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AI vs Poker: How This Pro Player Sees Tech's Future | Robbie Jade Lew DSH #1098
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AI vs Poker: How a pro player sees tech's future! 🃏🤖 Dive into the fascinating world where poker meets artificial intelligence with Robbie Jade Lew. 🔥 Discover how this night owl pro player navigates the high-stakes world of poker and...
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Robbie J. Lou
Devices early CT I'm just a night owl. There's. I've always known that as Since I've been young, I was told that it was really hard to get me to bed. I love living. I don't want the day to be over. I do this thing where I like go into my day bed as like the segue into the final bed and then I end up crashing there anyways because I don't actually like going to bed. But it's just. It's a weird thing. I don't want the day to end.
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Podcast Host
All right, guys, Robbie J. Lou here today, the latest podcast I've ever filmed.
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Robbie J. Lou
Really? Yeah. That's actually really interesting. Cause it's pretty early for me.
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Podcast Host
8Pm'S early for you?
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Robbie J. Lou
Yeah, it's pretty early for me. I'm like, oh, let's get this night started. Or the day really.
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Podcast Host
You're a partier. You're a night owl.
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Robbie J. Lou
I'm just a night owl. I've always known that as since I've been young, I was told that it was really hard to get me to bed. And it was one of those things like I just love living. I guess in a way that's. This is what I've told myself. I love living. I don't want the day to be over.
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Podcast Host
Feel that.
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Robbie J. Lou
So I do this thing where I like go into my day bed as like the segue into the final bed and then I end up crashing there anyways because I don't actually like going to bed. I do enjoy sleep once I get to sleep because it's also kind of hard to get me up. But it's just, it's a weird thing. I don't want the day to end. Wow.
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Podcast Host
So what's the average time you're sleeping like?
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Robbie J. Lou
I have like this. I've decided I'm on a different sleep cycle. I've actually gone to sleep therapy for this. Like where you actually have to sleep inside of a sleep clinic and be like connected to all these notes to figure out what the hell's wrong with you. And according to that sleep expert, a physician actually, he actually informed me that some people are just on a different cyclical cycle. Um, I don't even know if that's proper English that I said right there. But that like, not every human was meant to be in a 24 hour cycle. And for me, he said mine's just like more closer to like a 34.
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Podcast Host
Whoa.
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Robbie J. Lou
So it's just, it's completely off. Like I'll go through like periods of time where I can sleep from like 9 to 11 hours. I'm not kidding. And then just be awake for like 25.
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Podcast Host
Holy crap.
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Robbie J. Lou
Not be tired at all when I'm awake.
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Podcast Host
They say like when you're awake for 24 hours, you lose some brain function.
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Robbie J. Lou
I don't. In fact, I feel like as the day goes on and it moves forward, I start like thinking about newer and brighter and bigger to the point where I'm like jotting them down. And I feel like my idea, like my scope of understanding the world just kind of like broadens as the day goes on. And the interesting thing is it happens more when the sun goes down.
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Podcast Host
That is interesting. So you really are a night owl then.
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Robbie J. Lou
I'm a night owl.
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Podcast Host
So you probably hit the tables late while everyone else is tired and you're wide awake.
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Robbie J. Lou
I'm actually the person that's always the last to leave. I really am. I'm like, I hate to say this and, you know, you never want to be the last person to leave a party. Like, I'm always the last person. I probably am the only reason the game ends when I decide to leave. Cause I'll never leave when I'm winning. But I also won't leave when I'm. I'm losing. Cause that's, like, a known thing. You don't usually when you're losing, if you're, like, stuck or what to whatnot, it's usually the people that are stuck that are still hanging with me. But I will. It has nothing to do with how much I win. I will win. I will get lucky in three pots, and most like, you know, intelligent and disciplined human beings will leave. I won't. I'll just stay. Because for me, it's not. It's not about, like, how much I leave with. It's just for love of the game. And if there's one thing I realized about me, I just love poker so much, it's hard to get me out.
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Podcast Host
Wow. So you're just a fan of the actual game?
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Robbie J. Lou
I just am. And it's one of those really weird things where, like, you know, I lived a. And I guess most people know this now. I'm not like, your typical, like, just. I've been playing poker since I was, like, in my teens, and now I'm in my 20s, and I've decided to drop out of college and become, like, this poker player. I mean, those guys have, like, the years of experience behind them. I'm the type of person that actually had a completely different career in this biopharmaceutical biotech industry, where I thrived enough to have enough of a bankroll where I could finally see what I do that I love. And really, if the pandemic never happened, I wouldn't even be playing poker full time like I do right now. It really was that it gave me the opportunity to kind of hone in on my hobby, one being poker. And I realized that, like, yeah, I've lived most of my life doing, you know, what made me money, which I actually did enjoy. I mean, I did pick a career I did enjoy. It's always fun to be doing really well in a career. So, like you, it's. It's hard. But ultimately, it was a Golden handcuffs type of situation. You know, it's really nice once you buy your house and you have everything you need. Like, you're kind of like, okay, I felt a little stuck. And the pandemic happened at the right time for me, where I realized that, like, huh. Well, you know what they always say, if you. If you're doing what you love, there's a way to monetize it. And I wasn't really thinking about thinking about monetizing it. I just had enough money, I guess, to lose at the time, which I hate to. I mean, it's kind of like a probably not the best thing to be saying, but at that time, and I'm definitely more wary about that now, at that time I wasn't thinking about like, this is going to cost me a lot because I'm jumping into a place where I probably don't belong. I was just thinking about doing something I loved and I and I realized that I was able to do it. At the time, I didn't know how long it was going to last. It ended up obviously lasting a much longer time than I thought. But what I did realize is that if it's going to cost me a little bit, it's okay because I really enjoy getting up every day and deciding when I wanted to get up and when I wanted to sleep.
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Podcast Host
Respect.
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Robbie J. Lou
And the other thing I realized is that, like, I do love the game a lot. Doesn't matter what stakes it is, and it doesn't even matter if it's cash or tournaments. I like tournaments a little bit more, but they require a little bit more discipline as far as like Attention taxpayers.
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Robbie J. Lou
A tailored approach to hiring time management is concerned cash. You could just start and end whenever you want. And I love it so much. I could play online, live, whatever it is. I just love the game. I love it enough that I'm even expanding and learning mixed games and all kinds of different types of poker.
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Podcast Host
So that's a hot take. I feel like people like the cash games more than tournaments.
