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IShowSpeed's journey from streaming to empty chats to earning up to $1.1M a month is remarkable. He transformed his persona during COVID, using chaos and conflict to create shareable moments that attract viewers. His controversies, like being banned from platforms, only fuel his growth. Speed's success hinges on emotional engagement, unpredictability, and leveraging fan-generated content. He emphasizes that attention is just the start; converting it into action is crucial. His approach showcases the psychological tactics that drive virality and brand growth in the attention economy.

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7 years ago, IShowSpeed was streaming to empty chats. His mom told him he was “wasting his life” and kicked him out. Today, he earns up to $1.1M a month—just from donations. Here are 4 psychological tactics he uses (that anyone can copy) 🧵

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Speed started as a small NBA 2K streamer with 2 viewers at a time. During COVID, he reinvented himself into the loud, high-energy persona we know today. His chaotic outbursts look random… …but behind the madness is a strategy few notice:

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The controversies aren’t accidents. When Speed screams, barks, or does something wild, he’s creating “clip-worthy” moments. Fans share them across platforms, giving him free distribution. Every meltdown = millions of new eyeballs. It’s built on a simple principle:

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Conflict fuels attention. Even his family drama became content. His mom walking in to discipline him created tension viewers couldn’t stop watching. When she kicked him out, he streamed it right away.

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“Forgot about the twenty four hours stream. I got y’all boys, bro. Just wait till I get everything settled, but look, man. And I'm very, very serious, On some real shit, bro. Stop spinning the hills, bro, because y'all really pissing me off. Alright, man. The mice seem crazy, chat, but I got kicked out, man. I got kicked out, bro. Like, hold on. Let me speak on some real shit, though, bro. Like, I'm about to say some real ass shit too, bro.”

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Speaker 0: Forgot about the twenty four hours stream. I got y'all boys, bro. Just wait till I get everything settled, but look, man. And I'm very, very serious, On some real shit, bro. Stop spinning the hills, bro, because y'all because y'all y'all really pissing me off. Alright, man. So unfortunately, chat, the mice seem crazy, but I got kicked out, man. I got kicked out, bro. You know what I'm saying, Chad? And then you feel me? Like, hold on. Wait. Y'all, like, let me speak on some real shit, though, bro. You feel me, Chad? Like, I'm about to say some real ass shit too, bro. Some real ass shit, bro.

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Lesson: raw conflict hooks harder than polished content. His obsession with Ronaldo is another masterclass in virality. By hyping Ronaldo while trolling Messi fans, he created endless debates.

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"Cristiano Ronaldo isn't just a soccer legend. He's the biggest name on the biggest stage in the entire world." "Over a billion followers across social platforms, more than any musician, actor, or influencer." "To millions, he's not just a player. He's a symbol of greatness, and Speed built his entire persona Zoe." "First, it was just clips." "Then it became hit songs, music videos, and even CR seven tattoos." "Speed went from a fan to a fanatic." "His obsession with Ronaldo consumed him, turning a dream into a mission." "From the FA Cup in London to the World Cup in Qatar, he flew across continents, screaming from the stands desperate for Ronaldo to notice him." "Following a three nil win over Bosnia, a stadium of Portugal fans buzzing with energy, and deep in a parking garage after months of chasing, screaming, Speed's dream finally became reality."

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Speaker 0: Cristiano Ronaldo. Cristiano Ronaldo isn't just a soccer legend. He's the biggest name on the biggest stage in the entire world. Out of this world. Over a billion followers across social platforms, more than any musician, actor, or influencer. To millions, he's not just a player. He's a symbol of greatness, and Speed built his entire persona Zoe. Around him. Zoe. First, it was just clips. Then it became hit songs, music videos, and even CR seven tattoos. Soon every stream, every viral moment, every sui, it was all leading to one defining moment. Speaker 1: Yo, Chad. Y'all think one day I'll meet I'll meet Ronaldo, y'all? I wanna meet him. Speaker 0: Speed went from a fan to a fanatic. His obsession with Ronaldo consumed him, turning a dream into a mission. He was going to meet his idol no matter what. And before anyone realized that Speed wasn't just reacting to everything Ronaldo, he was chasing him across the world. From the FA Cup in London to the World Cup in Qatar, he flew across continents, screaming from the stands desperate for Ronaldo to notice him. And every time he failed, it was like a match hitting jet fuel. The fire didn't just grow, it erupted. The chase had grown into a movement online. Fans weren't just watching. They were invested. They wanted it to happen. They needed it to happen. And the hype got so loud that even Ronaldo's teammates took notice. Speaker 1: Okay. Yeah. Ensire this truthfully. Okay? Truthfully. Speaker 0: Yeah. Speaker 1: Does Ronaldo know me? Speaker 0: Yeah. This pursuit really pulled speed out from behind the desk and removed him from the same video game focused path most streamers follow as he hopped from country to country from training sessions to sold out stadiums. This IRL format unlocked his full potential. His chaotic energy wasn't just entertaining, it was electric. With 17,000,000 subscribers now rallying behind him, the chase wasn't just a dream anymore. It was destiny. Following a three nil win over Bosnia, a stadium of Portugal fans buzzing with energy, and deep in a parking garage after months of chasing, screaming, Speed's dream finally became reality.

