Ethan Hawke On Why Being Pretentious Is Okay | TIME

[@michaelmeacham4517]

"So often it's our anxiety that trips us up from being our best selves. The great bulk of my life is a war with my nervous system. I think a lot of people feel that way." Such an honest, relatable comment.

[@ItsAldo-e9q]

This is true Ethan and Michael, its anxiety, a response to a threat (of being judged or humiliated in the process) that makes us fearful and we stop taking action.

[@lauralunaazul]

Yes!

[@tulinbeyduz920]

@@michaelmeacham4517 i once dated a guy that asked me why i didn’t seem more confident .. he put me on this pedal stool . anxiety has plagued me my whole life x It wouldn’t matter how successful i seemed to be .. inside is a sinking abyss at times

[@yourmajesty3569]

He's got the best argument for pretentiousness that I've ever encountered. It's not about pretentiousness for the sake of outward appearance. It's about connecting with your personal hopes and dreams. It's about lifting yourself to the highest level of personal standard. It's not about being better than anyone else.

[@darnellmajor9016]

Give me a break!!! LOL

[@hannahlangley2876]

@@darnellmajor9016 seriously

[@LeeMaitland]

'You have to set goals for yourself, and they might as well be lofty'... What an incredibly important thought.

[@PepsiFuture]

what an incredibly basic thought

[@Owlero]

@@PepsiFuture Back in my day, we just said "dream big".

[@omeresse1191]

@@PepsiFuture hahahaha

[@transp0rter1]

I've been accused of being both pretentious and basic, depending on how a person wants to "hate" on me lol. And let me tell u: I'd rather be pretentious. It at least connotes AMBITION. Tha'ts why. And Ethan hit it on the head: if you at least have SENSE OF HUMOR about yourself, that mitigates it. HA!

[@Johnnysmithy24]

@@transp0rter1 yes

[@NeonVars]

He's the kind of guy you'd want to befriend because he's so honest and sincere that you feel you can relax and enjoy the moment.

[@carlosparra8976]

I know, boring and pretentious guy

[@k-asp3r754]

HAHAHHA... He is an actor.. And he is acting in this video as well.

[@jhavajoe3792]

Before I post I scroll and 9 out of 10 times, someone has already posted what I felt or thought ... like you just did. Yep. Even for his age, he's not lost and distorted by his own ego and seems a thinker ( of a positive kind).

[@Juelz4ever]

@@carlosparra8976 It's okay to be pretentious. It's fun, and it's real.

[@resplendentwitticism]

I could listen to him talk for eternity

[@kennastout7621]

Me too

[@GorgonDrageil]

Now is it

[@hofhofandaway]

I know.

[@mystchris3210]

Although it’s even hard to catch his definition of ‘pretentious’, he has conviction and he believes in what he said. We can feel him. That’s the main thing.

[@Wingedmagician]

I needed this. You can be interested in and strive in intellectual or artistic areas without being pretentious. The key to not being really pretentious is having a sense of humor and humility about yourself.

[@somekid7]

I needed to hear this. From an early age, I was taught to "know my place" which really killed my confidence. I'm set on releasing my music and getting back into writing now, despite how a lot of it felt pretentious. I did tweak it a bit to shed a fair amount while keeping the essence of it, but I figure I'll keep some of the pretension because it defined certain periods of my life and served the themes I went with.

[@ternon83]

Big hug

[@MrSaiLikesPie]

He seems like someone that, even if I didn't like, I could still respect.

[@faniacal6324]

What I love about this guy is that he understands the difference between being a little pretentious and being arrogant. He’s definitely not arrogant! I was at Sundance film Festival a few years ago and waited in line at the Atticus coffee shop, which for anyone who’s been there takes forever when it’s during the festival. There’s a guy behind me waiting patiently the entire time and when someone actually cut in line in front of me while talking to his friends the cutter finally turned around to ask if it was OK and I turned to the guy behind me to ask if it was OK with him. It was Ethan Hawke and not only was he totally chill about it but he was a guy who could’ve easily sent a minion to fetch his coffee for him and instead he chose to wait patiently in line. Also behind him was Rosanna Arquette :-)

[@MarcellinaMoon]

That sounds exactly like something Ethan Hawke would do and one of the reasons why I love him!

[@ardencharlessantos1880]

One of the most underrated actor and screenplay writer .. he should've won an Oscar for the "Before series" and Boyhood.

[@AvecPoesie]

I wholeheartedly agree.

