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ShipStation Ad and the Return of Kitschy Knick-Knacks vs. Anguilla Murder
from Tim Dillon Joins CBS, Mazel! | The Tim Dillon Show #460 · #460
6 min
SponsorShipStation
A ShipStation ad about scaling e-commerce and shipping drifts into a riff about how American homes used to be filled with cozy little knick-knacks and trinkets before minimalist decluttering culture, contrasted with the Michael Lohel/Anguilla murder story about a body swept out to sea.
- Tim explains that homeless people often ask him about starting e-commerce businesses.
- ShipStation solves the scaling problem that most online businesses face, allowing users to grow three times faster than average.
- Tim describes a friend who makes handmade holiday knick-knacks in America and ships them using ShipStation.
- Modern homes have become cold and lifeless, designed like neurologist's offices, with only slate gray and black finishes instead of warm trinkets.
- Tim argues that having ceramic decorations and little knick-knacks in a home gives a family meaning.
- Anti-clutter culture, from Marie Kondo to Hoarders, has destroyed American culture by eliminating kitschy trinkets and souvenirs.
- Tim pivots to describing a trip to Anguilla where wealthy people murdered a girl, dumped her body in the ocean, and got away with it.
- People used to bring home fun knick-knacks from vacations and display them on Thanksgiving, which was better than committing murder.
- Tim insists the Anguilla murder was not an accident and says the perpetrator will be haunted by the victim's face.
- ShipStation allows users to automate repetitive tasks to save time and reduce costs.
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