scientists note that very few people saw this movie and the people
few people saw this movie and the people
few people saw this movie and the people who did see it already believed it
who did see it already believed it
who did see it already believed it anyway
anyway
anyway but you know what did happen when he get
but you know what did happen when he get
but you know what did happen when he get that Nobel Prize people saw the people
that Nobel Prize people saw the people
that Nobel Prize people saw the people who saw that movie and when people saw
who saw that movie and when people saw
who saw that movie and when people saw the people who saw that movie many of
the people who saw that movie many of
the people who saw that movie many of them may well have thought you know what
them may well have thought you know what
them may well have thought you know what not my tribe I don’t believe that anyone
not my tribe I don’t believe that anyone
not my tribe I don’t believe that anyone is they believe that and maybe that’s
is they believe that and maybe that’s
is they believe that and maybe that’s why the numbers went down and yet in
why the numbers went down and yet in
why the numbers went down and yet in Florida just a couple of years ago a
Florida just a couple of years ago a
Florida just a couple of years ago a local community decided to take action
local community decided to take action
local community decided to take action on climate change and put up you know
on climate change and put up you know
on climate change and put up you know walls and the sea and do whatever they
walls and the sea and do whatever they
walls and the sea and do whatever they had to do to protect their town from
had to do to protect their town from
had to do to protect their town from climate change right and if you look in
climate change right and if you look in
climate change right and if you look in this article you’ll see it says right
this article you’ll see it says right
this article you’ll see it says right there
there
there Jacobs called it notable for bringing
Jacobs called it notable for bringing
Jacobs called it notable for bringing Republicans Democrats Tea Party members
Republicans Democrats Tea Party members
Republicans Democrats Tea Party members and independents together to agree on
and independents together to agree on
and independents together to agree on common regional goals in other words
common regional goals in other words
common regional goals in other words when people asked to act on the reality
when people asked to act on the reality
when people asked to act on the reality of climate change they did that they
of climate change they did that they
of climate change they did that they might say they believed that global
might say they believed that global
might say they believed that global climate change wasn’t happening but when
climate change wasn’t happening but when
climate change wasn’t happening but when it came down to taking action they did
it came down to taking action they did
it came down to taking action they did there’s that gulf between what you say
there’s that gulf between what you say
there’s that gulf between what you say you believe for some people and what you
you believe for some people and what you
you believe for some people and what you will actually act on right so a large
will actually act on right so a large
will actually act on right so a large part of this comes from the work of Dan
part of this comes from the work of Dan
part of this comes from the work of Dan kahan at Yale here is a STONER
we know this guy because this is the
we know this guy because this is the cliche of what a STONER is and many
cliche of what a STONER is and many
cliche of what a STONER is and many ideas come out of this picture right
ideas come out of this picture right
ideas come out of this picture right when you look at him we think oh that’s
when you look at him we think oh that’s
when you look at him we think oh that’s a STONER he’s a loser he’s never gonna
a STONER he’s a loser he’s never gonna
a STONER he’s a loser he’s never gonna get ahead he’s kind of incoherent
get ahead he’s kind of incoherent
get ahead he’s kind of incoherent inarticulate and he’s a loser cuz he
inarticulate and he’s a loser cuz he
inarticulate and he’s a loser cuz he smokes pot that’s the official narrative
smokes pot that’s the official narrative
smokes pot that’s the official narrative that’s the one we all grew up on that’s
that’s the one we all grew up on that’s
that’s the one we all grew up on that’s the reefer madness narrative but then
the reefer madness narrative but then
the reefer madness narrative but then what happened was medical marijuana
what happened was medical marijuana
what happened was medical marijuana drove a whole new cohort of pot smokers
drove a whole new cohort of pot smokers
drove a whole new cohort of pot smokers to suddenly be visible to the rest of us
to suddenly be visible to the rest of us
to suddenly be visible to the rest of us and so then we had to ask ourselves is
and so then we had to ask ourselves is
and so then we had to ask ourselves is she a loser how about this girl how
she a loser how about this girl how
she a loser how about this girl how about this guy is he a loser and
about this guy is he a loser and
about this guy is he a loser and suddenly that question started to fall
suddenly that question started to fall
suddenly that question started to fall apart and the cliche started to crumble
apart and the cliche started to crumble
apart and the cliche started to crumble and all of a sudden the pot smoker was
and all of a sudden the pot smoker was
and all of a sudden the pot smoker was many people and often just some guy
many people and often just some guy
many people and often just some guy trying to get some weed to take home to
trying to get some weed to take home to
trying to get some weed to take home to his wife as more and more of these pot
his wife as more and more of these pot
his wife as more and more of these pot smokers came out who were not the cliche
smokers came out who were not the cliche
smokers came out who were not the cliche and all of that crumbled away one of the
and all of that crumbled away one of the
and all of that crumbled away one of the things that happened is that people who
things that happened is that people who
things that happened is that people who didn’t smoke pot suddenly knew people
