So I assumethatyou, likeeveryoneelseontheInternet, hasseenMarkrubbersAmazingnewvideoinwhichhebuilds a baitpackagethatexplodesglitteronpeoplewhentheystealit.
I don't wanttotakeawayfromtheamazingEngineeringyear.
It's verygood.
Butthereason I'vewatchedthisvideofivetimesisn't that, like, amazingGlitterswirledanditisn't thewellengineeredfartspray, er, ifthepartwherethethievesdon't lookoracttheway I thoughtthattheywould.
Andlook, I'm justbeinghonest.
I don't actuallyknowwhat I thoughttheyweregonnalooklike.
Maybebecause I dehumanizedwhat a thiefwasinmyhead.
Butthatchallengetomyexpectation, whateveritwaasimmediatelychangedtheway I wasthinkingaboutthieves.
And I wentfrom, like, maybe a littlebitofangerandalsopity, tomborcuriosityandalsostealingbecausegettingoffendedthat, likeyourtheft, endedin a prank.
Lookatmycar.
Yeah, comeon.
So I did a bunchofresearchbecausethat's what I do.
Andsomeofthatresearchinvolvedtalkingtopackagethieves, which I managedtodo.
Andhereinthevoiceofactors, notthepeoplethemselves, aresomeofthethingsthat I heardfromthosepeople.
Allofmyfriendsweredoingitondidn't havethatmanyfriends, and I didn't knowhowtomakenewones.
There's somesatisfactioninjustgettingawaywithsomething I had a debatableneedtosteal.
When I wasinmyactiveaddiction.
I couldsellortradethestuff I hadstolen.
Youdon't everknowwhatpeoplemighthaveorderedcouldbe a USBcable.
There's alsoreallyinterestingtomethatthiswasoftennot a solitaryactivity, andthat's like a defenseagainstexperiencingtheguiltthat, likeifyouarepronetosomeguilt, thensomehowyougettodividenotquiteasbad, butmorethanthatwhen I cameawayfromthisthinkingisthattheft, likeallsociologicalenterprise, issupercomplicated.
Did a lotofresearchontheftthisweekandoneofthemostfascinatingstudiesthatcameacrosswasfromDrDanreallydidanexperimentwhere a wholebunchofpeoplecameinto a classroomandtheyhadtoanswermathproblemsandforeveryone.
Well, thatdependedonwhatsweaterthecheaterwaswearingiftheywerewearing a sweaterfromthesameuniversitythatalltherestofthestudentswerefromcheatingincrease.
Butiftheywerewearing a sweaterfrom a rivaluniversity, cheatingdecreased.
I cameawayfromthatresearchthinkingthesamething I thoughtaboutMark.
Rubbers, videogenius, designandtheftis a lotmorecomplicatedthan I wantedittobe.