Ask A Genius 1030: Being wrong is a time for lessons
Author(s): Rick Rosner and Scott Douglas Jacobsen
Publication (Outlet/Website): Ask A Genius
Publication Date (yyyy/mm/dd): 2024/07/27
Rick Rosner, American Comedy Writer, www.rickrosner.org
Scott Douglas Jacobsen, Independent Journalist, www.in-sightpublishing.com
Scott Douglas Jacobsen: What’s the most wrong you’ve been?
Rick Rosner: So, where was I wrong? The other people were too. I was on “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire.” We’ve talked about this before, but this was a huge mistake. They gave me four answers, none of which were the actual answer to the question. I picked the one that they didn’t think was the correct answer. I got the question wrong, and that led to the end. When you get an answer wrong on “Millionaire,” you leave the show. Then I found out that their answer could have been better, and where I was wrong was thinking they would make it right. They said they would, and they lied.
I also pursued quiz show justice up to appeals court. I sued them and then appealed the decision, which was a massive waste of time. This made it impossible for me to go on most quiz shows if I ever wanted to do that again because nobody wants a contestant who has sued a quiz show. It wasted much time. It may have contributed to my getting fired from ABC because ABC was the entity I sued, which couldn’t have made them very happy.
That was not a very strategic decision I made. Anyway, what’s the most wrong you’ve been?
Jacobsen: I thought I had to go through life alone for a long time, and that was a big thing.
Rosner: You had to go through what?
Jacobsen: Life alone. That was a harmful misconception.
Rosner: What led to that idea?
Jacobsen: We talked about it. We covered some of it. There’s a bunch of other stuff, but over time, I developed a psychology and an emotional life that seemed reasonable in critical areas of individual or personal development. And it’s an extraordinary place to be at that time. It’s even stranger looking back on it now.
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