rant · moment 9 of 19
The Revenge of the Basic B****es
from Jessica Kirson & The Revenge Of The Basic | The Tim Dillon Show #387 · #387
3 min
Tim theorizes that post-COVID culture is dominated by 'basic' energy — Starbucks, TikToks, and podcasts like fictional 'avocados in my [redacted]' hosted by two women discussing dating and getting fisted.
- Tim's theory: the current cultural moment is the 'Revenge of the Basic' — people who are sedated, medicated, and embodying a generic aesthetic of offended-but-not-really energy.
- The basic archetype now dominates: Starbucks energy, TikTok culture, and a heavily medicated version of what used to be marginalized taste.
- This ascendance happened because everyone got traumatized by COVID and now craves the comfort of basic, unchallenging culture.
- Every podcast is now two women discussing dating for 36 hours a week, with titles like 'Avocados in My [Expletive]' — all extremely basic content.
- Tim parodies a typical basic women's podcast with absurdly graphic and mundane stories about dating, presented as high-stakes revelations.
- These basic podcast hosts somehow become billionaires selling content on Patreon and going on live tours — a complete financial triumph.
- As someone analyzing culture, Tim observes the basic aesthetic has genuinely returned and become dominant in contemporary society.
- The positive development: being basic now means the ass has opened up and everything is more accessible.