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And when Argentina won the World Cup, he ripped off his shirt to reveal a Messi jersey. It was the perfect viral twist—fans either laughed with him or at him. The results?

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With a 0.5% donation rate from 3–4M average viewers, he pockets $75K–$100K per stream. Membership tiers bring ~$55K monthly. And limited merch drops sell out instantly by leveraging scarcity.

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The common donation conversion rate that top streamers usually get is around 0.5%, and the average donation a viewer gives a streamer is around $5. I show speed usually averages around three to 4,000,000 viewers per stream, not concurrently, but when the full stream is uploaded. So with around three to 4,000,000 viewers with a 0.5% conversion rate would be around 15,000 to 20,000 donations per stream. Now with an average donation of $5, speed could be making approximately 75,000 to a $100,000 in donations per stream. Unfortunately, YouTube takes a 30% cut from donations, which are called Super Chats. So Speed's actual earnings would be around 52,500 to $70,000 per stream. Over the course of a month, speed would make $900,000 to 1,600,000 a month. With the 30% cut from YouTube, it would be more like $630,000 to 1,100,000.0 per month.

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Speaker 0: The common donation conversion rate that top streamers usually get is around 0.5%, and the average donation a viewer gives a streamer is around $5. I show speed usually averages around three to 4,000,000 viewers per stream, not concurrently, but when the full stream is uploaded. Because not everybody's gonna have time to watch the whole stream. Sometimes people come for ten minutes and then leave, but it still counts as a view. And obviously, he has outlier videos that perform much better or worse, but let's just go with a realistic three to 4,000,000. So with around three to 4,000,000 viewers with a 0.5% conversion rate would be around 15,000 to 20,000 donations per stream. Now with an average donation of $5, speed could be making approximately 75,000 to a $100,000 in donations per stream. Unfortunately, YouTube takes a 30% cut from donations, which are called Super Chats. So Speed's actual earnings would be around 52,500 to $70,000 per stream. Over the course of a month, speed would make $900,000 to 1,600,000 a month. With the 30% cut from YouTube, it would be more like $630,000 to 1,100,000.0 per month.

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Meanwhile, his fans double as a free marketing army. They “clip farm” his streams, blasting highlights across TikTok, Twitter, and YouTube. This grassroots distribution pulls in millions of new viewers. Legacy media can’t compete with that kind of authenticity.

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Bro, this fucking eagle. Hey. Let me spit some to your mother watch this. Watch this. Watch this. Watch this. Fuck. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. Alright. Alright. Alright. What the fucking Nobody's gonna Okay. Okay. Who are you talking Okay. Talking. Okay. Okay. Something like my. We being disrespectful. One leg. One fucking leg. Beat the game. I beat the game. Let's go. I tricked him. Let's go. I tricked him. I tricked him. What the fuck? Here come this Joseph. I tricked him again. I let's go. Come on. Come on. Come on. I beat it. I beat it.

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Speaker 0: Bro, this fucking eagle. Hey. Let me spit some to your mother watch this. Watch this. Watch this. Watch this. Watch this. Watch this. Fuck. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. Alright. Alright. Alright. Alright. What the fucking Nobody's gonna Okay. Okay. Who are you talking Okay. Talking. Okay. Okay. Something like my. We being disrespectful. One leg. One fucking leg. Beat the game. I beat the game. Let's go. I tricked him. Let's go. I tricked him. I tricked him. What the fuck? Here come this Joseph. I tricked him again. I let's go. Come on. Come on. Come on. I beat it. I beat it.

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Every controversy only adds fuel: • Banned from Twitch for risky comments • Suspended on YouTube for dangerous stunts • Removed from games for “toxic” behavior Each headline = more followers.

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I just wanted to make some fucking content, bro. I didn't wanna get bad like this. I'm sorry. I didn't wanna make any money make a thing like that. I swear to god, bro, that much of my life, bro.