didn’t smoke pot suddenly knew people
didn’t smoke pot suddenly knew people who did and realize that the cliche was
who did and realize that the cliche was
who did and realize that the cliche was a lie and also that the sky didn’t fall
a lie and also that the sky didn’t fall
a lie and also that the sky didn’t fall and so when the issue of pot
and so when the issue of pot
and so when the issue of pot legalization comes up in the polls and
legalization comes up in the polls and
legalization comes up in the polls and in the balance suddenly there’s a new
in the balance suddenly there’s a new
in the balance suddenly there’s a new cohort that is willing to vote for it we
cohort that is willing to vote for it we
cohort that is willing to vote for it we see this happen over and over again you
see this happen over and over again you
see this happen over and over again you know when I was a little boy this is
know when I was a little boy this is
know when I was a little boy this is what a gay man look like this is from a
what a gay man look like this is from a
what a gay man look like this is from a movie called the boys in the band it’s
movie called the boys in the band it’s
movie called the boys in the band it’s very big when I was in the middle school
very big when I was in the middle school
very big when I was in the middle school it’s ancient and it’s basically a gay
it’s ancient and it’s basically a gay
it’s ancient and it’s basically a gay positive movie but it existed long ago
positive movie but it existed long ago
positive movie but it existed long ago and so it had to traffic in or had to
and so it had to traffic in or had to
and so it had to traffic in or had to you know deal with the cliches that
you know deal with the cliches that
you know deal with the cliches that existed then and at the in the 70s in
existed then and at the in the 70s in
existed then and at the in the 70s in the media image if you are a gay man you
the media image if you are a gay man you
the media image if you are a gay man you were thin you had fairly atrocious hair
were thin you had fairly atrocious hair
were thin you had fairly atrocious hair and you had an inordinate fondness for
and you had an inordinate fondness for
and you had an inordinate fondness for Necker chips bad hair neckerchief gay
Necker chips bad hair neckerchief gay
Necker chips bad hair neckerchief gay but then what happened is more and more
but then what happened is more and more
but then what happened is more and more gay people men and women of all ages of
gay people men and women of all ages of
gay people men and women of all ages of all kinds began to come out of the
all kinds began to come out of the
all kinds began to come out of the closet more and more non gay people came
closet more and more non gay people came
closet more and more non gay people came to know them and realize that it wasn’t
to know them and realize that it wasn’t
to know them and realize that it wasn’t the guy in the kerchief that it was
the guy in the kerchief that it was
the guy in the kerchief that it was something else it was something bigger
something else it was something bigger
something else it was something bigger was more complicated and that cliche
was more complicated and that cliche
was more complicated and that cliche began to fall apart and we suddenly
began to fall apart and we suddenly
began to fall apart and we suddenly realized huh maybe gay men can have nice
realized huh maybe gay men can have nice
realized huh maybe gay men can have nice hair but what really happened to was
hair but what really happened to was
hair but what really happened to was that the sky didn’t fall and so when the
that the sky didn’t fall and so when the
that the sky didn’t fall and so when the issue came up on the ballot should we
issue came up on the ballot should we
issue came up on the ballot should we give it should the majority of Americans
give it should the majority of Americans
give it should the majority of Americans give these people the right to marry the
give these people the right to marry the
give these people the right to marry the right to have the exact same rights that
right to have the exact same rights that
right to have the exact same rights that the rest of us have non gay people were
the rest of us have non gay people were
the rest of us have non gay people were suddenly comfortable to vote yeah yeah
suddenly comfortable to vote yeah yeah
suddenly comfortable to vote yeah yeah and it’s because of those modest and
and it’s because of those modest and
and it’s because of those modest and small conversations revolutions don’t
small conversations revolutions don’t
small conversations revolutions don’t really happen on cable TV or in the
really happen on cable TV or in the
really happen on cable TV or in the media or on Election Day or in that
media or on Election Day or in that
media or on Election Day or in that paralyze swamp that is Washington DC
paralyze swamp that is Washington DC
paralyze swamp that is Washington DC they end there changing a mind is really
they end there changing a mind is really
they end there changing a mind is really the most local of local politics it
the most local of local politics it
the most local of local politics it begins by breaking down a cliche when a
begins by breaking down a cliche when a
begins by breaking down a cliche when a kind of unclothed cohort begins to
kind of unclothed cohort begins to
kind of unclothed cohort begins to emerge and show us the reality of a
emerge and show us the reality of a
emerge and show us the reality of a lived life so wild and unlikely
lived life so wild and unlikely
lived life so wild and unlikely revolutions are still very possible in
revolutions are still very possible in
revolutions are still very possible in America it’s just that if the science is
America it’s just that if the science is
America it’s just that if the science is to believe to be believed more likely
to believe to be believed more likely
to believe to be believed more likely than not they’ll begin with the
than not they’ll begin with the
than not they’ll begin with the conversations we all have when this talk
conversations we all have when this talk
conversations we all have when this talk is over thank you
is over thank you
is over thank you you
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