Q&A: “CURT: HOW HAVE YOUR VIEWS CHANGED?” —“Hey Curt. Quick question that I wo

Q&A: “CURT: HOW HAVE YOUR VIEWS CHANGED?”

—“Hey Curt. Quick question that I would like you to expand upon if you wish. Could you expand upon how your thought process has change or stayed the same from the 80s to the Curt 90s curt to the now curt doolittle?”—

CURT

I think my emotional intuition (what I feel good and bad about) has remained fairly constant.

I still like to screw around as if I’m a teenager. Seriously. I would live in a dorm with college kids if I could.

I have a lot more knowledge, and am a lot more articulate, and a lot more social than I was. I have a lot more confidence because of knowledge, ability to articulate, and social experience.

I cared a lot (waaaay toooo much) about getting girls, then a lot about getting successful, then a lot about getting stuff, and now I don’t care about any of those things.

I relied upon intuition, and experience, and I have abandoned all of that and I rely upon knowledge and reason mostly.

I cared a lot about proving myself for a variety of childhood reasons. And once I did (or every time I did) I felt better and better. And I have proven myself in every dimension, and now I don’t need to.

I think that is the major difference in how I feel. What I wish I could tell my young self is that stuff and women don’t matter – do what you love and are good at. The other things come by externality.

Is that what you mean?

FRIEND

Yes for the most part.

Thank thank you for that well worded and thought out answer.

Also how has your view of the society changed? Or was it that you viewed society through the lenses of which you just stated

CURT

I was a typical classical liberal with faith in democracy and rule of law, and my only belief was that monarchy and a parliament was better than the presidency and a house of commons.

I had greater faith in mankind – I was more optimistic, because I lacked the experience of the world to know the full range of how people can act.

I am much more forgiving of people because I understand how diverse our abilities are. And I have a fonder appreciation for the working and middle classes, and I have lost all respect for the talking and educated classes.

I was part of the generation indoctrinated in to feminism, and I ‘bought it’ and it turns out everything I was told was false.

I dunno. I have always been a bit ‘afraid’ of people because social anxiety runs in my family. and I have a touch of autism that makes it worse. I’ve always been an outsider because of these things. So I don’t know if my perspective is something that can be learned from.

I would say my swing has mostly been from confused arrogance, to understanding confidence.

FRIEND

wow thank you for that. Great stuff and well thought out and stated as always.

i think you should share this with your readers if you haven’t already.

xcheers brotha