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Mini: 6-7 · Why We Do What We Do

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  Speaker 1: You're listening to Why we do what we do. Welcome
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  Speaker 1: to Why we do what we do Mini. I'm your
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  Speaker 1: host Abraham and I'm your host Shane. We are a
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  Speaker 1: And this is a mini which is a short episode
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  Speaker 1: what we do. Then this is a mini which comes
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  Speaker 1: out on Mondays. Yes, yes it is.
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  Speaker 2: And today we're talking about something that is like arguably
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  Speaker 2: a mini trend, which is this horrific thing that's happening
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  Speaker 2: in our world, and that is the six 's seven phenomenon.
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  Speaker 1: Yes, six is afraid of seven because seven eight still.
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  Speaker 2: One of my favorite jokes, still one of my favorite
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  Speaker 2: jokes ever.
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  Speaker 1: and I'll talk more about those at the end of
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  Speaker 1: this discussion. But we are, as we said, diving into
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  Speaker 1: this cultural phenomenon. That is a phrase that you might
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  Speaker 1: hear a lot, and it will probably be gone by
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  Speaker 1: the end of the year. Well not the end of
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  Speaker 1: the year, but it will be gone soon. But nevertheless,
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  Speaker 1: I think we're ready to dive into it. Yeah anything, yeah,
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  Speaker 1: you toad? Okay, No, I'm ready. So the Dictionary defines
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  Speaker 1: six' seven as and, yes unfortunately that's now a real
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  Speaker 1: sentence someone might utter at some point because dictionary Dot
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  Speaker 1: com picked six seven as the word of the. Year and,
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  Speaker 1: YES i, Know i'm saying it like an old. Person
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  Speaker 1: it's six seven and it comes to the hand, motion it,
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  Speaker 1: does it does come with the hand.
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  Speaker 2: MOTION i think it's really important for everybody to know
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  Speaker 2: that we don't really want to talk about this like at,
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  Speaker 2: all but we, can even though in six months it's
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  Speaker 2: going to be likely forgotten because you, know things like
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  Speaker 2: bootylicious people don't say, anymore even though that's also in the,
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  Speaker 2: dictionary you, Know and that's a thing, too is like
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  Speaker 2: this idea of what does show up in the dictionary
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  Speaker 2: after a certain point of. Time but you, know it's funny, Too,
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  Speaker 2: like you, know the word creep and creepy were invented
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  Speaker 2: By Charles dickens in the late eighteen, hundred so there's also,
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  Speaker 2: like you, know some precedent for like important words showing.
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  Speaker 2: UP i doubt that six seven is going to rise
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  Speaker 2: to the occasion of creepy, though.
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  Speaker 1: YEAH i mean those words also had. Meaning that's spoiling
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  Speaker 1: us getting into. This so if you're, curious we are
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  Speaker 1: going to talk about in this discussion what six seven.
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  Speaker 1: Means we're also going to talk about where it comes,
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  Speaker 1: from and then a little bit like why it is,
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  Speaker 1: popular why it is making the rounds right, now what
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  Speaker 1: has this exist in the zeitgeist of our culture at
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  Speaker 1: this period of. Time this brief flash in the. Pan,
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  Speaker 1: yes some have speculated that the number six seven is
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  Speaker 1: a reference to the periodic table because the atomic number
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  Speaker 1: sixty seven is whole Meum and you're, thinking, OH i
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  Speaker 1: get it. Now that's why people are saying sixty. Seven,
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  Speaker 1: no you're. Not the reason is that the element symbol
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  Speaker 1: for atomic number sixty seven holemium is ho or. Ho
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  Speaker 1: but that's actually not really. True that's just something that
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  Speaker 1: some people have, speculated likely nerds who are that familiar
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  Speaker 1: with the periodic table that they would identify.
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  Speaker 2: That, yeah that's a lot of like benefit of the
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  Speaker 2: doubt to give to general.
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  Speaker 1: Culture that is pretty being pretty. Generous all.
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  Speaker 2: Right So philadelphia Rapper scrilla released a song, That oh my,
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  Speaker 2: gosh that sounded so old WHEN i say it like.
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  Speaker 1: That philadelphia Rapper.
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  Speaker 2: Scrilla scrilla released a song In february twenty twenty five
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  Speaker 2: Titled Doot dude six seven with the lyrics shooters stay,
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  Speaker 2: STRAPPED i don't mean mine bro put belt right today
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  Speaker 2: behind the way that. SWITCH i know he died in six.
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  Speaker 2: Seven so that's the lyric from the Song Doute dude
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  Speaker 2: six to seven By scrilla said in the widest way.
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  Speaker 2: Possible there's a reason WHY i don't have a career
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  Speaker 2: as a. RAPPER i just don't have the.
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  Speaker 1: Cadence, yeah, YEAH i MEAN i don't know it probably
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  Speaker 1: it probably lands somewhat. Similar that gets us TO i
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  Speaker 1: think enough background in history here that we we can
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  Speaker 1: actually start to talk about what this, means this six.
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  Speaker 1: Seven but after we play some meaningless. Ads h all,
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  Speaker 1: right we're. Back so as you were just describing, this
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  Speaker 1: rapper wrote lyrics and a song called Dut dute six,
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  Speaker 1: seven and that's that's sort of the, recurring the reprised
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  Speaker 1: lyrical part of that is the six to seventh. Thing
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  Speaker 1: and the artist himself actually says the meaning of six
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  Speaker 1: seven is. Fluid he, says quote it means a, block
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  Speaker 1: but that's not what it means to, everyone end quote
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  Speaker 1: and not even clear what he means by a, block
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  Speaker 1: although some people have speculated that it has to do
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  Speaker 1: with some streets In philadelphia where he might have family
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  Speaker 1: or where like they might be a relevant part of
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  Speaker 1: the city and they just call it six. Seven that
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  Speaker 1: seems to be maybe where it sort of. Originated, yeah
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  Speaker 1: that makes.