[@DDCrp]

In short- "you have to hopefully create a little bit of balance of maintaining that "youthful hubris" or else you won't get anything done." Pretentiousness, if you are open to laughing at yourself, is a necessary ingredient to creating and achieving any kind of personal aspiration.

[@JJ-hr7dd]

D. Crp how Oh how very pretentious of you.

[@rosecouturelamp]

“It’s so often our Anxiety that trips us up from being our best self. A great bulk of my life is a war against my nervous system “ Wow... so he just summed it up. How refreshing, Thank you

[@fabioalvesshow]

Gattaca, Most Underrated Movie Of Ethan Hawke, A True Masterpiece

[@treeman8773]

Best sci fi film of all time

[@jonathanvian2607]

I can respect what Ethan Hawke is saying.

[@JohnSmith-en6ev]

+Jonathan Vian Did anyone ask you ? You are irrelevant dust.

[@NESherv]

+Mehmet Erdoğan What a joy you must be to be around.

[@chrisadam597]

+Mehmet Erdoğan You are too so...

[@JohnSmith-en6ev]

Yes DUST IN THE WIND. Thats what we all are.

[@jonathanvian2607]

And, or an angsty teenager on KZbin.....oh hey Mehmet Erdogan didn't see you there!

[@SeeSawMassacre]

He's talking Cassius Clay pretentious. From an essay by Ali in '09- "In high school, I boasted weekly - if not daily - that one day I was going to be the heavyweight champion of the world. As part of my boxing training, I would run down Fourth Street in downtown Louisville, darting in and out of local shops, taking just enough time to tell them I was training for the Olympics and I was going to win a gold medal. And when I came back home, I was going to turn pro and become the world heavyweight champion in boxing. I never thought of the possibility of failing - only of the fame and glory I was going to get when I won. I could see it. I could almost feel it. When I proclaimed that I was the "Greatest of All Time," I believed in myself. And I still do." I would bet that most people laughed at him and that he laughed too, but he knew something.

[@andrewtucker94]

That said, how many people are full of themselves and never achieve their goals? I think there are a lot more of them.

[@thyop89]

He really is one of the few actors who can talk about art in a way that sounds authentic. He's not full of some false bravado, he can laugh at himself but at the same time he has a quiet and calm confidence. He's a very interesting man and unlike any other Hollywood actor I can think of. It's likely that he would have have excelled in an field he went into. My favourite actor.

[@daniellefish6416]

Good stuff. I wish more movie stars were as thoughtful and genuine.

[@SimonJanoSessions]

How beautiful is for an artist to listen to his words. In his movies, in his life, he is a healer!

[@koubl]

Hawke has great wisdom and talent. Very insightful, thanks for this.

[@maddiefleurs9659]

i could listen to him forever he is so perfect

[@ethanhawke8369]

Thank you very much for your lovely words, I really do appreciate it.Tell me what is your favorite movie of all my movies you have seen so far?

[@nicolasap86]

This Ethan Hawk video was like a breathe of fresh air or a dip in warm water - you just feel a little more alive after it.

[@mercurialpierrot7073]

nicolasap86 ...nope, still same aliveness as before.

[@kartikeyaanshu]

What a pretentious comment! Well done...

[@kaleidojess]

I’ve been called pretentious, and I’m okay with that but I’m truly analyzing what people mean by that.

[@banko99]

he is just full of wisdom. I could listen to him all day

[@ethanhawke8369]

Thank you very much for your lovely words, I really do appreciate it.Tell me what is your favorite movie of all my movies you have seen so far?

[@Johnnysmithy24]

@@ethanhawke8369 The Before Trilogy

[@ethanhawke8369]

@@Johnnysmithy24 that's lovely, I'm glad I impressed you with the "before trilogy " it's always a wonderful feeling for me when I get positive reviews from my fans and admirers of my works. Where are you from?

[@Johnnysmithy24]

@@ethanhawke8369 You know no one is actually thinking this is actually Ethan Hawk right?

[@La-PetitMort]

@@ethanhawke8369 bruh

[@chewface]

To be fair, it does take a certain level of pretentiousness to even BE an artist in the first place. Think about it: you are sitting by yourself, and an idea comes to mind, and you think it's so amazing and that other people would be interested in it...that you make it and then go out and promote it. "Hey everyone! Look at this cool thing I made!" Hahaha. Very simplified, but still quite accurate. You have to be a little vain to even see your ideas as something other people would give a shit about. Otherwise nobody would ever make anything.

