There is no them

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Advice from Patton Oswalt's commencement speech given at the high school he graduated from.

Reputation, Posterity and Cool are traps. They'll drain the life from your life. Reputation, Posterity and Cool = Fear.

And:

There Is No Them.

Amen, brother. Although, think about all of the great art we'd be missing out on if 18-year-olds actually took that advice.

By Jason Kottke • Jul 14, 2008 at 03:58 pm • commencement pattonoswalt speeches

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