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  Speaker 2: Sense now the sang itself isn't really a reality bending
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  Speaker 2: bang or. Anything although the accompanying hand, motions which is
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  Speaker 2: both palms, up moving up and down as if you're
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  Speaker 2: kind of like an old time weight, skill might. Work
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  Speaker 2: you might be kind of like weighing your options per.
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  Speaker 1: Se.
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  Speaker 2: Yeah, Yeah and, further the phrase six to seven has
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  Speaker 2: a particular. Cadence but as with the deterioration of all good,
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  Speaker 2: things TikTok happened and distorted it beyond all.
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  Speaker 1: Meaning, yes so, yeah it just as you're describing for
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  Speaker 1: people who haven't seen this or aren't really familiar with,
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  Speaker 1: it because it comes with that hand. Gesture it's like
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  Speaker 1: you say six seven while you're basically have your hands
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  Speaker 1: both palms, up sort of flopping them back and forth
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  Speaker 1: like you're juggling or weighing something like an old timey. Scale,
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  Speaker 1: yes but as you, said TikTok. Happened tailor Tk kinney
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  Speaker 1: is credited with popularizing six seven as the saying when
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  Speaker 1: he posted a video On TikTok rating A starbucks drink
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  Speaker 1: a six' seven out of ten and then doing the
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  Speaker 1: hand motions thing from The, song sure and then further
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  Speaker 1: FANS of Nba Player, LaMelo ball who apparently stands at six,
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  Speaker 1: foot seven also set the song to a video, of
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  Speaker 1: him and again it just sort of continued to spread
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  Speaker 1: the theme the meanness of six' seven in various contexts
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  Speaker 1: where that number could be treated as if it were. Relevant.
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  Speaker 2: To, Something yes yes so this became particularly popular Among
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  Speaker 2: The young, gen alpha generation who will seize every opportunity
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  Speaker 2: to engage, the playful term which probably has you wondering
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  Speaker 2: if you, don't already know what?
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  Speaker 1: Does.
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  Speaker 2: IT mean now i have a child that lives in
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  Speaker 2: my House Who. Is gen alpha he does, belong to
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  Speaker 2: that He's An. Older GEN alpha and i also have
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  Speaker 2: a nephew and niece who Are Considered, younger gen alpha
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  Speaker 2: and they all say it and it all makes me
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  Speaker 2: want to rip.
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  Speaker 1: My, Hair, Out understandable okay so, BEFORE recording this i
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  Speaker 1: wasn't even one hundred percent sure. WHAT it meant I thought,
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  Speaker 1: that I knew but. I wasn't clear and so we've.
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  Speaker 1: Done our research we're here to tell you. Might already know,
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  Speaker 1: if you, know you know but, if you don't we're
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  Speaker 1: going to fill you in now in case you're in
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  Speaker 1: the dark about. What it means here is our. Very.
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  Speaker 1: Concise definition nothing it. Doesn't. Mean, anything yeah yeah it's
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  Speaker 1: literally just a. Thing to say, in a way it's
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  Speaker 1: a way. To be included it kind of shows that you're.
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  Speaker 1: In the know it's like being a it's like a
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  Speaker 1: spoken membership card for being aware of. What's going on
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  Speaker 1: it's whimsical and it's silly and it. Has no meaning
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  Speaker 1: it's just a, thing to say, so you know there
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  Speaker 1: is no real. Definition to unpack it's just it's sort
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  Speaker 1: OF like saying i guess, in a way it's kind
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  Speaker 1: of like the wuzz up although like those are words
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  Speaker 1: that we understand, what they mean but like that was
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  Speaker 1: kind of they were done in a way that it
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  Speaker 1: didn't really have a. Lot of meaning people would just
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  Speaker 1: say it. To, each other right that's kind, of SIX
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  Speaker 1: seven which i was also not On the, wuzz up,
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  Speaker 1: craze but, yeah but yeah that's that's sort of where we're. At,
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  Speaker 1: with this yeah it doesn't.
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  Speaker 2: Really mean anything so it's a silly thing to say
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  Speaker 2: that will likely be reinforced by general public or by
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  Speaker 2: our own desire to.
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  Speaker 1: Make ourselves laugh but it just.
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  Speaker 2: Doesn't mean anything so don't worry your pretty little, heads
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  Speaker 2: about it because it really just is, empty and vacuous
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  Speaker 2: just like most of.
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  Speaker 1: Society these, DAYS but yeah i think as far, as
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  Speaker 1: the why like just, as you said it's this idea
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  Speaker 1: that saying it is going to get a. Reaction from
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  Speaker 1: people either they'll laugh or they'll do, it with you
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  Speaker 1: or they'll. Roll their eyes it's gonna get some kind
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  Speaker 1: of like you, won't get confused you? Ever get confused
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  Speaker 1: stairs that might, Even do it but, like right now
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  Speaker 1: that is just a thing that is likely to elicit some,
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  Speaker 1: kind of, reaction so right and a lot of times
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  Speaker 1: it will be, like a reinforcement like a positive reinforcement
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  Speaker 1: in terms of some. Kind of acknowledgment, of of course
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  Speaker 1: all the other things that described are also. Technically positive
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  Speaker 1: reinforcement rolling the eyes or, scoffing, or whatever right, or
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  Speaker 1: looking confused all of that could function. As positive reinforcement,
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  Speaker 1: but point. Being that's it. That's, the why. Yeah, THAT'S
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  Speaker 1: it okay i think we. DID the thing i think.
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  Speaker 1: We nailed.
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