“Self-esteem” is a near-ubiquitous idea we millennials have been steeped in ever since taking that awkward middle-school wellness class taught by that teacher who was anything but well (this happened to everyone, right?!). “Other esteem” - our beliefs about the basic characteristics of others - is equally important, yet rarely talked about. Positive, negative, or otherwise, these beliefs both shape and are shaped by our individual social worlds. When overly rigid, our other-esteem beliefs can create self-fulfilling prophecies where we interact with others in ways that only prove our worst expectations and disqualify anything more positive. In this latest episode, Jon and Gabe share their differing other-esteem beliefs, where these come from, and how these have shaped their social lives.