Finally someone said it to him. One of my biggest gripes is those with above average natural ability who try to claim that it had no effect and they’re just a “normal person”. It’s foolish and unfair to those who are born without it. Nobody looks at an NBA player and says “yeah anyone who’s 5’7 could do it just as well”. But the problem is, most people don’t want to hear that someone else is naturally far more generally intelligent than they could ever be.
And Lex was pretty much offended at this point, a very rare expression on his face. Then Tim immediately convinces him otherwise by stating the obvious. It is really incredible to watch because Lex became so great by seeing himself as a humble man, which liberated him to make sound decisions. And Tim became so great by stating the obvious that others don't see, and using observable phenomenon to back it up.
@@peeledbanana311 Lex is a humble man, which is why he's confusing himself with a simpleton. He's so humble he doesn't have the adequate level of ego for his own intelligence.
@@peeledbanana311 Tim is just being Scots-Irish. It's literally genetic, they see BS and they cannot contain themselves, they have to pop the bubble, they don't suffer fools gladly.
I thought he was talking about Buckys which would have been extra funny since they have been bought out and renamed to Caseys. Then I find out that there is also Buc-ee's.
There should be an actual chain of stores called, WALMART COMPETITOR It would need a team of Scientology-level lawyers, but it would be so fun to see that!
“do what you love” “I AM doing what I love. I love Bucky’s nuggets, and I love this couch.” 🤣🤣 there are some things that can’t be said any better than Tim Dillashay does
This is what a lot of highly motivated people don’t get . Some people are happy sitting on their couch and watching tv specials on fart jokes , some people want to change the world .
If only he wasn't trying to cover up youtubers criticizing him by having their videos flagged and removed. No comedian should be censoring other people
He shares his unfiltered opinion... the ultimate sign of low intelligence. Now, I don't think Tim actually is unintelligent, but every dumb guy I meet can't wait to tell me their opinion about every single topic, no matter how limited their knowledge. It isn't impressive or brave.
tim is right, i dont think lex understands that poor people wish they could sit at home eating nuggets, without worry of bills and bullshit. just relaxing for that bit with them nuggets, before going back into the cog of hell, working for a bitch manager for $13 an hour
I think they want to be the simple man and because they live with themselves and see all of the insecurities and failures and small details they still feel like a simple man. We only see their wealth and success, so it’s easy to see the clear divide between them and actual simple men. For them though, they’re so close to picture that it becomes blurry and hard to tell. That or they’re lying. 💁🏽♂️
I feel like listening to this as a huge relief for me. I’ve put so much stress on trying to have an fulfilling life and and to have someone say there’s nothing wrong with you for having a simplistic lifestyle feels like a breath of fresh air. Pass me those beaver nuggets.
@LilMexico Not sure how old you are, but I'm 38 and it's taken me this long to realize that I don't need to run the rat race of excellence. My dad is a successful technologist and entrepreneur. He grew up dirt poor but worked his ass off to make a better life for himself and our family. I grew up thinking he was normal rather than exceptional. A lot was expected of me. Getting C's in school was considered a problem. When I went to college, I got into a program that only accepted 17% of its applicants. I was a high performer in institutions, but then I got into the real world, where success is more about ingenuity rather than being a good student. I found out I was pretty regular. Maybe smarter and more diligent than most, but no Rockstar by any means. This bummed me out for a long time. Then I realized that the message we get from the high achievers isn't for everyone. Some of us just want to make due. Maybe we have one of two things we really want to excel at, but it doesn't need to be everything. Find what you care about, and focus on that. You don't need to do anything more. And if all you wanna do is eat nuggets; bon apetite!
@SuhmStank 420 That's the beauty of life, there is no one "correct" way to live it. Who's to say. There are many ways to the mountain top. Also, the Valley is quite beautiful as well
@@Bubbles99718that’s postmodern nonsense. There are many many incorrect ways to live. We’ve just spent years getting rid of them, so now you think the only differences are hobbies.
'Utopians hate comedy because they think you can create a world in which there will be no pain'. Tim Dillon is one of those people where they're not a scientist or anything so it may take you a while to realize how brilliant they actually are
All good comedians are essentially low tier philosophers in the sense they have to really think about society in order to make jokes usually the best comedians are really intelligent intrinsic thinkers everybody knows this or at least I thought everyone know this
That's why wokies are the most humorless people you'll meet. They censor freely because people laughing is poison to them. It has to be all serious, all the time, and if anyone is laughing it means they're failing.
One time I opened a Bucc-ee's men's bathroom stall door and a guy was bent over pants down ready to anonymously receive. I didn't ask his name but maybe it was Tim.
Reminds me of that JRE when Joe brought on this fighter from Africa, I can't recall his name, but I remembered when he said that when he goes back home there's just people who work all day and are happy to just go home eat dinner and go to sleep and do it all again. But I thought, what's wrong with wanting a full belly and just to relax at home. Legitimately what is wrong with that? Not everyone is going to be a world class fighter. Someone has to work in the mines or make bricks or work at McDonald's or pick up the trash. But for some reason the majority looks down on the people doing those essential jobs.
