rant · moment 13 of 18
A Guy Who Lied About Beating Someone Up, and Attention-Seeking Cowardice
from Dinner Pig · #99
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5 minStory about an acquaintance who exaggerated a fight story that snowballed through the grapevine, leading into a riff on why pursuing fame/comedy is inherently cowardly and self-serving, and mocking people who berate comedians online for 'wasting their lives' pursuing comedy.
- 45:35Tim recounts a story about someone who claimed to beat someone up, but the tale kept getting diluted through retellings.
- 46:09The original teller frantically walks back the story when confronted, revealing he only witnessed a sucker punch and didn't throw it himself.
- 46:41Tim brings up Quincy Jones as an example of someone who fabricated stories and got a whole special out of it.
- 47:21Anger at liars who succeed is really just jealousy that they didn't figure out the flaw in the system themselves.
- 47:59Big celebrities tweet back at struggling comedians asking if pursuing comedy was worth it, ignoring whether they have kids or other obligations.
- 48:31Pursuing any creative interest is cowardice—it's people crying and running away from their own mortality.
- 49:06Tim's favorite thing: people who say they don't want to pursue something creative because they just want to be famous, then cite celebrity harassment as a cautionary tale.
- 49:34Attention doesn't feel bad at all—it's great, even with threats and people knowing your address.
- 49:47The real reason people don't pursue creative work is fear of failing and fear of not having control over the outcome.
Patton OswaltJoe ListKim KardashianQuincyMartin Orman