What were you like when I was 25
Hmm
Well, I was obsessed
When I was 25 or so
I probably weighed about 138 pounds
I smoked, like, a pack of cigarettes a day
I drank
Tremendous amount of alcohol
My friends were heavy drinkers
And most of them dropped out of school
By the time they were 15 or 16
Went off to work on the oil rigs
And it was a rough town
And we drank a lot
And I started when I was 14 and
I had a lot of bad habits
And I wasn't in great shape physically
I was also still intellectually obsessed
As I am now
Hmm
Well, I was obsessed
When I was 25 or so
I probably weighed about 138 pounds
I smoked, like, a pack of cigarettes a day
I drank
Tremendous amount of alcohol
My friends were heavy drinkers
And most of them dropped out of school
By the time they were 15 or 16
Went off to work on the oil rigs
And it was a rough town
And we drank a lot
And I started when I was 14 and
I had a lot of bad habits
And I wasn't in great shape physically
I was also still intellectually obsessed
As I am now
Very frequently what I'm doing as a therapist is
Helping people have a life that would work
You know, and you can parameterize that
What do you need?
How about some friends?
How about an intimate relationship?
With someone that you can trust
That maybe has a future
That'd be good
How about a career that puts you
In a dominance hierarchy somewhere
So at least you've got some possibility of rising
Some possibility of stabilizing yourself
And a schedule and a routine
Because no one can live without a routine
You just forget that
Helping people have a life that would work
You know, and you can parameterize that
What do you need?
How about some friends?
How about an intimate relationship?
With someone that you can trust
That maybe has a future
That'd be good
How about a career that puts you
In a dominance hierarchy somewhere
So at least you've got some possibility of rising
Some possibility of stabilizing yourself
And a schedule and a routine
Because no one can live without a routine
You just forget that
[Chorus]
Human beings don't want
Utopian comfort and certainty
They want
Adventure and chaos and uncertainty
Human beings don't want
Utopian comfort and certainty
They want
Adventure and chaos and uncertainty
Satan
In Milton's "Paradise Lost" Satan
Decides that he can do without the transcendent
He can do without God
He can do without God
He can do without God
And that's why he foments rebellion
It's something like that
Human beings don't want
Utopian comfort and certainty
They want
Adventure and chaos and uncertainty
Human beings don't want
Utopian comfort and certainty
They want
Adventure and chaos and uncertainty
Satan
In Milton's "Paradise Lost" Satan
Decides that he can do without the transcendent
He can do without God
He can do without God
He can do without God
And that's why he foments rebellion
It's something like that
We need to know who the competent people are
And we need to reward them
And even more importantly, we need to tell young people
Hey, there's some hierarchies of competence out there
Like, 1,000 of them
Go be a plumber, man, but be a good one, you know
Be an honest one
Because otherwise all you do is go out there
And cause trouble
We don't need people to cause more trouble
We need people to solve problems
Solve problems, solve problems
[Chorus]
We need to people to solve problems
Solve problems, solve problems
We don't need people to cause more trouble
We need people to solve problems
Solve problems, solve problems
And we need to reward them
And even more importantly, we need to tell young people
Hey, there's some hierarchies of competence out there
Like, 1,000 of them
Go be a plumber, man, but be a good one, you know
Be an honest one
Because otherwise all you do is go out there
And cause trouble
We don't need people to cause more trouble
We need people to solve problems
Solve problems, solve problems
[Chorus]
We need to people to solve problems
Solve problems, solve problems
We don't need people to cause more trouble
We need people to solve problems
Solve problems, solve problems
Let's say you want to sort out your room and beautify it
And let's say that all you have is just a little room
Like, you're not rich
But you've got your damn room
And you've got this space right in front of you
That's a part of the cosmos
That you can come to grips with
[Chorus]
You've got this space right in front of you
Space right in front of you
Space right in front of you
You've got your damn room
And you've got this space right in front of you
That's a part of the cosmos
That you can come to grips with
Well, a room is a place to sleep
And so, if your room up properly
Then you figure out how to sleep
And let's say that all you have is just a little room
Like, you're not rich
But you've got your damn room
And you've got this space right in front of you
That's a part of the cosmos
That you can come to grips with
[Chorus]
You've got this space right in front of you
Space right in front of you
Space right in front of you
You've got your damn room
And you've got this space right in front of you
That's a part of the cosmos
That you can come to grips with
Well, a room is a place to sleep
And so, if your room up properly
Then you figure out how to sleep