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Speaker 0: I just wanted to make some fucking content, bro. I just wanted to make some fucking content, bro. I didn't wanna get bad like this. I just wanted to make some content, bro. I'm sorry. I didn't wanna make any money make a thing like that. I swear to god, bro, that much of my life, bro.

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Here are the 4 principles driving his success: 1. Emotional arousal drives sharing. Content that sparks big feelings gets shared 3x more than neutral posts. Speed engineers shock and excitement so fans feel compelled to share clips.

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A chaotic reaction centers on an unexpected KFC appearance. "Go. Go. Who the dropped KFC? Where the this KFC just come from? This shit just spawned in Vietnam." The moment erupts in disbelief and interruption: "Oh my god. Shut up." The speakers escalate, wondering aloud, "Why the is this so fucking good right now? Somebody bit this tool. What?" The exchange ends with a concise verdict: "Ew. Eight out of 10." The sequence captures surprise at the sudden origin of the KFC, a puzzled aside about someone biting the tool, and a harsh but blunt rating, all punctuated by expletives and rapid reactions.

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Speaker 0: Go. Go. Who the dropped KFC? Where the this KFC just come from? This shit just spawned in Vietnam. Oh my god. Shut up. Why the is this so fucking good right now? Somebody bit this tool. What? Ew. Eight out of 10.

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2. Unpredictability creates stickiness. Our brains are wired to focus on the unexpected. Speed’s streams are pure uncertainty—nobody knows what he’ll do next. That unpredictability keeps people watching longer.

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Do that. You do that. It's not not fresh. No. So oh, what's your name? Barbie Bans. Barbie Bans.

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Speaker 0: Do that. You do that. It's not not fresh. No. So oh, what's your name? Barbie Bans. Barbie Bans.

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3. Parasocial bonds come from raw emotion. When Speed breaks down, rages, or celebrates, fans feel like they’re seeing the “real him.” This creates loyalty that survives even his worst controversies.

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Open it. Open that shit. Open that shit. Yo. Love it. You're love it. Yo. Don't love it. Fucking do it. I love you. You're love it. You're love it. Wait. Guys. You're gonna love it. Come here, motherfuck, dude.

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Speaker 0: Open it. Open that shit. Open that shit. Speaker 1: Yo. Love it. You're love it. Yo. Don't love it. Fucking do it. I love you. You're love it. You're love it. Wait. Guys. You're gonna love it. Speaker 0: Come here, motherfuck, dude.

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4. FOMO drives live viewership. Because anything can happen, fans are terrified of missing the next viral clip. So they show up live instead of waiting for reuploads. That drives massive concurrent numbers. And his reach is global.

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The speakers open with thanks and ask if they’re live, noting the rapid pace and performance so far. They react to Ronaldo and Messi, joking about the names—“Ronaldo? You like Ronaldo? I’m goodie,” and “Messi? Messy? My Messy?” They identify someone as Steve, then prompt movement forward—“Here we go.” A brief exchange follows about touching—“Can I touch? Can you touch? Yes. You can touch.” The moment escalates with exclamations about speed—“Oh, fuck. Oh my gosh. This is fucking speed.” The tone shifts from curiosity about players to a high-energy, candid reaction to the moment, ending on the intensity of the speed. The exchange ends there.

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Speaker 0: Thank you for telling us all. Thank you. Thank you. Bruno, bro. Are we on? Speed. This is now. We've both seen your performance so far. Crazy. We do. Hey. Ronaldo. You like Ronaldo? I'm goodie. Ronaldo? Messi? Messy? My Messy? God. This is Steve, guys. Here we go. Can I touch? Can you touch? Yes. You can touch. Oh, fuck. Oh my gosh. This is fucking speed. Oh, you had to damn.

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His World Cup watch parties pulled 300K live viewers worldwide. From a niche 2K gamer, he became an international star. But is Speed’s style good or bad for content?

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Critics say he normalizes toxic behavior. Supporters say he’s authentic in a world of fake, polished influencers. Either way, his formula works: chaos → clips → virality → money.

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What creators can learn: 1. Moments > long-form content 2. Fans as distributors > algorithm reliance 3. Controversy = conversation 4. Adapt fast after backlash 5. Go global for long-term security The attention economy doesn’t reward perfection.

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It rewards emotion, conflict, and unpredictability. Speed mastered making moments people can’t stop sharing. But here’s the overlooked piece most creators miss: Attention is just step one.

