See, that's the thing. He knows that Jay isn't stupid in the sense that he doesn't know what shit is - it's just that he never thinks to apply himself to the scope of its influence. He's moronic in a very specific kind of way that he's legitimately never seen before. It's a narrator who's bought his own role in the story, and assumes that what he says and does won't have any genuine effect on the world around him. The observer's job is merely to document, not to intervene.

But that's never been the case. He's never had that luxury, even if he's done a hell of a time convincing himself otherwise.

"You're not a kid with a camera and a story to chase." The words are gentler than he means for them to be - or maybe he's just speaking quietly, unconsciously mirroring the tone Jay's set. "You never were. You can't just act like you're this...passive thing that takes in the world and distributes it to people. This shit is gonna affect you, and that is gonna affect other people."