Slovak radio and television presenter Gregor Mareš has been the face of STVR public television for many years. Viewers mainly associate him with the popular knowledge shows Duel and Duel of Champions, but he also regularly appears in the technology magazine VAT. He also belongs to personalities who are active on social networks.
This time, the popular presenter decided to draw attention to a certain group of people. “I would like to take this opportunity to thank all the round earth deniers, vaccine deniers, doubters of everything, haters,” he said in an Instagram video on Sunday. You can find it at the beginning of the article.
Although the beginning of his speech may have sounded ironic, he immediately explained that he meant his words in deadly seriousness. “Now I mean it really honestly. During the coronavirus pandemic… I lost a lot of money, nerves and some friends, but I gained a lot of information in chemistry, physics, biology, sociology, psychology. I try to go deeper in everything.” clarified the background of his thought process, which, according to him, forced him to start looking at the world and information from a completely different perspective.
It was the unrelenting pressure from skeptics and critics that became an unexpected driving force for the well-known popularizer of science. “If it weren’t for you, I’m much more lazy. Thank you from the bottom of my heart,” emphasized Mareš, whose negative or controversial opinions ultimately move him forward and force him to constantly check the facts.
