Uploaded October 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 days ago

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How much control do we have over our fate? Do our genetics determine more than our environment?

I ponder on these questions and what I believe is the correct way to assign respect to others given we have so little control over our destiny and it takes an incredible amount of grit to pave a new path in life.

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References:

Rick and Morty’s Roy game:
youtu.be/yN9hNAkjPOk?si=Ks6NtpOBy3yW4zEK

Glitch in the Matrix (black cats):
youtu.be/z_KmNZNT5xw?si=9QxJPfp5YyErpb6j

Truman Show ending:
youtu.be/Q53GthAVaqA?si=ryqm5TdISEih8uWF

Rock Lee (Hard Work vs Talent):
youtu.be/DWZHqMpg_Lc?si=W8GDtoUTg9kMaQRo

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Chapters:

Looks: 0:18
Intelligence: 1:58
Charisma: 3:25
Wealth: 4:12
Nature vs Nurture: 5:22
How I assign respect: 7:52
How I live my life: 9:46
Simulation Theory: 11:11
If I’m in a simulation: 12:40
Free Will: 13:47
Conclusion: 15:57