“Truth for an addict is whatever they need it to be. Joe wanted us to pity him or maybe to forgive the hateful things he sometimes said or did when intoxicated. Or to forget that his isolation was self-imposed.”
[Lex Fridman Podcast] #415 – Serhii Plokhy: History of Ukraine, Russia, Soviet Union, KGB, Nazis & War #lexFridmanPodcasthttps://podcastaddict.com/lex-fridman-podcast/episode/172358510 via @PodcastAddict
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