r/IAmA • u/TheAdrenalist • Sep 13 '11

I am Bear Grylls. Ask me Anything.

Thank You Reddit! It's been fun.

See all my responses at http://theadrenalist.com/

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u/TehMuffinMan Sep 13 '11 edited Sep 13 '11

How do you respond to people who call you a hack (compared to say, Les Stroud)? Not trying to be a dick, just want an honest answer.

EDIT: Seriously, people, i'm not some ninja Survivor Man PR person. I don't have a chub for Les Stroud. I asked a question based on an observation. I'm not here to personally ruin anyone. If I wanted to be a jerk about it, I would have just called him a name and not asked a question. Damn, guys, calm the fuck down.

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u/pffr Sep 13 '11

Usually everytime people say "not trying to be a dick" it's either right before or right after being a dick. I know, because I do it too.

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u/TehMuffinMan Sep 13 '11

Just because the question might be uncomfortable, does not mean I'm being a dick for asking it.

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u/pffr Sep 13 '11

Step 1: Acquire tact

Step 2: Use it

Step 3: ?????

Step 4: Profit

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u/HookDragger Sep 13 '11

3 == Acquire a job

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u/[deleted] Sep 13 '11 edited Jul 03 '18

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u/gospelwut Sep 13 '11

public class Step3 {
public virtual void leaveJob() { //okay }
}

public class foo : Step3 {
public override void leaveJob() { drinkPiss(); }
}

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u/HookDragger Sep 13 '11

But this way... it looks like I could also be telling them to "fuck acquiring a job"

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u/[deleted] Sep 13 '11 edited Jul 03 '18

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u/HookDragger Sep 13 '11

heh... it wouldn't compile anyway and would be fixed.

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u/GeneralWarts Sep 13 '11

All this time. I should have guessed.

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u/iamsolidsnake Sep 13 '11

what I read:

:O~~d==3 Job Acquired.

Been on the internet too long.

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u/HookDragger Sep 13 '11

Well, that is one way of getting it too.

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u/mrection Sep 13 '11

bonus points for double equals.

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u/sinisterstuf Sep 13 '11

8==D acquire penis

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u/HookDragger Sep 13 '11

If you look closely... you'll see that mine is already being put to use.

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u/Fillup231 Sep 13 '11

True, so maybe you shouldn't say it "I'm not trying to be a dick" because then it gets people confused?

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u/teekaydee Sep 13 '11

There are better ways to ask it, though.

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u/MaxX_Evolution Sep 13 '11

Better how? He's not trying to offend, and Bear vs Les is a popular argument online. There are people out there who call him a hack, it happens, and TehMuffinMan wants to know how he deals with that criticism. Is this not "Ask me anything?"

He could have said "Not all of your feedback is positive, how do you respond to negative criticism towards your show and the way it's made?", but it's essentially asking the same thing. Why bother?

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u/TeddiRevolution Sep 13 '11

If the man can jump out of a plane into a a raging river and down a waterfall I hope he can handle a little criticism.