rant · moment 11 of 19
Straight Male Friendship, Large Social Circles, and Mental Illness
from The Advocate · #143
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4 minTim argues real straight male friendships involve occasional sex, mocks people who claim to have "a large social circle" as being mentally ill, and cites comedian Ray Kump's joke about how hard it is to make friends after 30.
- 45:56Tim argues that texting about football once a year doesn't constitute a real friendship.
- 46:27Straight male friendships should be guys who relate on a level and occasionally have physical affection without it being sexual or ridiculous.
- 47:00Tim believes people with large groups of friends are mentally unwell, something he genuinely thinks is true.
- 47:17A woman told Tim she has a large social circle; he responded by saying she's mentally ill and asked if she's sixteen.
- 47:42Large social circles mean someone can't get deep with anybody because no one really likes them, they're just acquaintances to everyone.
- 48:27Ray Comp made a joke that it's hard to make friends after 30, and if you do heroin with somebody, you've got a buddy.
- 48:44Tim says the person he's talking to is the last new friend he's made in comedy, and he doesn't actively make friends outside of his work anymore.
- 49:20Tim finds it strange when people say they've had the same five friends since fifth grade, all in each other's wedding parties—an odd experience to have on this planet.
- 49:46Tim believes in his heart that people are to be used and thrown away.