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Robbie J. Lou
That's because they're kind of like the immediate gratification. They don't have, like, that discipline to do, like, the longevity of, like.
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Podcast Host
Yeah, Nick.
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Robbie J. Lou
Yeah. And there's also, like, a little bit, like, bankroll, I guess, like, bullyism kind of can come out in, like, cash games a little bit more. And the feeling of, like, you don't have to get up and rebuy and, you know, get back in a line to do so. You can just kind of sort of like, add chips on and continue to play. Um, and of course, it's just the ability to decide when you're done playing. And unless, like, you're in a live stream, we're kind of committed to a certain time time that you want to be playing. But yeah, I think with cash games, there's a certain type that prefers that over tournament play. But really the best players are the ones that could do both.
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Podcast Host
Yeah. How do you feel about people that win a big hand and then they dip out of the table? Because I see people get pissed off about that.
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Robbie J. Lou
I mean, those type of people just won't be invited back as often as they want to be. And I think that there is a certain type of, like, hidden sort of level of respect that everybody has to kind of, they're secretly signing up for when they're invited to a game. And look, if you. If you want to, like, like want a lot of money and you don't, and you have no expectations of being back, you can be that guy. But one thing I have learned about the poker community, because it is relatively small versus other industries is that word gets around. So, you know, whether you owe someone money or you. You made like a, like a disrespectful move against somebody, like, people do hear about it. People talk. And, you know, there's a lot of rumors. Of course, they're not always accurately. Yeah, you know, portrayed. You're not always accurately portrayed. There's a lot of, like, lies out there, but there's just enough smoke where you might have to explain yourself in another game or you just might realize that you're not getting the invitation that you are getting before. And that's really shitty if this is your profession.
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Podcast Host
Yeah, well, there's a lot of big YouTube channels that cover drama. Poker drama.
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Robbie J. Lou
Yeah.
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Podcast Host
And they have a lot of power and influence, right?
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Robbie J. Lou
Yeah, I had my. I had my moments with them, and they, like, you know, I would see them at a certain, like, meet and greet or something, and I've had like, like, Alex Duvall come up and like, kind of AP and sort of explained to me that that's just his M.O. and that's like, how he navigates through the poker world. And look, we are all kind of like. I mean, we're, we're, we. We're all victim to it a little bit, but we also are, you know, I am. I am somebody that has kind of, like, occasionally kind of graced, like, the. The topic of the hour, you know, and I'm very grateful that somebody has done enough of an investigation where you can kind of like, make your own determinations as far as what you believe about the issue at hand when it comes to poker drama. But poker drama, unfortunately, is something that I realized and hadn't realized is a big part of that industry. And I feel like people get bored and they're just waiting for the next scandal. And there always seems to be a scandal, whether it's like a cheating scandal. Now there's the whole MeToo movement coming back around with what's happening in the poker community, and that's a lot to talk about. But the poker, unfortunately, the dark side and the side that I'm not too proud of when it comes to me saying that I'm kind of in this industry is the side that I feel like they. People really kind of want to like. Like have this, like, sort of, like, avenue to sort of troll and, and get the dirty on individuals that they might have be a little envious towards. I think there's a lot of envy in the. In the industry, and the best way to kind of release that Sort of like tension and feelings towards individuals is to sort of feed off of the drama of those that maybe annoyed you in the past and made more money than you, unfortunately. So I feel like there's a lot of that in there. There's a huge discrepancy when it comes to like, high stakes versus low stakes and those that have a seat at the table and those who do not.
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Podcast Host
Yeah.
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Robbie J. Lou
But the one thing that I find fascinating about, about the industry that's really interesting and like, I think is very, very cool is like, you know, it's just one of those things where, like, you don't need a resume to play poker. It's not like a job that I have to interview for. All I need to do is find a seat at that table. And, and it just takes being a certain type of person to get a seat at the table. It's not really that hard. As a woman, it's a lot, it's a lot easier. Right, right. So that argument can absolutely be made. But you just want to have enough respect for the community to get a seat at the table, but you don't have to interview for it and your resume doesn't need to be long.
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Podcast Host
Yeah, I could see that envy because there's like a new era of these poker stars that are getting tons of views and these guys have been playing for years not getting recognition, so they could be a little upset.
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Robbie J. Lou
Right, right. Yeah. I mean, look, old school poker is still something I find fascinating and I'm going back to like, the old books of like, mixed games because, like the, the tried and true methods still do work today. But like, there are the newer methods and there's, you know, Daniel Negron, you can talk to, talk about this a little bit more. Like those guys that are playing to a certain level of like, competition where they realize that like, the theoretical approach or game theory is really something that everybody needs to be honing in on if they want to thrive. Because there's a lot of good poker players today and that has to just do with technological advancements and also just people that are. We have some great coaches. It's really hard to even recommend the right type of coaching site or coach to anybody because there's such. We have so many tools that we can, that are available to us now that you really could be a very, very, very good and possibly profitable enough poker player to thrive in the industry today. However, the competition is really fierce and the ones that really, I think, can compete with the rest are those that are staying up to date with like the newer methods of the theoretical approaches of the young people, because that's what they're learning. And you'll see that the younger guys are doing very, very well, especially online.
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Podcast Host
Right.
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Robbie J. Lou
That being said, technology has also created this like alternative avenue and unfortunate like concern for like, you know, cheating online and stuff. And like RTA is just the beginning, which is real time assistance. That's just the beginning. But like now we have like all these other issues that we have to be concerning of like they've taken away our phones and live streams and I, I do feel like we're getting really place where they might be like limiting the use of sunglasses and even taking away our phones during tournament play, which is going to be really detrimental to a lot of people.
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Podcast Host
I'd be so bored.
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Robbie J. Lou
Oh my gosh. Absolutely lose my mind. If anything, it slows me down and it makes, keeps me from playing every hand. Like I want to play.
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Podcast Host
Right.
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Robbie J. Lou
Because I have something else to kind of like do. But yeah, the, the live stream guys fascinate me. I played a lot of poker with them and I feel like those who embrace them that are of like the older generation, like Phil Hellmuth, they're the people that are really going to see themselves also advancing because livestream poker is the future, because content creating is the future and the technological advancements that we have and I feel like the AI, first and foremost, I think is the future. I mean, if there's anything that I find more fascinating than anything is AI, and I'm curious to see how that's incorporated into the industry.
