The DM Show

So I like positive thinking and so should you--I mean, if you want to succeed generally, you should probably think positive. But at the same time you need to be able to face reality, and if you're in an environment where there's so much positive thinking that most people are missing reality, then you will be able to make a name for yourself as a realist and a cynic. In other words, you will take what is generally a bad thing--cynicism--and make it a good thing. Your cynical, bitter words will be like water given to a man in the desert who's dying of thirst. That's Ray Ratto. Like, if I'm raising a kid and he's as cynical as Ray Ratto, I'm very concerned. I'd be on the line with a therapist, sending him regularly, trying to get him out of his deep, deep depression. But Ray's not a kid, and so his mental state is his own responsibility, and as far as his professional life goes, we all benefit from him being like the only guy in the room who keeps it re...