rant · moment 12 of 21
Hostels vs Hotels and the Value of Poor Travel
from Integrity Belongs In East Timor · #130
Audio-only archive episode — no video to seek.
5 minHe argues that budget travel (hostels, camping at Bonnaroo) produces better memories and social connection than insulated luxury travel, with anecdotes about tour guiding in NYC and impatient tourists trying to see everything.
- 46:39You have to have money to make the choice between hostels and hotels — poor people who've never stayed in a hotel can't appreciate minimalism the way someone can who knows how to paint.
- 46:54Louis C.K. said he didn't want to be any more famous than he was at that moment, back when he was still jerking off in front of women.
- 47:59Louis C.K. said he didn't want to get more famous, and then he got mega famous anyway.
- 48:23Tim took them at their word and started deliberately doing things to avoid getting more famous.
- 48:40He turned down opportunities like Two and a Half Men that would've sold out theaters but weren't creatively fulfilling.
- 49:24Guest wants fame because he has an addictive personality and wants the creative freedom and time to make things like pilots.
- 50:03Howard Stern can't take the subway because he'd get mobbed, but Louis C.K. managed to until a year and a half ago.
- 50:23Being recognized is dehumanizing — Tim's girlfriend notices it more than he does now, people stare and turn around.
- 50:47A guy recognized Rogan at a pool hall in Hollywood and came back to ask about a big fight, but admitted he didn't know which one.
- 51:01The stranger was just using UFC as an excuse to talk to Rogan — he didn't actually have anything specific to say.