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Podcast Host
Yeah, yeah. I mean, the live streamers are getting more views than almost anyone in the space. Right.
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Robbie J. Lou
For sure.
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Podcast Host
Like even the World Series events, they were getting more views than the World Series videos.
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Robbie J. Lou
Yeah. Because the problem with the poker community is it's really niche. So those that like the top poker players nobody really knows of outside of like in the mainstream world, and I'm talking more specifically outside of like the ones that we do know, which are the old school kind of type of players that, that have been around since a really young age, like Daniel Negranya, I feel like, and Phil Ivey. Those are notable names that maybe people outside of the poker community know of, but outside of that, there's like, there are players that we know to be top of the line that nobody would even have any, would have never even heard of in mainstream media, but they'll hear about like, you know, the person that's doing. I don't even want to throw out names or anything. Like that. But like, I just saw a really young guy and like, I'm like, wow, he has like a lot of views and nobody in the poker community really knows about him. But there needs to be some kind of like, segue or some kind of like, assimilation that we do have with the mainstream if we want the sport to grow. And I feel like those younger kids, and even, not even the young kids, just anybody who's interested in kind of doing the live streaming version of it and sort of like the YouTube version or the YouTube World of Poker, I think that they're really going to find finally, we're finally going to see some kind of integration where more people know about poker than it's understood right now. Because you'll even see, like the fame in the poker world is only in the poker world, you know, outside of Las Vegas, like most of the really well known people in the poker community can go grocery shopping without being recognized. You walk into a casino and you're a very good poker player. You know, of course you're going to get hounded and ask for photos and everything like that. But it's kind of like, nice to have that level of privacy in the public world. But I do feel like these live streamers that are kind of out there that maybe the poker community doesn't recognize or doesn't want to or refuses to recognize, are the ones that are going to be recognized as poker players in the mainstream world.
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Podcast Host
Yeah, they probably get recognized more, to be honest.
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Robbie J. Lou
Yeah, they do. And I feel like that's really fascinating. I think that those that can somehow incorporate the fact that this younger generation is more interested in integrating the outside world with the inside world of poker. I think that they're going to find like a higher level of happiness, because happiness comes with acceptance than those that just choose to kind of like live in their own little poker worlds like this. The term of poker nerds came from that. Right? If you want to be like a dorky poker nerd that just wants to live in your poker world and make a lot of money and do your thing and I mean, look, let's be honest, poker players, most of them don't really have the most, like, comforting and like, good, like, lovely presence about them that everybody wants to be around. Most of them are not the type of personalities that you want to see talk.
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Podcast Host
They're similar to chess players. Because I play chess and I see a very similar mindset with both.
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Robbie J. Lou
Yeah, yeah. And you kind of have to have that. Right. Like, there's like a lot of The. A lot of them have, like. And you're. We were talking about this earlier. There's a lot of them that are really autistic players that are really, really good poker players. You know, I have a cousin like that, and, like, it's so wild. Like, when I found out that he was autistic, I was thinking, oh, my gosh, he should play poker. It's like, that was, like, the first inclination that I had, like, that I thought that I had, which is really odd of me to think, but they have a way with numbers. Not all of them. It depends on what type of autism you have, but they tend to do really well because they tend to be quiet and really, like, see things. And there are certain skill sets that I think are very successful at the poker table that aren't in the real world. So you'll see those that are like, the more sociable poker players that also are good enough at paying poker are the ones that kind of have more of a voice and a presence in the poker community and outside of the poker community. And I'm just really curious to see where the industry kind of goes in the next 10 years or 15 years. I feel like we're going to see a lot of changes. And I think that where we're going to see growth is in those that can accept the technological advancements and the ways of thinking of the younger generation that's incorporating it more on, like, a public platform online.
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Podcast Host
Absolutely. You were just on a poker reality TV show, right?
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Tax Advisor
Yeah.
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Robbie J. Lou
Like, I'm on a couple of poker reality type of TV shows. You always wonder what's going to get picked up or not. But one of their main arguments, actually it's a huge network, was, and we're still filming, was that poker is really boring to the world. So, you know, like, at first I was thinking, I don't want to bring my, like, personal life into it. And we all know that reality TV does obviously include a personal life, but they had never done that before. They never actually took a poker player and. And had them, like, what does their life look like? Their family lives, their. Their, like, lives with their spouses and loved ones. Like, what does that world look like outside of, like, a poker player schedule, which is really outlandish and seems really absurd to those that kind of live on a basic nine to five life. And I. And they're like, no, we need to incorporate this type of, like, understanding of how you live your life, because nothing else is interesting about you guys. I was like, you know, and I don't blame them. And there's also the other idea. Like, I've had people come that just wanted to come to a game with me. I didn't realize how bored they would be. Like, when I'm playing in a poker game and I'm sitting at the table, I'm having the time of my life. Like, for me, whether I'm losing or winning, I don't even realize that an hour went by. But for somebody watching you, every minute is like the most painful, long minute of their life.
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Podcast Host
They're adrenaline junkies, right?
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Robbie J. Lou
Yeah. So you have to think about that. Why would anybody want to see that on tv? So I understood when they said that unfortunately I do have to incorporate like my personal life in order to become more interesting to like a mainstream audience. And I do feel like that's probably gonna be making the biggest moves because I think for those that don't understand the life of a poker player, like, the poker playing aspect might be interesting. But it's like, how do you incorporate these really odd schedules into, into your like, daily life? And of course that generates a lot of drama for any of your loved ones. Cause they don't understand our, our weird hours and not really being able to tell them when we're gonna be coming home.
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Podcast Host
Right. MTV crib. So you let them inside the house?
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Robbie J. Lou
I let them inside the house. I know. I was like, oh, this sucks.
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Podcast Host
My dogs would have hated that.
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Robbie J. Lou
Oh, you know what? They let my dogs roam freely and be part of it. Because I did say that. And I do even bring my like one of my dogs to the poker table all the time.
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Podcast Host
Oh yeah, yeah.
