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Living for the Story, CBD Trips, and the 'Game of Mirrors'

from The Morman and the Meth Head with Jessa Reed and Aaron Woodall · #120

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5 min

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Jessa describes her philosophy of doing things 'for the story,' a CBD-induced vision of reality as a game of mirrors where everyone projects their own fears onto each other, and Tim connects this to his own delusion-driven career in comedy.

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  • 34:09Dor Williams quote: "I don't do things for the moral of the story. I do them for the story."
  • 35:03Tim's life philosophy: living for the story, which is why he has so many of them.
  • 35:14After appearing on Bert's podcast with fake teeth glued in, a dentist offered him $20,000 implants, which he got three days later.
  • 35:43A CBD pill given to Tim post-implant surgery triggered a weed-like haze and a half-dream he calls the 'game of mirrors.'
  • 36:07Game of mirrors concept: everyone projects their own movie onto a mirror worn by everyone else, creating human conflict from unaware self-play.
  • 37:07The people Tim surrounds himself with often have an unhealthy relationship to truth and reality.
  • 37:29In comedy, Tim had to be delusional and manifest things—walking around claiming he'd be a comedian making money and appearing on TV despite skepticism.
  • 37:55Delusion is essential to what Tim and his guests do: taking things from their heads and making them into jokes, stories, and podcasts.
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Dor WilliamsBert KreischerBrady Smith

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