rant · moment 19 of 21
The Big New York Lie: 'I Don't Care About Money'
from Presidential Debate Reaction | The Tim Dillon Show #397 · #397
5 min
Tim identifies the recurring lie told by New Yorkers that they don't care about money, contrasts it with his own experience being broke while chasing comedy, and argues passions choose people rather than the other way around.
- The big lie everyone in New York tells: 'I don't care about money.'
- The more someone says they don't care about money, the more they secretly care about it and envy others.
- Life without money sucks unless you're passionate about something; being broke and purposeless is unthinkable.
- Stop pretending to have a passion if you don't—passion chooses you, you don't choose it.
- Genetics and circumstances decide what you're good at; a seven-foot gorgeous woman loves modeling, a guy born in Malibu loves surfing.
- Maybe you're meant to get rich, maybe you're meant to be compassionate, maybe you're a sex criminal—whatever it is, your path chooses you.
- Drifting through life without passion is actually beautiful; people with passions are usually less happy overall.
- The president spent his whole life dreaming of the big job and big desk, and now he's just trying to insult people with his soft voice—that's where passion gets you.
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