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Robbie J. Lou
And look, they're friendly and everything, but of course you've got like a 10 man crew in your house and even in your car. Right. So like, there is that part of it is a little unnatural. But the conversations you have are real and it's. And they are real issues that we deal with with our loved ones. And you know, people always wonder and something that even came to light is like, why don't more women play poker? And you really get to see that side of it because I don't have children, but I know that if I did, it would be really difficult to be a poker player. Especially since, like some tournaments can last two hours or 14 hours. And if you have somebody, you really have to have a lot of support at home, if, you know, like, if you're a mother and whatnot. So I can see, like, you'll see why there is a little bit more of a disparity when you get into the lives of others that play poker. Because I think that's where the divide is when it comes to more men playing poker than women, which, unfortunately, is still something that, like, the industry really, you know, like, grapples with. We have a really, really hard time growing the sport in women. I think we've made some advancements, but not. It hasn't happened as quickly as the amount of funding that's going into it.
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Podcast Host
Yeah, I've been perplexed by that. I think with Kristin Fox run this year, it might change a little bit, but we'll see.
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Robbie J. Lou
Yeah, I mean, she's one of the best poker players. I think it would have been. It would have made. It would have done volumes if she had made it to the final table. She's very close. But, yeah, those. There's always, like, everybody, like, knows the best poker players that are women. You know, it's. And everybody kind of, like, knows any poker player that's well known for whatever reason that's a woman, because, one. There's not that many of us. And I don't know what the statistic is. It's somewhere like 4 to 8%, max. 8%. Being on, like, top of the line. That even played in, like, the World Series of Poker. I think it was closer to four this year, which is unfortunate. So, like, it is interesting. Like, when I sit at a table and there's another woman, it's almost like we know each other, but we do tend to usually know each other. I've been playing, like, long enough now that I almost know every poker player that I sit with that is a woman. And so it's one. It's like, you get excited. It shouldn't be like that. It should be that there's, like, you know, it's 50, 50 at every table, but it just isn't the case. But I think when you see the reality side of what it's like to kind of, like, incorporate poker into your personal life, which is what you see in this reality show, you'll see, like, the difficulty of being a woman in the industry versus a man.
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Podcast Host
Yeah, I'll check that show out for sure. So you said you made your money in biotech. Biopharmaceutical. What was that about?
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Robbie J. Lou
Well, I was on the business side of it, and so, like, I come from a family that really, like, stressed the importance of education. It's all doctors and physicists, really. My dad is literally a physicist, and my mom's a physician. And so they really. I was. I grew up in an environment where education was first and foremost. And so, of course, I had to take a certain route. I didn't want to be a physician at the time. I remember I also disappointed my dad that I didn't want to take a science route. So I picked, like, a more business. Business approach of that. And I, you know, I did everything my parents wanted to do. You go to a really good college, you get your master's, and. And I jumped into the world of the biopharmaceutical industry, of creating drugs, primarily in cancer when I left. And it was interesting because it was, like, very innovative and fascinating, and the lobbying side of it really intrigued me. But like I said, the doors did close during the pandemic, and I realized that I was living a very systematic kind of private life that I couldn't make very public. Cause you're working for a big corporation that's creating new drugs. So I learned a lot from that. And I think that one of the things that people are really perplexed by when somebody comes out of nowhere, when they even play poker, is that, like, you know, there's two different poker players. There's ones that start from, like I said, at a young age, and then those that might even be interested in coming a little bit later. And the ones that come later bring a different experience. Like, it doesn't really matter how many years you played. It's really like the level, like the experience you bring at the table. And I learned a lot in my experience in a completely different industry that helped me have the level of confidence that I did when I played poker. You know, people wonder, like, how did you jump to high stakes? Didn't matter for me. I wasn't concerned with, like, the stress or the pressure of other players. I could have cared less if you're a big name. I really didn't even know if anybody was. And if they were, it didn't matter to me because I created my a name for myself in a different industry. So I knew what it already took to be, like, somebody from the bottom and working your way up to the top in a completely different industry. And for me, bringing that experience to any new industry wasn't going to change my level of confidence and thinking that I could thrive in it because I'd already done it. So, you know, kind of having that level of experience behind me is, I think, why I kind of accelerated a little bit faster than others would. So that's what I love about poker, too. It doesn't matter what age you are and who you are. You can come in at any time and thrive. You just have to have kind of, like, the confidence to. To be sitting at the table with anyone who thinks that they're better than you. And it's okay if you're the worst person at the table if you got a seat.
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Podcast Host
Right.
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Robbie J. Lou
It's about being able to survive.
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Podcast Host
Were you winning right away, though?
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Robbie J. Lou
I. I think I had what you call beginner's luck.
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Podcast Host
Classic.
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Robbie J. Lou
I jumped. I jumped, like, you know, like. But listen, there's a lot of people that, like, grew during the pandemic, and then they kind of fell off the face of the earth because those skill sets worked then, and their environment kind of fostered whatever they were doing at the time. And I think I'm thinking more of, like, certain content creators that really could offer nothing less, and people just started talking a little bit less. There's also other apps that kind of just like, fell apart, like clubhouse and stuff. Everybody was, like, on a clubhouse. Right. But it didn't work in the real world because now we had interaction with each other physically. And during the pandemic, I was playing in games that were really, really easy because it was games that were near me, and individuals that were now don't have the time to play poker that weren't very good at it. So when I got lucky, I got lucky amongst those that were okay with spending their money playing a game that they weren't really good at. And me, having been brand new at the, like, really playing at that st. At those stakes and at that level where was able to find what I felt was, like, easy success at the time, you know, I got luckier than most, and I wasn't much. My competition wasn't that difficult. And then I came into the real world where everybody else came out of the woodwork, and I realized, like, wow, I should probably study.
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Podcast Host
Yeah.
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Robbie J. Lou
And even now, it's, you know, I get, like. I really think about the importance of studying, and I have a whole. I've always had a high level of respect for those that have put in the hours and the time, but it's really like, those that have played a lot more hands just do better at the game. So there's that understanding that you need to have of the game. And if I'm going to sit at a bigger game, I do want to be a little bit more steady than. Than I used to be in the past.
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Podcast Host
Yeah. So, Covid, were you wearing masks, too, when you were playing then?
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Robbie J. Lou
We were supposed to be. Yeah.
- [27:28]
Podcast Host
I feel like that's a controversial Thing I see on. On Twitter now.
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Robbie J. Lou
So there are those that continue to wear Max masks, you know, and they'll use that as like their Covid or like the concern of having it like not spreading disease or getting it from anybody as like an advantage because of course you're, you're giving away like you're limiting any tells that you could potentially give away. Isaac, I think, is one of them.
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Podcast Host
Yeah, I didn't want to name him, but.
