rant · moment 17 of 21
Define Yourself by What You Do, Not Who You Are
from Iran, Israel & The Cool Aunt | The Tim Dillon Show #389 · #389
3 min
Tim argues people should stop demanding constant validation and instead be judged by competence and productivity, riffing that a good employee's personal life doesn't matter to a boss.
- Tim argues people should define themselves by what they do, not who they are—be a unit of production.
- Society shifted from 'be yourself and ignore critics' to 'your job is to convince everyone on Earth to vocally support you.'
- A cool aunt's job is to present an option for how to live—like showing a teenager alternatives to their parents' lives.
- Tim describes the aggressively cheerful cousin who's always talking about her sports teams, drinking, and partying at the rec center.