rant · moment 9 of 27
LA's Culture of Relentless Positivity vs. 9/11 New York Grit
from LA Fires Emergency Podcast | The Tim Dillon Show #426 · #426
3 min
Comparing his experience during 9/11 in gritty New York to LA's culture of denial, Tim argues LA is built on pretending tragedy doesn't happen, and credits Hollywood's cinema and music for buying America global goodwill.
- Tim was in New York during 9/11 in 11th grade, and the city had grit.
- LA is not about tragedy — it's about pretending tragedy doesn't happen, sunshine, and passive aggression.
- People living in the Palisades and Malibu highlands want a forest on a mountain overlooking the ocean but also a desert with no rain and perfect weather every day.
- Eastern European Jews from New York started Hollywood and the movie business in LA.
- American movies and music are the only reason the country isn't completely hated worldwide — the goodwill from films like Tommy Boy and Anchorman can't be quantified.
- America bombs countries but then they watch Marx Brothers films and think the culture is actually good.
- Even if you find LA people vapid and fake and annoying, the city serves a very integral purpose in American history through cinema and music.
- Hollywood was heavily involved in propaganda, but also produced really funny and great dramatic work that doesn't get made anymore.
- Hollywood hasn't been good for a while in terms of producing quality content in mass.