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Robbie J. Lou
I know, but like, at the end of the day, can I be honest with you? He'd probably be just as good without it.
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Podcast Host
You think so?
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Robbie J. Lou
Yeah, he's. He was a phenomenal poker player before. I don't think that it takes. It might be irritating to those and it's something to talk about.
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Podcast Host
He gets so much hate for.
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Robbie J. Lou
It's crazy. He does get hate for it. And I'll be honest with you, I don't even know what he looks like in real life because when I started playing poker, he was wearing.
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Podcast Host
That's funny. But yeah, you're right though. He was good before.
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Robbie J. Lou
But yeah, he was really good before. So, like, if you'd have to literally do an extra experiment where you put like Isaac like without a mask or with like take his last three years and somehow convince him not to wear a mask in the next three years and then do like a comparative experiment as far as like how what a success rate is, but then there's so many other obstacles and like other control issues that come into play that you couldn't really do it adequately. But that being said, I do. I feel like it's one of those things that it gives people a reason to talk. But he was a phenomenal player before and if he wants to wear a mask, you let him wear a mask. It's the same as like, I know.
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Podcast Host
Ivy's against those and sunglasses, I believe as well.
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Robbie J. Lou
Yeah, sunglasses I can see. Can I just like, I saw a commercial on like Ray Bans that have a camera and I thought like, oh my gosh, you can't wear that. But then I thought, wow, that's really good for a content creator. Like these Ray Bans that have like a camera and you can watch, you know, like you're watching it and instead of having to have your like camera out and whatever, you could just record it. But then you might capture something that somebody might say is like, gives you an advantage over others or like nobody, not everybody wants to be recorded at the. The poker to poker table. They don't want their faces shown or whatnot. But like, I can see where sunglasses can. Can end up being a little bit of an issue. But, you know, there's like, there's issues with even like contact lenses now that people can see, like, certain things. Like, we just have so many different methods of, of concern that can come at the poker table. I think it's really just about controlling the controllables and not worrying about the fact that, like, we can't, we can't. Like, we can't be above technological advancements. We just have to somehow incorporate them into our lives. But we can't take away every resource that a human being needs to, to survive. And unfortunately, having your phone is one of those things that I think I would absolutely freak out at about if they took that away in the tournament setting. I don't. If you want, if you don't want me to wear sunglasses, sure. I don't give a. I don't need to wear sunglasses. It's not like the sun is shining.
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Podcast Host
Yeah. Are they taking it away because of that main table drama that happened?
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Robbie J. Lou
Well, like, even if you think about life streaming, we can't have phones when we live stream. It's always something that has to happen for like a certain thing to be taken away from us. Right. Like, unfortunately, that's just the way life is. Like, even if you think about like plane crashes or something bad has to happen for somebody to bring light to the fact that we need to wear seat belts when we drive, multiple accidents have to happen before we realize that we need airbags, you know, things like that. So unfortunately, it's. That part hasn't changed. And it took somebody like literally utilizing their phone to supposedly cheat for phones to be taken away from a live streaming perspective. And then now you even know that there's a time delay and everything. So I don't know if it's going to take a specific incident for that to. For it to be taken away, but the argument can be made that there are certain advantages and certain things people can do on their phone. Of course, that might work in their favor while they're playing poker. It's just, it's a really, like a heavy thought to think that that could be something that they take away or maybe they just give us, like, maybe they just control our phones in such a way that we're only able to listen to music.
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Podcast Host
Yeah. Open certain apps. Right.
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Robbie J. Lou
Yeah. And that. That could. Like it. It's. It's gonna be one of those things we're just gonna have to like. I guess it's gonna get it's gonna get more jobs, you know?
- [31:17]
Podcast Host
Yeah. So that happened on a live stream. Someone got caught using their phone.
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Robbie J. Lou
That's why we can't have phones on a live stream. And why there's.
- [31:23]
Podcast Host
What was he doing using Solver?
- [31:24]
Robbie J. Lou
It was before my time, and, like, look, I was also accused of cheating on a live stream as well, and I think it was a story right before mine. But, like, from what I'm told, he. There was multiple hours and multiple games where it was very evidently clear that he looked down at his phone every time. He had a really high win rate. He had a really high win rate.
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Podcast Host
Yeah. I think I saw this, actually.
- [31:44]
Robbie J. Lou
And it actually ended that live stream completely. So there was that concern, like, we have a scandal going on right now at the Hustler Casino life about whether the recent scandal, like, regarding, like, sexual harassment.
- [31:55]
Podcast Host
Yeah. Nick stuff.
- [31:56]
Robbie J. Lou
Is gonna end that live stream, But I really think it's about, like, coming ahead and having a conversation with the world about it, because the one thing that that particular casino up north didn't do was they didn't address it with, like, the public that was watching their livestream, and they just tried to, like, ignore it, got rid of the player and move on. And it was that level of, like, I guess, like, disconnect with the world. Right. Made them lose their livestream altogether. And then Hustler Casino showed up and thrived. You know, they were the first ones to do it. Right.
- [32:28]
Podcast Host
Yeah. You got to take accountability. Right. If you're providing the setting.
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Robbie J. Lou
Ryan did do that. The other producer. I was.
- [32:34]
Podcast Host
I think they'll. I think they'll come back. He's been pretty on top of it. Right.
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Robbie J. Lou
I mean, it's just the best livestream right now. Look, I mean, I haven't been back on it. I haven't been. I haven't asked to go back on it. I don't think that I would be allowed back on it unless, like, maybe Garrett was allowed back on, and he's definitely not going back.
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Podcast Host
Did they kick both of you out? How did that work?
- [32:50]
Robbie J. Lou
I know that he's not allowed to go back, and my assumption is that I am not. I. I'm purposely not asking. I don't have any desire to. There's still some level of PTSD that I have, like, even walking into that casino, but I never really walked into that casino before, so I'm not, like, really missing out or anything. The only reason I even walked into Hustler Casino altogether. Cool Casino. Was because of the live stream. So, you know, I Played three live streams and then the hand happened and I was out. So I haven't asked. And I think I just don't want to put him in a position where he'd have to say no or yes or have to kind of grapple with the idea of, like, what do I do if she comes back? And maybe one day it will happen. I think it might happen. It's just a matter of it being like the right time that it happens. And I know it would cause a lot of chaos.
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Podcast Host
Yeah, it reminds me of. I don't know if you follow chess, but do you know Hans Niemann?
