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Some of my most hated things include stand up comedy (all kinds) and people who respond to arguments not with helpful criticism but exhortations to “go read [insert name]” as if that author’s tome is some kind of grimoire or Rosetta Stone
I mean, with regard to stand-up, all you need to think about are the various “joke stealing” controversies, in which you’ve got one hack ripping off some other slightly less Jacky hack. Is the bar that low? You need to get your hands on a George Lopez or Joe Rogan punchline?
And then there’s the “read XYZ” stuff. Sure, great. I’ll add it to the list. But after reading a lot during the decades when I did little else, I now try to build arguments out of my own ready-at-hand materials, rather than blindly referring to a list of “authorities.”
Sure, I’ll hyperlink and footnote as needed - I don’t want people kept “out of cite” - but the reason I’m writing an essay or article is to get my contribution out there, not theirs. After a decade of “read it? I haven’t even reviewed it!” I’m done w/ that stuff
Wow, read Dane Cook before you just shit on stand-up comedy like that /sarcasm
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Here for aknowledging that stand-up comedy sucks.
Watching someone train to do it is worse than watching someone toilet train
Very true on both counts and go see Gilbert Gottfried perform at a comedy club, it is difficult to describe but it isn’t “stand up comedy” it’s more of a grimoire presentation
Yeah he's one of several folks who just do their own thing and get some payment for it, that's the real work
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