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Kate Blanchett's "Middle Class" $95 Million

from Kevin Spacey's Soup & AI Saints | The Tim Dillon Show #393 · #393

3 min

Tim argues celebrities now only matter if they have a product, plays Kate Blanchett's clip calling herself middle class despite $95 million, and mocks the public's aspirational van-life fantasies.

In this bit5 moments
  • There's almost no reason to be famous anymore unless you're selling a product.
  • Fame has degenerated to the point where it's almost meaningless—people point out strangers who catch golf balls in their mouths.
  • Kate Blanchett claims she's middle class while being worth $95 million.
  • Americans watch van life videos aspirationally, hoping one day they might live in a van by the ocean.
  • Tim says he's unimpressed by anyone telling him they have $95 million at lunch.
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