[@real_ozzy]

I agree 1000% percent

[@nataliabaage]

He's such a smart man. I love listening to him. ❤

[@ethanhawke8369]

Thank you very much for your lovely words, I really do appreciate it.Tell me what is your favorite movie of all my movies you have seen so far?

[@stevenperezhenriquez1332]

Imagine someone like Chris Pratt saying those things....Ethan Hawke sound very clear and knows what he’s talking about.

[@marceloaguirree]

Chriss pratt is an idiot to be honest

[@in_vino_veritas7938]

In some ways I think in a way confidence comes from not taking things too seriously. Having humor absolutely, setting and maintaining goals. Loving oneself, being genuinely kind to others and meaning it. But as a whole just accepting the deck of cards one is dealt and finding a way that really works. My anxiety has lessened a LOT once I realized that

[@andrewiangillies]

He's not pretentious. I don't even think he is defining pretentiousness correctly. He's talking more about ambition/aspiration. Americans have faults but pretentiousness is quite rare. Come to the UK to see some good examples of pretentiousness.

[@stars19735]

in the US, pretention is more broadly defined, sometimes people conflate lofty aspirations with being too far up ones ass. for a society so driven by self help and indulgence, it's extremely keen on snuffing out those with ambition

[@andrewiangillies]

@@stars19735 Interesting, thanks.

[@afreespiritpoetandking261]

LOL I kind of agree.

[@lucamolta]

theres so much to get from this and from most people speaking openly out of something other than their bum. mostly though is how valuable being honest is, how generous it can be. Whether its to strangers on youtube who listen because your an artist or your famous or whether its to people you know or people you want to know or even people you just met. Maybe its all he knows havin been open with his emotions to be good at what he does, being comfortable with yourself while people are watching knowing enough of yourself to do so. im grateful though for that thing that actors have whether it was once bravery or whether its just their nature its really liberating to learn from someone whose got nothing to sell you and nothing to gain except whatever you get from introspection and sharing that lil part of yourself in that moment.

[@sickboy7104]

I used to read long books that I didn't really enjoy, and I hated myself for being pretentious, but lately, I've realized that I was trying to get a better grasp on the English language. Linguistics is the only thing I ever had any talent for, so of course I wanted to enhance it as much as possible.

[@MeatCatCheesyBlaster]

Lot of people have a crab in a barrel mentality. How dare you think you can do creative things. I can’t do them do you can’t either!

[@nixdapogs]

I’m a big fan of his band “Sugar Ray”👍

[@ramonog5451]

Sugggaaaaarrr gaaaaaaaaay

[@MikaelLewisify]

Lol

[@tactrix1h]

I'm so glad that he didn't change in his mindset. You'd have to watch the beginning of his career to now but he's always been a very intelligent guy who was kind of stuck doing this stuff that only showcased part of his intellectual potential. And still you could see it shinning through.

[@StephenAndrew777]

What a pretentious comments section.

[@blackie75]

I'm not sure Ethan knows exactly what pretentious means.

[@rekisrax7344]

M

[@mercurialpierrot7073]

Mox_au Thank you!

[@k.more1995]

*P R E T E N T I O U S*

[@DavoStreet]

At least we have humour.

[@Pippi-rippi]

he's billiant. i'm happy to follow his work and admire him as one of the greatest

[@ethanhawke8369]

Thank you very much for your lovely words, I really do appreciate it.Tell me what is your favorite movie of all my movies you have seen so far?

[@michaelmcdonald8452]

I found it refreshing that he didn’t feel a need to, when referring to his stage company work as “the great joy” of his life, tack on an obligatory “...with the exception of my children” or something along those lines. I think a lot of people say that sort of thing because it’s expected for fear of being seen as an insensitive parent with their priorities out of wack. When people are discussing their public life, their work life, how they’re contributing to whole, how they feel about and provide for their children has nothing to do with it. Maybe it just goes without saying that their kids are the most important thing to them or it may even be that (gasp) some people don’t feel like their role as a parent has to be their emblem.

[@AvecPoesie]

Such an interesting and well-articulated perspective.

[@kpjlflsknflksnflknsa]

"Youthful hubris" I like that turn of phrase. Certainly found to be wanting lately in my own life.

[@Allegra11]

Anxiety is a thief of aspiration

[@pkingo1]

Be pretentious, make a fool of yourself, aim high. What other people think doesn't matter, their stuck with opinions that applied to who you were 1 second/day/year ago, meanwhile you've moved on, you've learned, you've grown.

