Advice on Enduring Today’s Uncertain, Hostile Times

Adam Savage kicks things off by urging us to lean on empathy, kindness and respect as our survival toolkit. When asked if he’d go back and redo anything, he says nah – every stumble and face-plant taught him something valuable and made him who he is today.

He then digs into the “scarcity model,” warning that treating opportunities like pie slices you have to fight for only breeds fear and competition. And on gatekeeping versus “paying your dues,” Savage draws the line: true gatekeeping locks folks out arbitrarily, while asking people to practice and build skills first is just smart prep.

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