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from our end one like we're like the impact that you personally had on the way that we think that the way that we try to build our company, that try the, the way that we try to go about our day on a day to day basis has had big impact as mentioned. Like that started with the aspiration to learn more about the US military in the other part of the world. You're the good guys. Like that's something that and like one quick story that happened like just recently. Like we typically work out every day at like 4:35 but I can relate and that's because of Joko. But two, two Sundays ago we had some important things in the morning so like we worked out at like maybe 28 2pm and we have our laptops with us because if something happened like so I'm on the assault bike, Richard is on the rower and there was no one at the gym and we typically are very apolitical. And like we don't share any political opinions but we're like hey, let's see what's happening on the news. Like we knew what's happening but so we put the news and then like someone got to the gym and they look at the TV and you could see dissatisfaction. But then they went and did the tour and then they came back and like they prompted the conversation as mentioned. Like I personally, Richard, Roger me like we never share our political opinions on anything. Like we only focus about work and like you also talk a lot about it is like you can change politics. Like just go about your day to Day life. The reason I'm sharing this is, like, that's. I'm just giving my perspective on things. So that was a few days after what happened in Iran. And, like, the killing of the Ayatollah. And, like, I had on the phone. I had my father on the phone, and, like, our battery was maybe at, like, 2%. So, like, then the battery died. But I can. I can definitely be sure that he was saying, like, just don't answer. Not in a fearful way. Again, like, it doesn't come from, hey, like, let's just, like, lay low. It just like, okay, just go about your business. But it felt a bit more like in a movie. Like, there's this thing happening and there's someone who is vocally asking us something. And it felt like. Like, Richard and I have shaved head. Like, we're always in navy blue. So even when we work out, we're just in navy blue. So, like, we look maybe like. But we're, like, small in size. Like, we're not large, but, like, we maybe don't look very, like, friendly or something. And this person said, like, what do you think about this? And the reason why I'm saying, like, you guys, like, I'm thanking the effort that you guys do in general as a US Military is I'm like, there these people are laying their lives for this other part of the world. And again, I'm not getting into politics. I'm like, if I can't voice cordially my opinion on things like, like, there's literally no risk. So what I told this person is, like, that we grew up there, like, and that these people are, like, that I disagree with their way of life. And I told her, like, right now, it's 2pm you're at the gym. In that part of the world, you can't be at the gym. The other point is you can't voice your opinion. So whatever you think, it's a privilege that you can think and that you can dare confront two guys and ask them about their opinion. And I honestly can't say whether it's the role of the US to save the rest of the world. That's. I can't comment on that. But what I can say is that there is a need for the right people to do the right thing in general in life. Like, when I saw the. Like, if you see someone getting raped, like, you're gonna jump and save this person. Then if there's a country that is under oppression and that also has a threat to the infrastructure of the US Or Whatever, like, I can't make the decision, but like, that was the decision that was made. My point being is we live in a country, whether it's Canada, the us, France, the West in general, where people have the privilege of going by their day to day life and building companies and voicing your opinions. And to do that, there are people that are sacrificing their lives or sacrificing, maybe they're not dying, but they're sacrificing one year or 10 years or 20 years of their lives, whether they agree or not with that political decision to support a bigger agenda. And for me, that struck me as, hey, like, I'm not like. And I. So my first reaction was look for the cameras, because I don't want. That was really because I want to share my opinion. But if someone will go say, hey, like they were insulting, like, I don't want to have that. So my point, what I said is, this is like, you're privileged that in this country you have the chance to be at the gym at this time. And like, she was very respectful, by the way, like, no. And her dad served In World War II, her husband served in Vietnam. So like, it was a very nice conversation. I'm just sharing my perspective. And whenever people prompt us, we typically do not share anything. The reason for it is we just focus on what we do as work. But the reason why I'm voicing this is because people like you take much bigger risks in what you do to make the world a better place. And that's what attracted us to this. And also the same thing on the technology side is these people are very nice people that build things so that they can make the lives of people better. No one sits and plan to build the next whatever and say, hey, I'm gonna steal all this data and then I'm gonna sell ads and then I'm gonna like make a lot of money and then build in whatever. Like, in general, I believe that people are good by default and that the west in general allows you and gives you the opportunities to do whatever you want if you work extremely hard for it. And people that serve make it possible for everyone else to benefit from that. And that whatever political direction you have, that should be the direction. And also there should be a scoreboard in who are the right, who are the good guys and who are the bad guys. It should be pretty much black and white. Like, there is no gray zone here. So our point is how we got brought up the folks on the education that we had the inspiration that we got from what you guys did in the region and the help that we got along the way. That's why we're thankful for what we're doing. And like, it all boils down to, like, in general, human beings are good people. Like, no one is born, like, wanting to do bad things, and there's so much good things that people can spend their lives on. And in general, like, just wanted to finish it by thanking you and everything that you bring to the world and the people that serve. And I like, anyone who listened, who may have been triggered by some of the thoughts that we shared, like, these are just lived experiences. I'm not sharing anything negative about anyone. These are just facts. I'm just stating factual. Other side can have other facts. Right? But the goal of the discourse is just to share our side and that no one actually prevented us to do anything because we came from whichever part, right? The interesting thing is, like, in Canada, we were the Lebanese. In Lebanon, where the Canadians, like, here were the whatever, but. And it brings a strength. Like, we're always a bit the outlier and like, as you say, like, like, we're always a bit detached. Like, we're never part of the thing. Right? And that what creates, like, the bond and, like, the intensity. And yeah, we try to surround ourselves with people that come from different backgrounds, believe in what we're doing. And I think there are so much good things that we're gonna be doing. Like, the world is accelerating at massive scale, but I would encourage people not to be afraid of it. Like, the change is going only to make their lives better. And we're just at the beginning of a massive revolution. And just like right now you have all mobile phones, laptops, etc. Like, in a year from now, all of you will have, like, tens of agents. Like, you'll be recording the podcast and, like, your agent will be booking maybe other guests while I, like, you, like, hey, Jockey, what do you think about that? Right? And like, maybe we'll see something with Joko Fuel and say, hey, I just shipped this code because, like, I found that this was better and like, this increased revenue by 20% without you prompting the agent to do these things. So, like, agents will become part of our lives. But I just wanted to take some time to thank you and like, maybe,
