Interview · moment 22 of 29

Dreaming of Montana and Escaping New York

from 158 - Leaving Hell · #158

2 min

Guest

Tim and Ray fantasize about leaving cramped city life for Montana, Louisiana, or Michigan to swing an axe, go fishing, and shoot shotguns, while joking about becoming a trucker before AI takes those jobs.

In this bit9 moments
  • Tim is glad he's leaving New York and questions what people want from the city.
  • Wanting to live somewhere he can swing an axe, go fishing, and shoot a shotgun in the air for no reason — maybe Montana.
  • Montana is being co-opted by the rich, so that plan might not work out.
  • His guest is tied to Brooklyn for media work but getting into color work to potentially improve his quality of life in a couple years.
  • Tim congratulates his roommate on making it to the semi-finals of something, winning a thousand dollars.
  • Tim asks if this is New York as a dream, noting there's nothing here and questioning why the city still exists.
  • Comparing New York to living somewhere with a lake where you can kayak and fish, like Michigan.
  • Tim suggests becoming a trucker as an alternative, though automation is eliminating those jobs.
  • If a photo showed the guest as a trucker losing his job, America would want him replaced with AI and denied universal basic income.
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