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Your most valuable asset isn't your time. It's your attention. A man with time and distractions will always lose to a man with a deadline and a singular focus. And so it's never been easier to be successful than it is today. It's just also never been easier to be distracted.

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Speaker 0: Your most valuable asset isn't your time. It's your attention. A man with time and distractions will always lose to a man with a deadline and a singular focus. And so it's never been easier to be successful than it is today. It's just also never been easier to be distracted.

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If you don’t convert it, you’re just putting on a free show. The real difference between struggling and thriving is building systems that turn attention into action. That’s the gap Speed has closed—and why he’s winning.

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Were you the silent child? https://t.co/O91TrU6Jvp

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A silent child is not a good child. It's a traumatized child. Silence is not peace. It's a nervous system shutting down because that child is terrified of expressing his feelings. That child learned very early that if I speak, I get punished. If I cry, nobody comes for me. If I have needs, I will lose love. So they stay quiet, they stay small, they become easy to raise while their pain grows louder and louder inside. And as an adult, you still silence yourself. You disconnect from your needs just to keep the peace, not because you're weak, but because your body still thinks silence keeps you safe. And healing starts the moment you break that silence and give your voice back to the child inside that never got to use it.

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Speaker 0: A silent child is not a good child. It's not more well behaved. It's a traumatized child. Silence is not peace. It's a nervous system shutting down because that child is terrified of expressing his feelings. That child learned very early that if I speak, I get punished. If I cry, nobody comes for me. If I have needs, I will lose love. So they stay quiet, they stay small, they become easy to raise while their pain grows louder and louder inside. And as an adult, you still silence yourself. You avoid conflict because it makes your body shake. You say it's fine even when you're hurting. You don't ask for help because you don't wanna be a burden. In relationships, you pick partners that talk over you. You tolerate being misunderstood because it's familiar. You disconnect from your needs just to keep the peace, not because you're weak, but because your body still thinks silence keeps you safe. And I was that silent child, so I know this very well. And healing starts the moment you break that silence and give your voice back to the child inside that never got to use it.

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After studying baboons for 30 years, Robert Sapolsky revealed that chronic stress is a major factor in heart disease, diabetes, and aging, yet modern medicine often overlooks this, focusing instead on treating symptoms. Stress affects our bodies and minds, leading to serious health issues. Unlike animals that respond to immediate threats, humans can trigger stress through thoughts alone. The key to managing stress lies in feeling a sense of control and retraining our nervous systems. I share insights on self-improvement, personal finance, and mental health in my community.

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Big Pharma hates this man... After 30 years studying baboons, neuroscientist Robert Sapolsky uncovered something shocking: Chronic stress is the silent killer behind heart disease, diabetes, and even aging—yet Big Pharma won’t tell you this. Here’s what you need to know: 🧵

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Stress isn’t just in your head it’s in your body. Sapolsky proved that long-term stress physically changes your brain and wrecks your health. Yet instead of fixing the root cause, modern medicine treats symptoms with pills. The result? A society drowning in disease.

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most people are just caught in the stress loop, meaning their nervous system is basically on fire. The experiences of overwhelm, anxiety, frustration, and just franticness is caused by the nervous system being caught in this fight or flight loop. All of these things are overwhelming and they all look like crises. All the fires are caused by these stress loops that we're in because our nervous system can only perceive threats. And so the only way to solve all of these things, relationships with our kids, careers, money, our health, and the never ending to do list is we got to step out of this cycle of stress.

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Speaker 0: What I've realized working with people and through my own experience is most people are just caught in the stress loop, meaning their nervous system is basically on fire. And the experiences of overwhelm, anxiety, frustration, and just franticness is caused by the nervous system being caught in this fight or flight loop. And what it does is it has us basically focused on everything in our life, whether it's our relationships, our children, our careers, money, our health, and the never ending to do list. All of these things are overwhelming and they all look like crises. They all look like serious problems. And because every single thing that we are perceiving in our world looks like an emergency, we can't really gain perspective on how to start to solve for these things. And what we're doing is we're just putting out the fires, putting out the fires, putting out the fires, putting out the fires, but not realizing that this stress loop is what's creating all the fires. All the fires are caused by these stress loops that we're in because our nervous system can only perceive threats. And so the only way to solve all of these things, relationships with our kids, careers, money, our health, and the never ending to do list is we got to step out of this cycle of stress. This stress cycle is what is going to lead to all of the health issues, all of the overwhelm, no supplement, no amount of meditation is going to correct that because all that does is allows us to manage these relationships from our stress loop, as opposed to getting to the root cause.

