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Looking at the future beyond predictions, what else can people expect from you and your your channel? You have your Secret History series which concluded, and now you're on to what looks like two different series, Game Theory and Great Books. Is there anything people can look forward to that you're willing to tell us about coming out next?
Yeah. So, um, I'm not sure how much longer I want to do YouTube uh lectures and YouTube videos. And the reason why is that when I first did these YouTube lectures, it was a platform, a space for me to speculate on ideas, to bring my ideas out there and get feedback and refine my ideas deeper. Okay, that was the goal. Unfortunately, now that I'm famous, this has run into issues. Okay.
The first issue is that people are now nitpicking everything I say online. And um, I'm sorry, but when I speculate, I'm going to make some mistakes. Okay, that's just part of the process. I'm I'm going to mispronounce some words. I'm I'm going to get some facts wrong. I might make a silly speculation. Okay, that's just part of the process of brainstorming, of speculation. But you know, like now that I'm online effing I'm there, it's there a huge spotlight on me. Um, it it's it's it's it's it's really dampened my curiosity. It's really dampened my passion to explore deeply. Um, so that's the first problem.
Second problem is that um, people are accusing me of advising the Iranian government because I make um, the speculations in my class as what the strategy is. Okay? And I'm I'm just using it from a game theory perspective, meaning like anyone in that circumstance would be using these strategies. But for whatever reason, um, there are people who think that I'm the reason why this war started, that I'm the one responsible for, uh, what's happening in America, why Iran is developing, why Iran is doing what it's doing. I'm the one who's like, you know, fighting on behalf of Iran. And like like listen, I'm just this random dude who has a YouTube channel online. I don't h I don't belong to any society. I don't have any power. I don't belong to any um, powerful faction, okay? So, it's very easy to to like, you know, to like get at me, okay? And I have like three young kids and so I I need to worry about my own personal safety now, right? Because I guarantee you like, you know, I'm in Beijing right now where people don't really know me, but if I if I were to step on the streets of New York City or anywhere in Canada or Europe, I'm pretty sure I would get punched in the face. People are really really angry right now at me. Um, and I can feel the hate in the vitual um online. That's uh number two.
Number three is um, given that I'm interested in intellectual speculation, I think the next step for me is to write a book to really bring my ideas onto the page so I can look at it closely and refine it and really bring out to market and like you know like during the doing this series on game theory, there's so much demand for this right? There's so much demand for like tell us the theories, tell us what's really going on, give us a theorical framework for how we ourselves can develop a better understanding of the world. So what I'll probably do is stop teaching. Um um I've sent in my resignation to the school um and you you and and so I I I I said I I will leave March uh at the end of March um and finish my classes and start my YouTube channel because I need to work on my book. Um, I I need to basically lie low. Um, otherwise um, look look I mean people say this but it's almost like at the beginning of co remember how how in China like like there's already these lockdowns happening but in the West people were like so like ah, you know, it's not it's so far away, we won't be affected and boom, the entire world is shut down and the entire world has changed overnight and it's in a similar situation and then people are gonna be angry and do I really want to be a target for for people okay? Because at at the end of the day, you know, I'm not like a YouTube celebrity. I don't see myself as a YouTube celebrity. I mean, I'm I I am an intellectual. I mean, I like to write books. I like to write. I'm I'm I'm an introvert. I don't I don't like the the publicity. I was told that if I were to go United States right now, I could do like a multi-ity uh speaking tour and every seat will be filled out and I can make a lot of money for myself. I'm like, I don't want that crap, you know? I like like I I don't want um to be in the middle of a firestorm. Um, so, so yeah. So, so so, so, so, so, so that that's why I can't really sleep and that's why it's been a very hard week for me. [snorts]
Yeah. Well, I would say, professor, from whatever it's worth for me, that there is a light in you that's shining bright and many people are inspired by that. And unfortunately in this world, those are the the voices that get you know, out outshown by the loud and hateful few that you know, want to make themselves known. So I encourage you to write a book and I think that's a great way to take a next step in your path and uh, I look forward to it. you know, I hope that when you do write that book, you join us again on the podcast, Curt's podcast as well, and tell us about what you've written. But yeah, that's exciting stuff. And and I really do, as a, you know, stoner optimist over here for whatever it's worth. Uh, I I don't think that you should be as as worried as you are. But hey, what do I know? Uh, but I do wish you the best in your endeavors and uh, and I hope that you and your family stays safe because what you've done is uh, is again, yeah, it's it's put yourself at a risk by sharing the truth because the truth is dangerous. So I mean to you, I I my heart goes out to you and uh, and yeah, again, I wish you the the best of luck in that. But uh, with that, any final thoughts or final words as we conclude this show?
No, no, it's it's it's been great. Thank you.
Thank you. And I hope you know, if you do decide to do other shows, that you'll join us again, uh, especially when your book comes out. Uh, but until then, thank you all for tuning in. Support the professor while his channel is still up, Predictive History on YouTube, and be on the lookout for a book coming in the near future. Until then, we'll see you on the next episode. Immerse yourself in the moment, wherever you are, in the