You are not special

Yes it is a great speech, and for sure something the kids of this generation need to hear. I got my degree almost a year ago. In my last semester one of my professors went off in class about that same exact thing.

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I'm a creep

Great speech.

This is one generation that needs to hear that on a daily basis.

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If you liked that then you will love this http://youtu.be/OAOrT0OcHh0

George Carlin said basically this same thing in one of his routines. I think he got away with it cause he hid this truth in the overall comedy act. He used a lot of these exact quotes. I wonder if this guy got it from his act.

It is a great speech really. And very true.

I remember growing up as a kid wanting to think I was something special and that I was different. I was a member of the black trenchcoat mafia, died my hair black, and wanted to be a punk rocker without subscribing to anarchy. My father died when I was a baby and I was always searching for something, which I have not yet found.

I see this in my kid who is now 11. All of her friends are trying to distinguish themselves by their clothes, and by what seems to be a new trend called "dye dipping" where they dye a group of strands pink or purple or red (which ended up in a disaster the other day for us).

I tried to explain to kid that people get tattoos and piercings trying to make themselves different, when in the end the very best you can hope for a stable income, a roof over your head, and a family that loves you - And if your really lucky a hobby you enjoy. No matter how different you are, that's as good as it gets.