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Your body was built for short bursts of stress—outrunning a predator, dodging danger. But today, your brain sees everything as a threat: • Social status • Work deadlines • Financial pressure And not just that...

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Unlike zebras whose stress response only activates in real danger... Humans can trigger the same "life-or-death" reaction just by thinking about a threat. Your brain reacts the same to a real danger and a what-if scenario. This is how chronic stress keeps you stuck.

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"Go back a 100 million years and some dinosaur is getting stressed because another one is trying to eat it." "it's secreting the exact same stress hormone, the same molecule as we do in a traffic jam." "When that hormone is mobilized, because you're running for your life, everything they're doing is saving your life." "It's sending energy to your thigh muscles." "It's making your heart beat faster." "But what do we do? We sit and we worry for thirty days each month about how we're going to pay the rent, and we're secreting the same hormones and making the same changes in our body and run for your life and your blood pressure goes through the roof." "That's good. That's saving your life." "Do the same thing when you're thinking about psychological stressors and do it chronically and you're going to get sick."

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Speaker 0: Go back a 100 million years and some dinosaur is getting stressed because another one is trying to eat it. And it's secreting the exact same stress hormone, the same molecule as we do in a traffic jam. And the key thing you see is when that hormone is mobilized, because you're running for your life, everything they're doing is saving your life. It's sending energy to your thigh muscles. It's making your heart beat faster. But what do we do? We sit and we worry for thirty days each month about how we're going to pay the rent, and we're secreting the same hormones and making the same changes in our body and run for your life and your blood pressure goes through the roof. That's good. That's saving your life. Do the same thing when you're thinking about psychological stressors and do it chronically and you're going to get sick.

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Sapolsky spent decades studying wild baboons. His most shocking discovery? • Low-status baboons had chronically high-stress hormones • Stress shrank their brains & aged them faster • They died younger And the exact same pattern happens in humans.

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But here’s what no one tells you: It’s not just what happens to you—it’s whether you feel in control. Baboons with strong social bonds & a sense of control had: • Lower cortisol • Longer lives • Stronger immune systems You can retrain your nervous system the same way.

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It's not only that stress makes us unhealthy and forgetful and maybe even demented and dead earlier, stress makes us tunnel visioned. If you've got a choice between more of a sense of control or more of a sense of outlets or more of a sense of predictability or more social support, social support is the way to do it every single One of the most interesting important things that stress does is it decreases our capacity for empathy.

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Speaker 0: It's not only that stress makes us unhealthy and forgetful and maybe even demented and dead earlier, stress makes us tunnel visioned. If you've got a choice between more of a sense of control or more of a sense of outlets or more of a sense of predictability or more social support, social support is the way to do it every single One of the most interesting important things that stress does is it decreases our capacity for empathy.

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Chronic stress wrecks every system in your body: • Gut dysfunction → Bloating, IBS • Hormones crash → Low testosterone • Brain shrinks → Memory loss, brain fog • Inflammation spikes → Autoimmune issues • Metabolism slows → Low energy, weight gain And it gets worse:

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Sapolsky found that chronic stress speeds up aging—at the genetic level. Why? Stress shortens your telomeres—the protective caps on your DNA. Shorter telomeres = faster aging, increased disease risk, and a shorter lifespan. This isn’t just mental. It’s biological.

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What they've now found is that telomeres, the little aglet that prevents the chromosome from wearing out too soon, it can wear out prematurely. There are other factors besides age that can cause it to wear out. And the biggest factor that causes a telomere to wear out is big t trauma and little t trauma. One time event and chronic complex trauma. All of those cause the telomere to wear out. What they then have found is so stress basically causes telomeres to wear out, which causes premature aging. And so people who have been living in chronic stress tend to live shorter. It shortens their lifespan.

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Speaker 0: What they've now found is that telomeres, the little aglet that prevents the chromosome from wearing out too soon, it can wear out prematurely. There are other factors besides age that can cause it to wear out. And the biggest factor that causes a telomere to wear out is big t trauma and little t trauma. One time event and chronic complex trauma. All of those cause the telomere to wear out. What they then have found is so stress basically causes telomeres to wear out, which causes premature aging. And so people who have been living in chronic stress tend to live shorter. It shortens their lifespan.

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It even makes you less empathetic… Chronic stress shuts down the part of your brain that processes empathy. When stress takes over, you are: • More selfish • Less tolerant • Narrow-minded The more stressed you are, the harder it is to care about others.