- [33:35]
Robbie J. Lou
Yes, of course.
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Podcast Host
Yeah. You remind me of that story, you know, where he got accused and then nothing ever, no evidence came about and now he's like, back in the tournaments and he's crushing it.
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Robbie J. Lou
Yeah, he's crushing it. Like it's one of those things. Like, it was a one off and it was same with like my, like my situation. It was a one off. If there was other incidences where it looked really clear, I think it would be more of an issue. And like, look, the debate can be made, like, you know, of. Of the fact that, like, oh, it made me bigger and it bettered my career, whatever made me more notable in the world. But I didn't ask for it. I just embraced whatever had happened. And it was hard in the beginning, but I'm at a point now where I'm like, wow, it's so crazy that that can happen to somebody and, and you can take what was originally seen as like, I was just so shocking at the time and I just, I created an opportunity out of it and it didn't. What's more than interesting is that it didn't take the love of the game out.
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Podcast Host
That's good.
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Robbie J. Lou
If anything, I was really sad if I'd have to, like, never play. I knew I would always be playing poker. But like, to be as invited and welcome back in every. In any game, all the time is. It was like a really comforting part of it. And then also to see that I had like so many supporters out there that wanted me to continue playing and sharing my story was very.
- [34:48]
Podcast Host
It was wild to see the change in support during that because at first everyone sided with one side and then everyone sided with you, and then it kept going back and forth. I've never seen that in a battle.
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Robbie J. Lou
You know, you always hear like, the truth is stranger than fiction. And I feel like that's what sort of happened in the beginning. There was like. And I know I lost a Lot of supporters when like that situation with Brian what's his Face came and they found out that the 15k was off my stack because that was just kind of like a weird part of it that didn't really make sense. And it's just one of those things if you really look at like I'm a documentary junkie and documentaries are far more interesting than fictional stories because the truth is always stranger than fiction. There's a part of me that just doesn't understand why those certain elements did happen in that particular case that were only really like discovered during the investigation, but it really just was coincidence. And it's, it's, it changed like this whole flow. But like, I, I don't, I don't know if it's just the way that I've set up my social media. All I see is supporters, really.
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Podcast Host
Yeah, no, I mean, to be fair, same. Because at first it was all hate. Like. Yeah, when it first happened. Yeah, all hate. And I'm sure you dealt with that and it was tough on you mentally. And then I saw it like completely turn.
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Robbie J. Lou
Yeah.
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Podcast Host
Over time.
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Robbie J. Lou
Right.
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Podcast Host
Because I think so crazy when there's no physical evidence or whatever, you know, there's nothing. It's been a year now. Right.
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Robbie J. Lou
For sure. And like, I think that one thing that I, I didn't realize and I didn't even do it purposely, I feel. And people always wonder, like, when you telling the truth about something, do you stay quiet or do you fight? And I was a fighter. I was like, I am not going to let the world think this of me. And I came out and I started fighting and I didn't realize it about myself. You know, you always hear about like the fight flight or like, you know, like freeze type of response. And for me, I just fought it because it was, that was like my character that was being put into question and nobody knew me in the poker industry. I mean, some, of course there was a huge number of people that did because I had been playing already for a year. But those that were like accusing me, they didn't know anything about me. And I felt like a very strong need to kind of defend my character and who I am as a person. Even though the ones people that matter to me already knew that you know the truth. But for me, like the whole world was attacking me and I was like, hell no, I'm not gonna do this. Especially since I know my truth and I know that I didn't cheat and this is bullshit and it's not fair that I'm treated This way for something I didn't do.
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Podcast Host
Hats off to you because I've had some haters make videos about me and I don't respond. I don't know if that's the right method, but I feel like that's the right method. You didn't say.
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Robbie J. Lou
I just did a reality show on. On USA Peacock. It's still going. I was eliminated already. Episode five. And it's a. It's a very cool reality show called the Anonymous Game Show. Obviously competitive. And, you know, we had a lot of therapy going through that show, especially coming off of that show, which I found really fascinating that they had that because I didn't think that I really needed it. I was already kind of in the limelight as far as it comes to like the criticism that I had already received, received from my experience. And I brought a different type of experience to the contestants. There are some big name contestants on there. Like they had like Xavier, who had won Big Brother and whatnot. But the one thing I did realize is that, like, people need to get some kind of assistance when it comes to like the social media, like disrespect that can come from being like a public figure out there. And we had psychiatrists that really walked us through. How do you deal with the comments, the negative comments about you? And for me, it was like I felt like I was just giving advice. You just ignore it. I know individuals that have hired a media team and I did do this in the beginning. I hired a media team for like three weeks or whatnot and realized like, I don't need them anymore to go through all the negative comments, delete them, block the individual.
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Podcast Host
Wow.
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Robbie J. Lou
Because at the time it was just a lot heavy weight on me. Now I just laugh at them. I have this like, need to almost respond to them. And I do know that if I respond, I give them waiting, you know, especially if you have like a certain presence anymore, that comment is going to go to the top. So they're going to get what they want, which is to get you to respond. But I have fun with it now. And I really. And it's more comical to me than. Than it was in the beginning. And I'm not offended, like literally at all. And it's such a crazy. It was a. I don't know if it's like I woke up one day and I didn't give a shit anymore. But I feel like that's the way that you can thrive is just to absolutely come to a place with yourself where you just don't give A shit. Because it's like those people will always be significantly less than those that support and are on your side. And it's the ones that I think that get affected by the ones that are saying the negative things that see themselves incapable of. Continue to have a public presence in the world.
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Podcast Host
Yeah, that's a great headspace to be in. It took some time for me to get there as well. At first, I used to let the comments get to me. Now I literally, I got thousands of hate last week comments because I had on this political episode and I was getting roasted and stuff, but didn't even affect me.
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Robbie J. Lou
I mean, like, but like, your job isn't to know the person. Everything about the person that you're obviously interviewing, because at the end of the day, they're on there for their level of expertise that obviously you can't have. You can't be the jack of all trades.
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Podcast Host
Well, it was just a super liberal guy and my audience is pretty conservative.
