Who chose your voice? Did you decide how you speak… or did you just try to fit in and let society choose for you?
In this classically scrappy Alex video, let’s look at why it’s hard to stand out… but why we might actually want to do just that. Honestely, you won’t die! (though your brain thinks you might)
In this video, that starts strong and goes rapidly downhill, I discuss:
* Why I had a Scottish accent until 7pm at school
* The dynamic between standing out and fitting in
* What makes it hard to stand out
* Why our brain thinks we might die, or be cancelled, if we sound too different
* And why LinkedIn is becoming… just exceedingly boring.
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00:00 – Switching accents for survival
01:12 – Fitting in vs standing out
02:07 – ADHD speech patterns & misinterpretation
04:19 – The cost of “fitting in”
05:13 – Standing out (and why it feels risky)
06:27 – AI, sameness, and losing our voices
09:07 – Why standing out won’t kill you
10:14 – What choice are you making with your voice?
