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ut with somebody who had plenty of empathy but no power because you're probably going to end up helping them. Right now you might like those people but in terms of a leader you want somebody who has ability you don't have but also cares about you. Now that goes to flirting, especially male flirting. So if you're male you have to demonstrate some kind of power. The power could be confidence, money,…

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ll you that a compliment, if it's given sincerely and confidently, can act like a flirt while being just matter of fact. So if you do it right people will accept the compliment as intended. It'll have a big impact. But you don't have to have a let's say a begging simp-like approach to doing it. You could just say, just give your opinion.

All right. I believe that I have now accomplished the impossible: made a fascinating, wow, hour-long presentation without any content whatsoever. And maybe improve some of your days. You don't know. I don't know. So we'll see. Some of you are going to say it's the best livestream ever. I know, I know. Some don't. But I will talk to you tomorrow in any case. See you tomorrow.