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Weight as a Class Issue and the Terrified Barista
from The Tim Dillon Show #332 · #332
4 min
He riffs on using a fitness tracking app, theorizes that being overweight is tied to access and class, then returns to the story of the barista who was horrified by his tip, wondering if she's an addict, and recounts a bus tour guide anecdote about being recognized for his Netflix special.
- Weight is fundamentally a class issue because people don't have equal access to healthy food.
- Tim tries to give a large woman working at a coffee shop a $50 tip, but she refuses it.
- The barista is horrified by the offer and insists the amount is too much.
- Tim speculates about why she rejected the money—wondering if she's an addict or afraid of having cash.
- In Los Angeles, displays of kindness are so rare that this act of generosity terrifies people.
- A passenger at the bus tour becomes skeptical when Tim reveals he's a comedian and mentions his Netflix special.
- Tim worries that onlookers now think he was harassing the barista to promote his Netflix special instead of being genuinely kind.
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