Interview · moment 2 of 31
The Economy is Just Playing Pretend
from Andrew Schulz | The Tim Dillon Show #307 · #307
2 min
Guest
Tim compares the entire economy and Andrew's confidence to "playing pretend" like kids do, joking that a guy who talks loudly and passionately about interest rates without knowing anything would have a hit podcast (a dig at Joe Rogan).
- Tim prefers working on stand-up and podcasts because he can control and improve them, unlike Bitcoin or other assets.
- The entire economy is playing pretend, like kids making up games as Power Rangers—people just get better at it as adults.
- Tim describes a breakfast scenario where someone eats shakshuka while confidently declaring things like 'the interest rates' with no plan afterward.
- People listening have no idea if you actually know what you're talking about; being loud and passionate is enough to convince them.
- There should be a podcast where someone pretends to know a little bit about a lot of things while being healthy and smoking weed.
- Tim is describing his own podcast, not Joe Rogan's, when he praises the concept of confidently rolling with what you don't know.
- The brilliance of the show is knowing enough while being willing to improvise through the parts you don't.
- Tim mentions a special and implies someone was going to mess with him about it.