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Eddie Vedder

I think that if your approach is one where you don't want to alienate anybody, you're going to have to soften the viewpoint or the information that you're offering to such an extent that it doesn't have the power to make any difference. You have to take t

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Eddie Vedder is saying that if you try too hard to avoid upsetting anyone, your message becomes too weak to create real change. To have an impact, you need to be willing to present strong ideas even if they might challenge or upset some people.

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