Afraid & Don't Trust

Are you afraid of the dark? Dangerous Dave talks about a survey that says many adult are. Plus, things you don't trust in your profession similar to "never trust a skinny food critic".

Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
This is deeper in the din with dangerous day. Well,
you know, some childhood fears are silly to look back
to now, like monsters hiding under your bed, but others
can continue into adulthood, like clowns and the basement and vegetables.
A new survey, twenty nine percent of American adults admit
they're still afraid of the dark. In fact, twenty four
percent said they sleep with the night light ten percent

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preferred to sleep with the lights on. Men more likely
to admit this than women. On the flip side, twenty
eight percent of people said they love watching horror movies.
Some people enjoy being scared, so there could be some
overlap between people who like horror movies and people who
are afraid of the dark. Maybe watching the horror movies
is the reason you're scared. Maybe men more likely to
love horror movies and women thirty three percent versus twenty

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four percent, but men more likely to admit to having
nightmares after watching a scary movie. Twenty eight percent of
people said they're more likely to wake up in the
middle of the night after watching a horror movie, and
twenty two percent said they're more likely to have worse sleep.
Twelve percent said they're more likely to sleep for fewer
hours after watching horror flex. You know, I like horror movies,
but to be honest, real life is scary enough. In

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the twa you've probably heard the phrase never trust a
skinny food critic. So what are some things in your
industry that would be suspect on their own job experience? So,
in other words, things you would not trust. For example,
if he's got an iPad while a button down shirt,
he's not there to fix your equipment. He's going to
try to sell you new equipment. Also, things you shouldn't trust.

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Don't trust a pastor who wears expensive shoes and watches.
Don't trust a scientist. You can't say I don't know,
because a good scientist knows they don't know everything. Be
careful of a personal injury attorney who excessively advertises. Don't
trust a principal who's never been a teacher. Don't trust
a teacher who's not interested in learning new things. Don't
trust a restaurant managers never waited tables. Other things you

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should not trust in your own field. People are chiming
in on the internet. Don't trust an it person who
hasn't caused an organization wide out at least once an
O guy like that. Similarly, don't trust an electrician with
no eyebrows. Don't trust the wine sales rep who wears
heavy cologne and perfume. You shouldn't trust any engineer who
tells you it's okay to do a product push at

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three pm on a Friday afternoon. One person said at
work in finance, don't trust dudes who have gel in
their hair. Don't trust an accountant who prefers Google sheets
to Excel. Don't trust a plumber who bites his nails.
That's a good one, actually, And one person said, I'm
a contractor, be wary of a customer who claims they
know how to do what they're paying you to do.

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I'm sorry, I might be that customer, I would say myself.
Don't trust the radio DJ who doesn't still eat Ramen
on a regular basis. To me again for another episode
of Deeper in the Den with Dangerous Dave light Year.