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Stress does crummy things to your brain: it makes you less empathic, less tolerant, and less willing to take somebody else’s perspective, narrowing your tunnel of concerns; in a stressed world, people are crummier to each other on the average. The anterior cingulate cortex is the brain region where you feel someone else’s pain; in a brain scan, when you watch a loved one have their finger poked, the painometer brain regions have nothing to say because nobody's touching your fingertip, but the anterior cingulate activates, and neurons there can’t tell the difference between your pain and someone else’s. Typically, people suffering from major depression, this part of the brain is overactive. When stressed, people become less generous, more likely to cheat in an economic game, and their moral compass goes out the window, narrowing concern to people who look like me and pray like me and eat like me.

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Speaker 0: For me, most meaningful thing is it does crummy things to your brain. The worst is that it makes you less empathic. It makes you less tolerant. It makes you less willing to take somebody else's perspective. It narrows your tunnel of concerns, and I think what we see is in a world full of stress, people are crummier to each other on the average. Why does stress cause that reduction in empathy? All sorts of interesting stuff, various places in the brain, but in one region, we think we, colleagues and I and lots of other people in the field, think we've gotten a sense of the brain region that's relevant, something called the anterior cingulate cortex. And if you wanna summarize it, this is the part of the brain where you feel someone else's pain. Sit someone down, stick them in a brain scanner, poke their finger with a pin, and, like, all sorts of, ouch, parts of the brain activate. And as part of that, this part of the brain, anterior cingulate, also activates, and it's got a lot to do with interpreting what the pain means, that sort of thing. Like, you poke somebody with a pin, after you've told them they've just had this very powerful anesthetic cream smeared over their finger when in actuality, it's like cream cheese or something. And they don't feel the pain. The parts of their brain that are saying, ouch, that was in my finger are still going on, but anterior cingulate has gone silent because you have fallen for a placebo effect. It's it's about the interpretation of the pain rather than the nuts and bolts features of it. So now stick the person in the brain scanner and don't poke their finger with a pin. Make them watch their loved one have their finger poked. And the painometer brain regions have nothing to say because, like, nobody's doing anything to your fingertip, but the anterior cingulate activates. And neurons there on this very, like, simplistic level can't tell the difference between your pain and someone else's pain. Big, amazing sort of footnote in there. Typically, people suffering from major depression, this part of the brain is overactive. It's just pain twenty four seven wherever you look and that kind of thing. Okay. So it turns out that when people are stressed, they become less generous. They're more likely to cheat in an economic game. Their moral compass goes out the window. Their their range of concern narrows down to people who look just like me and pray like me and eat like me and all that sort of stuff that we're way familiar with.

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Most people think genes determine their health. Bad Genes = Bad Life Good Genes = Good Life But Sapolsky discovered that stress is the real determinant. Chronic stress activates harmful genetic pathways—literally rewiring your biology for disease:

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"When it comes to behavior, genes are very, very, very rarely determinant." They're about vulnerabilities. "They depend on what environment you wind up in, whether you're pushed over the edge." "It after a while is irrelevant to ask what does this gene do, but only to ask what a gene does in this particular type of environment." "And the answer was absolutely clear. Yes." "Yes, it increases the risk if and only if you had a lot of stressors during childhood." "In the absence of a stressful childhood, having that risk variant had virtually no impact whatsoever." "It's not the genetics of becoming depressed, it's the genetics of being more vulnerable to depression when it's coupled with huge amounts of stress early in life."

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Speaker 0: When it comes to behavior, genes are very, very, very rarely determinant. They're about vulnerabilities. They're about potential. They're about, you know, skating on the edge of something, and it depends on what environment you wind up in, whether you're pushed over the edge. It depends if you have the right nurturant things that you've got the genetic potential all set to take advantage of. It after a while is irrelevant to ask what does this gene do, but only to ask what a gene does in this particular type of environment. Great example of this in terms of stress and genetic vulnerability. Classic study, it's been mired in some controversy for years, but I think it's the most important study done in biological psychiatry in a quarter century. There's this gene that's got something to do with serotonin, this neurotransmitter in the brain. Everybody knows serotonin has something to do with depression, SSRIs like Prozac work on it. So it's this gene that comes in a few different flavors, and all sorts of animal studies suggested you wind up with this flavor and you're at miss more risk for depression. And that made perfect sense and woah, that says that, you know, also genetic impact on depression and such. Let's go look at some humans and this amazing study following like thousands of people from childhood up into like early adulthood where you've got their genomes and you're saying, well, does having like the scary vulnerable version of this gene increase your risk for having a history of depression by the time you're 25 years old? And the answer was absolutely clear. Yes. Yes, it increases the risk if and only if you had a lot of stressors during childhood. In the absence of a stressful childhood, having that risk variant had virtually no impact whatsoever. It's not the genetics of becoming depressed, it's the genetics of being more vulnerable to depression when it's coupled with huge amounts of stress early in life. And this turns out to be the theme with like everything implicated with genes and behavior, it depends on the environment that you're in. And what do you know? It turns out all sorts of these genetic risk profiles, when it's coupled with a stressful environment, an abusive one, a neglectful one, or what that's the circumstances in which they suddenly are adverse.

