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This is all quite bizarre and amusing. The stream is a comedic mess. Hope he got paid alright to mock people who clearly deserved it.

bellyfullofbac 5y ago
Yeah one hopes he got paid upfront. It's weird how it seems he's making a living by being an invited speaker, with some agent who didn't investigate if the client booking him is reputable or not. Or maybe the agent and Snowden did, and had the stunt all planned. Considering Snowden likes to be well prepared (AFAIK), my assumption is the latter.
- shoo 5y ago
  Quality plerk ethic
- fullshark 5y ago
  To me it seems like his agent messed up, and Snowden decided to rip this guy to shreds to maintain his credibility instead of back out of the engagement. Why would Snowden and his agent waste their time embarrassing get rich quick seminar hucksters?
  - bellyfullofbac 5y ago
    I ended up looking up info about his agent, and found: https://www.politico.com/news/2020/08/17/edward-snowden-speaking-fees-nsa-396947 https://www.politico.com/news/2020/08/17/edward-snowden-spea... > Snowden’s booking agent, American Program Bureau, of Newton, Mass., reported arranging 67 virtual speeches and panel-discussion appearances for him between September 2015 and May 2020. > Snowden’s biggest speaking payday disclosed is the very first on the list: $50,000 for a speech to Hong Kong-based brokerage firm CLSA in 2015. Other pricey appearances include a turn at Piston ad agency in Kuwait for $35,000, a $32,000 gig for a Portugese tourism bureau and $30,000 each for a “Get Motivated” lineup of motivational speakers and an appearance at the Park City Performing Arts Foundation.
nirui 5y ago
> "To Success, we must BELIEVE" Yeah, we must believe NO BULLSHIT. Man! the Snowden man is really sharp! I hope I can one day mock somebody as intelligently as him did LOL.

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This is all quite bizarre and amusing. The stream is a comedic mess. Hope he got paid alright to mock people who clearly deserved it.

by BelenusMordred 5y ago

bellyfullofbac 5y ago
Yeah one hopes he got paid upfront. It's weird how it seems he's making a living by being an invited speaker, with some agent who didn't investigate if the client booking him is reputable or not. Or maybe the agent and Snowden did, and had the stunt all planned. Considering Snowden likes to be well prepared (AFAIK), my assumption is the latter.
- shoo 5y ago
  Quality plerk ethic
- fullshark 5y ago
  To me it seems like his agent messed up, and Snowden decided to rip this guy to shreds to maintain his credibility instead of back out of the engagement. Why would Snowden and his agent waste their time embarrassing get rich quick seminar hucksters?
  - bellyfullofbac 5y ago
    I ended up looking up info about his agent, and found: https://www.politico.com/news/2020/08/17/edward-snowden-speaking-fees-nsa-396947 https://www.politico.com/news/2020/08/17/edward-snowden-spea... > Snowden’s booking agent, American Program Bureau, of Newton, Mass., reported arranging 67 virtual speeches and panel-discussion appearances for him between September 2015 and May 2020. > Snowden’s biggest speaking payday disclosed is the very first on the list: $50,000 for a speech to Hong Kong-based brokerage firm CLSA in 2015. Other pricey appearances include a turn at Piston ad agency in Kuwait for $35,000, a $32,000 gig for a Portugese tourism bureau and $30,000 each for a “Get Motivated” lineup of motivational speakers and an appearance at the Park City Performing Arts Foundation.
nirui 5y ago
> "To Success, we must BELIEVE" Yeah, we must believe NO BULLSHIT. Man! the Snowden man is really sharp! I hope I can one day mock somebody as intelligently as him did LOL.