[@dustin_echoes]

You are who you are. Don't apologize.

[@julienicholson6086]

Such a genius actor

[@ethanhawke8369]

Thank you very much for your lovely words, I really do appreciate it.Tell me what is your favorite movie of all my movies you have seen so far?

[@Majorvw123]

Well you gotta be okay with pretentiousness if youre working with Linklater eight times in a row

[@stark8837]

I feel like Ethan is needlessly trying to make "pretentious" sound good, when there are already words that describe what he means better - aspirational.

[@AcolytesOfHorror]

I think he’s responding to a specific criticism that’s often leveled at him. It’s not considered “pretentious” to aspire to backpack the Appalachian trail compared to performing Shakespeare. I think he’s not only encouraging people to have aspirations, but also to not let other folks’ labels keep you from pursuing something that others don’t see the value in

[@stark8837]

@@AcolytesOfHorror That's fair.

[@trashmyego]

@@stark8837 It's a general criticism of our current culture, the internet, and how they react towards anything that's intellectually or artistically aspirational. The label has been misused to such a degree that it's basically lost its actual meaning. Most people who toss it around do so without the intent or means to back it up. It's instead just a reactionary dismissal, which is itself pretentious. It'd be humorous if it wasn't so sad.

[@BeyondSideshow]

@@trashmyego Nailed it, thank you.

[@biocykle]

Being "aspirational" is not what he is talking about though. His point is it's not that serious if you happen to do something "pretentious" _while aspiring to something,_ especially when young and full of enthusiasm and hybris. If you worry too much about appearing authentic, down-to-earth, humble etc. at all times, you might be taking yourself too seriously to actually grow (artistically, that is).

[@MANIAKRA]

Wow, this really speaks to me. Good guy Ethan

[@ItsAldo-e9q]

My college crush- Ethan Hawke- this is my new favorite video. Sent it to my client.

[@MindGymMeditations]

He is one of the most genuine Actors I've ever met and worked with

[@lauralunaazul]

Oh, want more of this. Gratful!

[@romyec]

Being selfish sometimes is even healthy too.

[@franciscomiranda6882]

It’s always healthy. No one will ever take care of you the way you can for yourself.

[@joeymarino7]

Love that! All of it true. I read his book when I moved out to Los Angeles..enjoyed it. Deep guy really.

[@smekninga]

DAMN. I got a huge crush on him. He's brainy and multi-tasked man....but he could be my dad hahaha

[@Ravi-xf8dw]

Daddy

[@Hana-su7zg]

hes so beautiful... soul and all

[@ethanhawke8369]

Hello there. Thank you very much for your lovely words, I really do appreciate it. Tell me what's your favorite movie of all my movies you have seen so far?

[@lomps]

"To do anything artistically and especially to have the courage to put it out here... you have to take risks...coming off as pretentious is just one of the more minor ones" - Steve Lomprey

[@thecitizenjoan]

Good because Ethan Hawke said it’s ok, I will just continue in my pretentious ways. I’ve always laughed with others whether they are laughing with me or at me I’m just myself and people love that. People love Honesty even if they don’t get it.

[@ThomasF95DUS]

Bruh, I need Ethan Hawke to be my every day mentor.

[@robfrancis8690]

I was living in NYC in the early 90's working out of a place known as Circle Rep Lab, and people would often say to me that I reminded them of Ethan Hawke. I never met him until last summer under a weird set of circumstances, but I can relate to what he's saying here. If I were to advise Ethan, I'd say be yourself and that we have a lot in common, but what separates us is our willingness or unwillingness to become someone we're not in real life.

[@ExploitMage]

his concept of pretentiousness and how it pertained to the acting thing, i feel so related to knowledge in the same scenario..... people 100% treating an educated knowledgable person who actually enjoys learning about a certain few large fields and as a result has a significant accurate knowledge pool, people dont like to hear true facts about things that are bizarre and unexpected as much as me i guess, forever will be Kurt, that guy whos sort've pretentious

[@daniellefish6416]

+Kurt M People are different. The thing is to treat everyone with respect and eventually you'll find someone else who sees things the way you do.

[@lucamolta]

yeh and not to make assumptions because people are either incredibly transparent or absolutely unperceivable.

[@sofiahaken1800]

Yup. Love this.

[@jmssun]

His movies are so underrated

[@allme2547]

At first glance I thought it said: Ethan Hawke on why being pretty is ok. It totally made sense to me too.