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And yet, most people don’t even realize they’re trapped in the stress cycle. So they try: • Meditation → Only calms symptoms • Breathwork → Works temporarily • Supplements → Don’t fix the root cause Your nervous system is still in fight-or-flight.

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Speaker describes being in 'our stress cycle' and a 'quote unquote new normal that creates a ton of new symptoms.' These new symptoms easily become whack a mole: headaches, low libido, and 'irritable bowels, poor sleep, hormone imbalance.' They note we have 'pills, supplements' plus 'meditation' and 'deep breathing techniques,' and that, 'in themselves aren't bad.' 'Okay. I don't want you to hear me wrong. They're not bad.' But if we don't address the actual problem here, it literally becomes whack a mole and we are hitting a libido with something. Then we're like, 'oh my God, my headache. Let me go meditate.' 'My thyroid's in the tank. I just got my blood work. And now I got to go on all these supplements and medications and round and round we go.' They conclude: 'When what we need to start to focus on is how do I step out of this cycle?' 'In the next post, you're gonna see some techniques on how to start.'

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Speaker 0: Okay. So here we are in our stress cycle. Right? This quote unquote new normal that creates a ton of new symptoms. Right? These new symptoms very easily become whack a mole. Right? We've got headaches. We've got low libido. We got overweight, irritable bowels, poor sleep, hormone imbalance. But don't worry, we got pills, supplements. We got meditation we can do, deep breathing techniques, all these different techniques and modalities that in themselves aren't bad. Okay. I don't want you to hear me wrong. They're not bad. But if we don't address the actual problem here, it literally becomes whack a mole and we are hitting a libido with something. Then we're like, oh my God, my headache. Let me go meditate. Right? And then the next thing happens. And the next thing happens. My thyroid's in the tank. I just got my blood work. And now I got to go on all these supplements and medications and round and round we go. And are we talking about lots of money here? When what we need to, what you need to start to focus on is how do I step out of this cycle? And in the next post, you're gonna see some techniques on how to start.

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The real issue? Your nervous system is stuck in survival mode. No amount of meditation or supplements will work until you retrain your body's stress response. Sapolsky’s research shows that while stress is unavoidable, you CAN change how you react to it. What actually works? • Retraining your nervous system • Optimizing your body for resilience • Turning stress into a superpower

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The greatest thinker of the 21st century: Keanu Reeves. He was in the Matrix, went viral for being lonely & lived in hotels for much of his life. He famously said, “Multi-culture is the real culture of the world — a pure race doesn’t exist.” Here are 11 of his teachings on life that changed my life:

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I shared insights on Weston A. Price, who in 1939 revealed shocking truths about nutrition that the food industry tried to suppress. His research highlights that tooth decay stems from diet, not hygiene, and that modern diets reshape our faces and harm health. Traditional foods, rich in nutrients, are essential for strong development. Price emphasized the link between soil health and human well-being, showing that nutrient-dense foods can heal. I encourage exploring these principles through a Complete Cooking Guide to reclaim ancestral health. Join my community for more discussions on self-improvement and health.

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This is Weston A. Price. In 1939, he released a nutrition study so shocking the food industry tried to bury it. Even now, doctors, athletes & metabolic researchers study his findings. Here are 7 lessons from his research they never wanted you to know: 🧵

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His discoveries weren’t forgotten by accident. They threatened the profits of the food industry but remain vital for your health. Here’s what he revealed about the food you eat today…

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1. Tooth decay is caused by diet, not dirty teeth. Price found communities around the world with flawless teeth—without ever brushing. The common factor? Diets rich in fat-soluble vitamins (A, D, K2), raw dairy, seafood, and organ meats.

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He highlighted groups of people who experienced little or no dental disease, arguing that this health was not due to hygiene, fluoridated water, or conventional treatments, but to a diet rich in nutrients, particularly fat-soluble vitamins. He urged Western society to shift priorities toward good nutrition, soil enrichment, and prenatal care, substituting prevention for repair.