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Robbie J. Lou
Yeah, I could see that. And you know, like, the. One of the. One of the things that I was told was like, never make it political. And you know, oh, yeah, it's so. Because all Twitter is like the world. The poker community communicates the most on the world of poker, of Twitter. And you just like, it's so irritating to see that, like, there are those that just completely thrive on, like, their political perspectives. And of course they have a following that follows them. And. And I. I actually just threw out like a silly tweet or something. Like, my vote doesn't count because I knew that it would just get people freaking, like, up in, like, arms. And at the bottom I was like, if you actually believe me, you're an idiot. Just. Just like, see it. And I do feel like it's really fascinating how much that can divide us. So I try really, really hard just to stay away from the political arena. I just. It's hard to do. Everyone has an opinion. But I think that, like, that's probably one of the best ways to create like 50% of people hating you because.
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Podcast Host
Oh, it's the quickest way that divided.
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Robbie J. Lou
Small percentage that like, you know, kind of exists in their own independent platform. But we all really can only be voting for one of the two candidates. I can't wait till this election period is over. Same because I'm so tired of talking about it. And I. And I feel like I don't want to dismiss anybody that asks me about my perspective, but I also just don't want to have that debate. And I feel like there's just no winner in the end, and it can only make you look worse.
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Podcast Host
Yeah. You probably get asked that daily.
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Robbie J. Lou
I do. They're like, why, why don't you? Like, what with your platform and your voice, like, what do you want me to do? Do you know what I mean? Like, I, I even, to be perfectly honest, I'm, like, curious. I'm not voting. It's. It's come down to the point where you're almost like, voting for the more intelligent candidate.
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Podcast Host
Yes.
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Robbie J. Lou
I wish we had other options, you know, or like, you know, when I was in the world of the biopharmaceutical industry, I. I wanted to go towards the individual that supported innovation and research.
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Podcast Host
Yeah.
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Robbie J. Lou
And that always kind of like, leaned heavily on the Republican side because I was all about creating new drugs to finally find a cure for cancer. You know, I'm like, I got attacked for evil pharma. Do you know? You know, like, this and that and stuff. Everyone has a perspective. There's only so much we can do. It's like, often, like when my dad says, like when I was younger and I was like, dad, like, like, I'm not gonna, like, if I donate this dollar to charity, it's all gonna go to the, you know, the person that created. We don't know where it's gonna go. It's like, even if one penny goes to the person that actually needs it, that's one penny more than zero. So there's only so much we can do as human beings. Like, all I can do is at least like, pick the candidate that supports the industry and my belief systems a little bit more and can make sure certain laws aren't. Are in place that might support that. Like, I'm all about innovation. I'm, you know, like, I think Elon Musk is like, a hero. Some people see him as like, this evil source. Like, I'm, like, going heavy and deep into AI right now, so I'm going to support the candidate that I feel like supports AI and innovation and development. And like, we're in a very advanced digital stage, so it's less about, like, what party I'm. I'm part of. It's more about, like, who supports my ideology moving forward.
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Podcast Host
Yeah, you're a rare breed out here in Cali voting for the. The T man.
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Robbie J. Lou
I mean, like, I haven't even decided yet. And that really is what it comes down to. I. It's. But like, again, like, where it's. The electoral vote is very different than popular votes. So then there's that Concern of, like, well, you can have certain belief systems and whatnot, but I'm not going to change the world by my votes. All I can do is, like, kind of support what my interests are. And if my interest is in technological advancement, I'm kind of going like the Elon Musk route because I feel like what he's doing is huge and I, I want to be a part of that movement.
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Podcast Host
Would you get one of those robots you just released?
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Robbie J. Lou
Absolutely. I'd be the first ones.
- [43:10]
Podcast Host
I'm a little skeptical of those.
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Robbie J. Lou
You know, like, you always hear people saying, like, we're being replaced by robots. And like, I hate to say it, but, like, there's a certain level of ignorance that has to come to those that actually believe that robots are going to replace human beings. I feel like that there's like a. These people have, like, the same predisposition into thinking, like technological advances are going to take over our minds as they did when computers came out. When computers came out. Yeah, it took away some jobs, but it also created a phenomenal job known as coding that has been one of the most like, like, like, like in demand positions of all time. Like, people wish that they got back into coding. If you want to be part of, like, that dream that coders. People wish when, like, you know, people started coding back in the day, you can be part of that movement now. Because we need AI prompters. Like, we need support to get AI moving. Like, AI isn't AI unless you prompt it to be AI right right now. And there's going to be a new herd of individuals that have skill sets that we absolutely need in order for AI to thrive. Like, ChatGPT doesn't work unless you prompt it to work. Really, nothing does. Like, I'm like, heavy on AI animation right now. I had absolutely no interest growing up. When it comes, when I was growing up, when it came to, like, film, I suck at content creating. I've paid content creators, like, more than a teacher's salary to create content for me, and I can't even give them the video that they would need to create the content. Like, I've had people working for me for free. That's how much I dislike content creating. But what I realized that I do like, that I never thought that I liked before was, like, creating AI images and AI animation. And I was never really interested in that before. So I think that the other interesting thing about the AI movement is that it's creating more skill sets and individuals that may not have been interested in, like, the basic, like, Film work before. Right? For me, that's what it was. I love technology and somehow incorporated it into art. And I, when I wake up, I think of two things. I think of like, AI and I think about poker. I really do. And those are the two things I think about. And I like, like moan and huff and puff through, like, any content that I have to do. But I've also realized that I'm better off doing my content on my own because I work at my own pace. And it's got really costly to pay others to do something that I wasn't giving them anything to do. So the fascinating thing I think about, like, the advancements and the opportunities that we have today is I really do believe that in society right now as we speak, everybody has something to offer because people always worry about their purpose and their place in life. I don't, do not think that robots are something to be concerned about. I think that we, instead of looking it as a threat, we have to look at it as an opportunity. And I think that actually the higher, like, intelligence is heavily weighed on those that see opportunity over threat in any endeavor that we have to face. We can't get rid of AI, we can't get rid of technological advancements in this very advanced digital stage. But we can learn to incorporate it and we can monetize it, get monetized from it heavily. And you could do it from the confinements of your home. You know, like, we already learned during the pandemic that we can make so much money within the walls of our house. Like, it should be a blessing that you're able to be do anything online and you wouldn't be able to do without technology within the confinements of your home. Robots aren't something to be scared of. There's something that we should incorporate and find, and we just need to find our place in the society. I do feel like everybody has a certain skill set and if you don't know your purpose, you just have to figure out what it is that you absolutely love doing. Because There is a 100% a way to monetize from that if you just incorporate, like, the tools that we have today to help you get there. Like, for me, I loved art, but I didn't love it enough to pick up a paintbrush. The moment it was available to me through this, like, AI kind of like avenue, I was, I'm able to do that whenever I want, however I want, and monetize from it when people look at my, like, animation, because right now it's still the Very beginning. And everybody has those tools at their discretion. All you have to do is watch a bunch of YouTube, which is literally what I did.
