rant · moment 11 of 24
The Ferryman and the Undead Hollywood Agents
from Tim Walz The Funnel Cake Dad | The Tim Dillon Show #404 · #404
3 min
Tim tries to recall a quote from the play The Ferryman about souls wandering the earth, using it as a metaphor for agents and managers who've become obsolete zombies in an algorithm-driven industry.
- Everything feels hollow because all the important decisions have already been made—it's a simulation.
- At parties, everyone famous knows they're famous and their representatives know it, so there's nothing authentic happening.
- People at these events just pull out phones to show each other safe, brand-friendly content like trampoline trivia guys.
- The Democratic ticket is a wine-drunk Brentwood mom joining with Walz against Trump and JD Vance, a tech zealot.
- Shapiro would have been more interesting as a candidate because it would spark a real fight the Democratic party needs.
- Tim argues the party's real internal conflict is between Jews and Muslims, but none of this came up at the Young Hollywood Powers Summit.
- The issues do get discussed on the streets, just not at industry events.