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Speaker 0: He was thrilled to find groups of people who experienced little or no dental disease. This health was possible, not through diligent hygiene or fluoridated water, treatments being recommended in the civilized society, and but through a diet rich in nutrients, particularly fat soluble vitamins. He argued passionately for changing Western society's priorities to focus on good nutrition, enriching the soil, and prenatal care, substitution substituting prevention for repair.

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2. The modern diet reshapes faces—and ruins health. When traditional foods were swapped for processed ones, Price observed: · Narrowed faces · Collapsed dental arches · Weakened immunity · Birth defects The changes appeared within a single generation.

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3. Sacred foods were nature’s superfoods. Every thriving culture had special foods reserved for: · Expectant mothers · Children · Men preparing for fatherhood These included fish eggs, raw butter, liver, and bone marrow—packed with the nutrients needed to create strong, healthy humans.

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That were visited and the foods that they held sacred. Sacred foods fall into four categories, dairy, seafood, offal, and insects supplemented by other types of food that were available and appropriate based on the geographical location, and skill sets of the native populations.

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Speaker 0: That were visited and the foods that they held sacred. Sacred foods fall into four categories, dairy, seafood, offal, and insects supplemented by other types of food that were available and appropriate based on the geographical location, and skill sets of the native populations.

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4. Traditional diets outclass modern ones by far. Even in the 1930s, ancestral diets contained: · 4x more calcium · 10x more fat-soluble vitamins · No seed oils, refined sugar, or white flour Today’s diet? High calories, empty nutrition.

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5. Soil health = human health. Price showed how soil depletion leads directly to disease. Indigenous farmers kept their soil fertile for centuries. Modern farming? · Pesticides · Glyphosate · Dead soil Poor soil = nutrient-poor food.

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6. Nutrient-dense food can heal. Price gave children with severe tooth decay one rich, traditional meal daily. In just weeks: · Cavities stopped advancing · Teeth began to remineralize · Behavior and school performance improved No modern dentistry required.

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Two teachers sought out Doctor. Price to ask what had caused their poorest student to become one of the best in class. One boy had been so weak they worried if he would be able to walk the two blocks of the mission to receive the meal. Six weeks later, he was playing basketball like a star and showing no fatigue. Doctor. Price believed that well over ninety five percent of all dental caries can be controlled this way. If such amazing results can be seen by changing one meal a day in an otherwise deficient nutritional regime, imagine the effect of complete dietary change.

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Speaker 0: Two teachers sought out Doctor. Price to ask what had caused their poorest student to become one of the best in class. One boy had been so weak they worried if he would be able to walk the two blocks of the mission to receive the meal. Six weeks later, he was playing basketball like a star and showing no fatigue. Doctor. Price believed that well over ninety five percent of all dental caries can be controlled this way. If such amazing results can be seen by changing one meal a day in an otherwise deficient nutritional regime, imagine the effect of complete dietary change.

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7. Processed foods are anti-human. Price called sugar, white flour, and canned goods “displacing foods of modern commerce.” They don’t just push out nutrients. They displace your energy, immunity, fertility—and even facial structure.

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We have lost our ability to detect the nutrients we need, like animals still do. Doctor. Price described how wild deer prefer to browse on the most nutrient rich vegetation, even while leaving the same plants growing in poor soil untouched. Processed foods lack vital nutrients. Modern white flour has had approximately four fifths of the phosphorus and nearly all of the vitamins removed by processing. This makes it easier to transport and store, which is great for the manufacturer, but detrimental to the customer. Even insects and bugs select food that is nourishing. Bugs and children require the same minerals and vitamins. Our modern white bread cannot support such insect life. The empty calories are known as displacing foods.

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Speaker 0: We have lost our ability to detect the nutrients we need, like animals still do. Doctor. Price described how wild deer prefer to browse on the most nutrient rich vegetation, even while leaving the same plants growing in poor soil untouched. Processed foods lack vital nutrients. Modern white flour has had approximately four fifths of the phosphorus and nearly all of the vitamins removed by processing. This makes it easier to transport and store, which is great for the manufacturer, but detrimental to the customer. Even insects and bugs select food that is nourishing. Bugs and children require the same minerals and vitamins. Our modern white bread cannot support such insect life. The empty calories are known as displacing foods.

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Modern food is breaking us down—physically, mentally, and across generations. The answer isn’t more supplements. It’s going back to what truly works: Nutrient-dense ancestral foods that built humanity.

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