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Adam Savage's Tested: Advice on Enduring Today's Uncertain, Hostile Times

TL;DR: Adam Savage says the best way to get through these weird, often hostile times is to lean into empathy, kindness and respect—no magic bullet, just genuine human connection. Looking back, he wouldn’t change a thing about his past because every stumble taught him something valuable.

He warns against the “scarcity model,” which is the mindset that there’s only so much to go around, so you’d better hoard it. And while he’s all for asking people to pay their dues—put in the work, learn the basics—he draws the line at gatekeeping, which is just shutting people out rather than helping them grow.

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