The Demotivating Speech
Node LinkNext[ "Sarge" is a Spanish-speaking and English-speaking man and speaks in a (possibly fake) Spanish accent. He is the leader/organiser of the Tree Planters celeb troops. ]
Sarge: Hello, losers! You are the worst of the worst! The bottom of the barrel! The face that sank a thousand battleships. You are geeky, immature, fame-hungry, attention whoring, amateur, parasite, think-you're-so-sexy, "celebrities", "creators", new age philosophers / educators / entertainers.
Sarge: I hate your guts. You guys suck! Do you understand that?
The Troop: [in unison] Yes sir, we suck sir!
Sarge: Good! Realising you were an idiot is an easy problem to fix! So you immediately have one less problem. So how many problems do you have now, eh, soldiers?
The Troop: 98 problems, sir!
Sarge: Great! You might be parasites, but at least you can perform basic arithmetics!
Sarge: Let's get it straight: while you are volunteers, can leave everytime, are dressed in casual clothes, and can and often must refuse superior orders, and you will be housed in comfortable housing with good privacy - you are still soldiers! That means you should aim to not only do a good job, but the best job you can! Rosh gadol (= "big-minded") like our Israeli brothers-in-arm would say, and which, despite common misconception, was also likely implemented in Nazi Germany despite their insistence on following orders (but often to awful consequences).
Sarge: That doesn't mean you shouldn't "hack". On the contrary: know your strengths and weaknesses, ask others for help, think outside the box, be resourceful, and aim to be the best you can given the time.
Sarge: Note: you have my contact info and you have brought portable computers, smartphones, or other devices, to your rooms. If you face a dilemma on any topic whatsoever (even if not related to planting trees) then join a chat room for our troop, or even message me in private. ( “He who saves a single soul has saved the world entire”/etc.)
Sarge: We may be losers, but at least we lose spectacularly, and might "win" 1 out of 5 battles, and do not want our fellow losers to lose. This is whether because we made them fail, or because we didn't comment on what we considered their bad tactic or strategy in time (regardless of how silly or wrong we thought our feedback is).