Conversations with Avant-garde Sages - The Wizard LLC

Conversations with Avant-garde Sages
TRIP: How many girlfriends do you have?
BENJAMIN SMYTHE: One, one, one. Sandra. I have one.
TRIP: Sandra, he's only got one.
BENJAMIN SMYTHE: Yes, one.
FEMALE VOICE: Is she that beautiful woman that I saw you with
in that photograph.
BENJAMIN SMYTHE: Yes.
FEMALE VOICE: Yes, I related to the way she looked.
BENJAMIN SMYTHE: Yes, it's funny, you have the same hair.
Yes, she's amazing.
TRIP: One thing that I've noticed is that most of the folks, who are
passionate about nondual reality, tend to be up in their 40s, and
50s, and 60s, and that thing. And you and your style, and that's
not something you control, but your style and the way you deliver
your wisdom over the internet, YouTube, videos and stuff like that,
are you finding that a large number of young people are attracted
to the wisdom that you share? I'm interested in that, because my
friend, Chad, over here, who's sitting on the side here, he would
love to be able to reach younger people with a message when
presented in the nondual wisdom fashion it's often presented as,
it's not something that young people really want to connect with.
What's your take on that?
BENJAMIN SMYTHE: Yes, the people I think who listen to me
tend to be of a certain flavor no matter what their age is, which is a
willingness to be a little bit crazy. I just play a little bit more on
the edges, and not necessarily find the safe answer, but play out
the floating, bobbing, wild ocean answer. And so I do have a lot of
young people that appreciate what I share, but I also make videos
so they can see me, I'm usually shirtless, and I'm covered in
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