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Giuliani, Seamless, and the Death of Going Out in NYC
from It Ends Bad (with Yannis Pappas) · #67
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2 minTim laments that Giuliani-era safety turned New York into unaffordable condos where people order food through a slot instead of going out, killing live music, plays, and communal art scenes in favor of niche audiences.
- 12:12Most of the best stand-up comedians are from Boston, and it's not a coincidence.
- 12:26Boston people are fucking real, unlike the Ben Affleck Matt Damon types who actually exist in other places.
- 12:41To make Boston audiences laugh, you have to know what you're doing and be real—they have opium problems and need genuine comedy.
- 12:57Audiences in other cities don't need real comedy because they're young, good-looking, have parents paying for everything, and are disconnected from reality.
- 13:18Young comedians' audiences are so coddled by modernity and their parents' money that they haven't suffered yet and just want to feel safe.
- 13:36A comedian who doesn't split the room and says nothing controversial makes audiences feel safe—like being against rape culture, which Tim says he is despite not knowing what it means.
BostonDorchesterMatt DamonBen Affleck