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Podcast Host
YouTube University, baby.
- [47:18]
Robbie J. Lou
YouTube University.
- [47:18]
Podcast Host
Yeah, you can monetize anything these days. Yeah, you're gonna get a neural link, aren't you?
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Robbie J. Lou
What's that?
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Podcast Host
That's the chip Elon Musk.
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Robbie J. Lou
And now, like, what, Like Mark of the Beast and all this kind of crazy shit. I've always thought from the very beginning that there would be a lot less kidnappings if everybody just got a microchip in them.
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Podcast Host
Like, we dogs get it.
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Robbie J. Lou
Yeah, but dogs are different, right? Like, the microchips don't actually work until somebody delivers your dog to the vet and then they're able to see who the owner is. So unfortunately, with all the crime that's in this world, which is kind of. It's not as rampant as it used to be, of course, because of DNA, thank God. I think there's a lot less serial killers, so to speak. And like, that actually is. Is true. But I do feel like we could really limit a lot of crime that we are facing if we're able to track individuals. Like, it sounds like I'm talking about like a Black Mirror episode. And it's so unfortunate because of course there's like. Like when iRobot came out, that Will Smith movie, like. Yeah, it can go wrong. It can absolutely go wrong. If you look at the Dark Web, for example, it was created for espionage and the. It was only a way for method, a method for, you know, everybody to communicate kind of underground with absolutely no way of figuring out anyone's IP address. And like, now it's utilized for, you know, like the black market for organs and drug trade and everything. And it isn't for the worst, obviously, trafficking, sex trafficking and everything. So it is unfortunate that we could take like a technological advancement and we've just lost control of it in a way. But, like, if that's going to happen, inevitably, you've got to figure out a way to. To find a way to incorporate that in. In a more positive light and then incorporate in a way that you can monetize from it so that it doesn't feel like a threat, but it feels like an opportunity.
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Podcast Host
Yeah, I'd love to see you sit down with Live Bore and talk AI with her. She's a little frightened.
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Robbie J. Lou
Is she a good conversation against it or for it?
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Podcast Host
She's both.
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Robbie J. Lou
Okay.
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Podcast Host
Yeah, I think she's a little scared of it, but I think she sees the benefit as well.
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Robbie J. Lou
Yeah, I think we have to see the benefit of it because it's one of those things. It's like, I mean, I'd rather have, I don't know, a septic tank today than a hole in the ground like we did, like 100 years ago. Right. Like, we have to appreciate the technological advancements that we've had, and we have to appreciate that this is all done because of us and our level of intelligence. Like, AI was created through the human mind. Mind. So if you appreciate your own intelligence and you appreciate that it is survival of the fittest and you are a fit individual, how can you not survive in an AI world that you created?
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Podcast Host
I use it daily. It's helped me a lot.
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Robbie J. Lou
Absolutely. I mean, I don't even Google anymore. I used to Google things. I just asked ChatGPT.
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Podcast Host
Nah, Google's been. It's. It's compromised.
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Robbie J. Lou
Yeah.
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Podcast Host
Obviously the top results are like, either paid for or influenced by someone.
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Robbie J. Lou
Yeah, Like, I, I just. And look, it's not perfect. It's actually really far from perfect. Even if you look like animation, like, every human somehow has six fingers and it's irritating. So it's like, obviously. But, like, the amount that it is developing is. Is insanity. There's a guy I follow and he always has some kind of, like, new product or new program that has come, and it's usually given by like, Adobe, one of like, the bigger people. But, like, look, there's a lot going on in Silicon Valley as far as, like, the new apps and like, the new programs that are being. And platforms that are being put into place right now that are going to help us. Us kind of just like, better and ease our lives. Like, this is supposed to make our life easier. It is, you know, it's gonna be, It's. It's crazy. But, like, people are gonna be able to be. A robot's gonna be able to cook for you. It's gonna be able to do anything for you. And I will be the first person to own a robot as soon as that's made available. And I think it's only $20,000 Elon's making like, he already like, they kind of like, I don't know if they like, launched it, but they. And they.
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Podcast Host
I think it launched. Yeah.
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Robbie J. Lou
Yeah. It's only 20. A $20 robot.
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Podcast Host
Let me know how it goes. Maybe down the road I'll get one. I got a Tesla eventually, so.
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Robbie J. Lou
Exactly. And it's just like the Tesla movement. How can you be upset about driverless cars when we ourselves. If you just look at the Data. We're far more dangerous behind the wheel than driverless 100.
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Podcast Host
Well, texting and driving is probably in drunk driving.
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Robbie J. Lou
I mean it's insanity and like I don't understand why everyone is so fearful. It looks strange and it's something that you have to get, get comfortable.
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Podcast Host
Yeah, yeah.
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Robbie J. Lou
With like seeing and, and used to seeing. But it really should if you just look at the data. I mean you, the, the safety measures when it comes to letting like the computer run our lives is, is like far more like I think that it's not only safe for the younger generations to come, but I just feel like it supports anything that we've always wanted to do that we feel like we've never had the capabilities or access to doing so. I cannot even seem to understand those that feel like that we're going to be replaced. If anything, the parts of us that are going to be replaced are the parts that need it to. And that's like our inability to stay like attentive at a task that demands our attention. Like driving.
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Podcast Host
Yeah.
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Robbie J. Lou
Especially in a, in like a highly like computerized world where we are spending most of our time on social media. Like we have to let somebody else take the wheel. And if it's an AI individual we're going to be leading much safer and like even productive lives because we're finally, we can finally distract ourselves to doing what we want to do and not be 100% on point when it comes to attention.
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Podcast Host
Absolutely. Robbie, it's been fun. Where can people find you and keep up with you?
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Robbie J. Lou
Well, obviously social media, it's, I'm Robbie J. Lou almost on everything and I'm playing a lot of poker. But of course like I, I do have this like love for technology so I do want to somehow incorporate that world into my life. Boom.
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Podcast Host
We'll link your below. Yeah, thanks for coming on. Thanks for watching guys. See you next time.
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