[@chopin65]

There is no such thing as pretentious. There is only a failure to persuade. If I choose to express myself in a more formal or stylized manner, I have not chosen "pretentious" words or mannerisms, I have only chosen poorly. It is true the burden is on me if I am trying to convince you, or to express myself in a way that another person can relate to me, but in doing so am misunderstood. But words, manners, and deeds cannot be pretentious. As long as I believe the person to either side of me is my equal, I cannot by virtue of my equality to others be better or worse, and by that condition the dialog need only change.

[@maryvallettakeith6146]

Very well said.

[@hd-xc2lz]

Honestly, any day I'd rather be around truly obnoxiously pretentious people than those people who boast about how little they know, and overplay the humble pie role. Regarding such folk who avoid learning about new things and avoid meeting new people to better project an image of humility, seems to me no less narcissistic and far more personally destructive.

[@Johnnysmithy24]

Agree, I can’t stand the “smart shaming” culture

[@dylancollins7440]

he's so sexy it's effing depressing that he's old enough to be my dad :(

[@booedforthought9867]

Dylan Collins isnt that the fun of it

[@jessicamoore1314]

And your comment makes me feel old 🙈

[@lanadelplaith4132]

I have daddy issues so i definitely let him absolutely destroy me.

[@Caligula138]

I was hoping that it would be a doc. on Philip Seymour Hoffman.

[@thinc4444]

Therefore he's not pretentious. Magnificent.

[@dashdandelion3681]

thanks ethan for that last point especially. you have to maintain some youthful hubris, otherwise you won't get anything done. so true. i have often judged others for crafting some piece of this or that when it seemed they were naive and missing something essential in their creation - and this same judgement has halted me too often from actually finishing things and releasing them for others to engage with how they will. to have the courage and yet the humility to make things, oh my. we must!

[@ecopsychology101]

i love him so much

[@ethanhawke8369]

Hello there. Thank you very much for your lovely words, I really do appreciate it. Tell me what's your favorite movie of all my movies you have seen so far?

[@robfrancis8690]

The bottom line is this... Ethan Hawke was chosen, and would be nothing without a huge team of highly creative people behind him and he knows that about himself, so he's not really pretentious within the realm of his craft. Give him credit, he capitalized on the opportunity of his big break when it was presented to him. I knew so many exceptionally talented people in NYC who had so much to offer in the realm of film, theater, music etc... But for whatever reason they decided not to take their art forms to the next level of commercialized success. Many chose to remain true to themselves by staying somewhat anonymous. They were the ones who didn't sell their souls to the Devil so to speak. I have a tremendous amount of respect for all of those artists who were intelligent enough to know the downfall of what it means to be controlled and famous while losing all sense of privacy and personal space.

[@hang-sangitch]

Wow this is great advice and strangely enough very humble advice 😊 thank you time and ethan! Very cool

[@GodsNode]

Man, there is so much wisdom packed into this clip. I figured he was a smart guy but damn.

[@Allagi22]

Setting goals for yourself, trying for greatness, and having a healthy self of humor about yourself, never taking yourself too seriously is not being pretentious. I understand what Hawke is saying but the most important thing is that so long as YOU don't think you are god's gift to earth, and don't take yourself too seriously, then you're not being a pretentious jerk. Trying to do great things is not pretention, it is ambition. There's nothing wrong with ambition, dedication, and passion.

[@spocktokirk]

Damn. I dont know much about Mr. Hawk, but i dont know if he speaks like an adoptee or a thespian. It's beautiful either way. Thank goodness for your words.

[@timmycakes001]

It seems like he’s talking about being genuine, which is the opposite of being pretentious. I’m not sure he has the meaning of pretentious right.

[@eldueno6593]

It might just be a response or an explanation to those who have called him pretentious in the past. He's clearly not bothered by the semantics so at the point in his life, maybe being called pretentious is just fine.

[@paulflaubert7355]

He only went to elementary school....

[@Evacer]

@@paulflaubert7355 After I read your comment I saw that the side pane has a video from the Team Coco (Conan O'Brien's verified channel) with the title, "Ethan Hawke Dropped Out of College..."

[@rODIUMuk]

This comment is so pretentious

[@EzeICE]

Define Irony...only a few will get this comment lol

[@randomrecipes5007]

0:48 this edit was so perfect I laughed out loud...🤣

[@ahyaok100]

People tend to make some activities more important or special than it actually is and can also think themselves unimportant or less valid than they actually are.

[@metallicmonkey4519]

I'd definetely buy Ethan Hawke as a director, I'd absolutely love that.

[@gabyguala]

I like your style and your honesty. Handsome!

[@ethanhawke8369]

Thank you very much for your lovely words, I really do appreciate it.Tell me what is your favorite movie of all my movies you have seen so far?

[@gabyguala]

@@ethanhawke8369 I saw the two movies you made of that romantic story with the woman you met in a train...and then your lives went separately, and at the end you guys meet again. Loved it! Very suggestive and smart, and very romantic. Thanks for replying!

[@ethanhawke8369]

@@gabyguala that must be the before trilogy, I'm glad I impressed you with that movie, it's always a wonderful feeling for me when I get positive reviews from my fans and admirers of my works. Where are you from?

[@gabyguala]

@@ethanhawke8369 yes, it is indeed the trilogy, right! I am from South América. Where do you live, now?

[@ethanhawke8369]

@@gabyguala well South America is an entire continent, I live in the Brooklyn area of the United States, does your work involve creative art like mine?

[@6doublefive3two1]

The world's most polite brat.

[@transp0rter1]

I've been accused of being both pretentious and basic, depending on how a person wants to "hate" on me lol. And let me tell u: I'd rather be pretentious. It at least connotes AMBITION. Tha'ts why. And Ethan hit it on the head: if you at least have SENSE OF HUMOR about yourself, that mitigates it. HA!

[@Imran-Emu]

He is painfully underrated.

[@nicoquet.]

Thanks.

[@JustAnotherCover]

Wow I feel so identified with this video, this guy's great

[@jasonyung5749]

i would love to see the full interview

[@donna25871]

I completely get what Ethan is saying.

[@ethanhawke8369]

Thank you very much for your lovely words, I really do appreciate it.Tell me what is your favorite movie of all my movies you have seen so far?

[@kevinotero2141]

Need more hollywood peeps like him

[@zaroffhound]

Authenticity and a modicum of irony goes a very long way.

[@demetriusmiddleton1246]

Ambition and pretentiousness are not the same. It seems he's describing and defending ambition - which many falsely equate with pretentiousness. I know HE knows the difference and is just explaining it ina way that many who consider him pretentious would understand, but i think it's important to highlight that the two concepts are not the same. Edit: Actually, i just think the video is improperly titled. I don't think he would agree with pretentiousness being ok, but he would agree that it's ok to be (wrongly) PERCEIVED as pretentious.

[@MapleSyrupPoet]

Very excellent actor 👏 ...camera 📷 enjoys Ethan ...cool name, Ethan Hawke

[@enzoferrari8223]

Saying being pretentious is okay is so pretentious.

[@mr.fizzle6318]

ehh...

[@TheVertigo686]

That comment is so pretentious

[@enzoferrari8223]

@@TheVertigo686 i never wanted to write a comment. It just made sense at the time.

[@Metalheadaches]

pretenception

[@catrocastre8215]

Only you, Goody. 😊

[@jland12]

He's right. His band Sugar Ray was never pretentious. They had a surprise hit song "Fly" that was unlike their other songs but they continued to write songs in that vein because that's what the public wanted.

[@dannytsai3629]

Does anyone know the song at 1:29 ?

[@zombiecow1909]

❤ethan, he's brilliant

[@Frosty4427]

Let's be fair. Everything you do is pretentious to an extent.

[@RichardHarlos]

To be fair, everything that everyone does could be considered "X to an extent." The danger of making everything relative is that it becomes increasingly difficult to make important distinctions that matter. Let "X" be 'arrogant' or 'mischievous' or 'deceitful', etc., and you'll likely see how meaningless the frame of relativism can be.

[@Brian-ih2cw]

I hate pretentious people, but I love authentic people. I think there is a difference, Ethan just forgot to point it out.

[@barneybbates]

Being Sugar gay is ok 👌

[@Dylan_Thomas1]

There's some good points here, but I think he's twisting the word pretentious in order to have something to say about it. At one point it's like he's saying "it's okay to be pretentious if you aren't pretentious about it." Having lofty goals is not the same thing as being pretentious. If you have lofty goals and are open about it, people will call you pretentious. That's potentially their mistake.

[@a5dr3]

He’s awesome.

[@huntme2]

Jesus he's beautiful, no homo...Father Time pumped the brakes on him.

[@alexsh4517]

My friends say i act like a character and pretentious everytime we hang out

[@cb5170]

Before sunrise 😍😍😍😍😍