Well said. I've met a few people who achieved the goals they set for themselves when they were young. Most of them aren't actually happy, they've just gone on to set bigger goals and get anxious about meeting those goals. If you aren't finding joy in the life you've had a hand in creating now, with acceptance that we don't get to control everything (and some of the most joyful, appreciative people I've met had the roughest times thrown their ways), even major wins won't change how you feel. Much of that has to come from within.
Everyone has a purpose. What are people going to do if no one frying the fries at McDonald’s?! Who’s mopping the floors in the hospitals and schools if everyone is trying to be famous social media influencer or podcaster?!
Another common line I hear from comedians is how horrendous construction work is. As a tradesman since I finished school I can tell you that while the industry has its flaws a lot of us have created very fulfilling lives for ourselves and our families. My parents and elders are extremely proud that myself and a few of my cousins make valuable contributions and provide. It’s ok if you’re reading this and you don’t want to be in entertainment or pursue riches and extraordinary wealth.
I love this pairing because it's a lovely set of extremes. Tim might have a slightly narrow view of a certain subset of people who he deems to be simple/less intelligent, whereas Lex likely overestimates the everyday person. As always, the truth is somewhere in the middle. XD This comment section is gold as well.
@@tristanpatterson3843 Nah you are wrong, simple country folk, ya know rednecks, are some of the most intelligent and resourceful people in the world. They are deemed by city people as cretins, when in reality they live a more fulfilling life on average. You can keep your corporate ladder I’ll take hunting and fishing and camping and loving
In the end they are both lying. Tim doesn't really believe everyone is so stupid, and Lex is being kind because he does believe most people are idiots. One being funny, one trying to be humble.
One of the worst things we do as a society is denigrate people who never leave the town they grew up in to "pursue their dreams." Those people are often leading the happiest, simplest lives while people who are trying to find fulfillment in some big, complicated plan for life are often the most miserable
Yes and no. As one of the drifters, I’ve met enough people to see that there’s people of all kinds in these ballparks. A whole lot of “grass is greener” from the hometown locals who think their city is boring and that they want to get out but never do. Just as much as those dreamers who move away and realize the grass isn’t greener
The fundamental question goes back to the meaning of life. A Nietzschean perspective would tell you that life isn’t about contentment, it is about reaching the pinnacle of humanity and overcoming the unhappiness and struggle. You can only have so many simple-but-happy buccee’s consumers before the society that supports such needless consumption has no go-getters to stand upon
That’s what I thought until I clicked on him more 🤣 He is def a genius when he’s in his lane, but if Lex is utopian to a fault, Tim is similarly dystopian.
listen im climbing a corporate ladder myself, but i'll be damned if im not also stopping to get those bucee's nuggets and their bbq sandwich on a road trip, leave me alone
What Tim is really getting at is the concept of Zen. For example, I do an oil and filter change on my car but I do it extremely meticulously and I love and immerse myself in every tiny step of the process. I derive great pleasure from it and feel fulfilled after doing it.
The “Simple Man” folly that Dillon is identifying rang true with some top writers: Tolstoy thought he was “one of the people”, David Foster Wallace felt himself to be “one of the people”…it’s nonsense…and that’s Ok! Not everyone can be gifted and special and have special talents. It’s just that some people are uncomfortable with their gifts, likely because they feel they are undeserved…which they are! It was complete luck someone like Lex was born as Lex rather than a Buckey’s Nuggets guy. Whoever you are, own it. If you don’t, you will come off as inauthentic, which is exactly what these people are often trying to avoid. To love yourself is to see yourself accurately; as long as people like Lex (whose work I really do like!) stay stuck in this idea that they are unexceptional, he will, ironically enough, feel a distance with his fellow man.
Well put! I do believe I needed to hear that. Food for thought, because in my day-to-day work life it is a job, not so much a "career". I'm mixing with people who are mostly blue-collar, while my formal education surpassed theirs. On the other hand my sincere respect of them where they are schooled in particular trades. Yet, being a "people-person" is in my blood, though we are not "blue blood". No silver spoons in our mouths, so no "elite" nor country club memberships. It's been a confusing road. This video ( along with your balanced and supportive comment ) are jogging something in my soul to be that much more honest and free with my intelligence in the Grand Scheme of Things. My education was not for naught. My skill-set is not a fluke, IMO, either. ( Family + Ancestry + God's Will ). While I profoundly don't believe in boasting about my accomplishments, I've also downplayed and minimized my achieved goals. To my detriment and smaller thinking. Individuals, in Tim's words "stupid people", should not believe that I am looking down on them. I'm not! We are all fallible creatures, but that doesn't mean I should erase who I am "to blend in". That's strangely condescending, actually. Thanks, again, for your solid comment.
The flip side is the ivory tower elitist who erroneously believes their expertise in one of a few areas extends into all areas. The simple man routine is a rejection of this, but perhaps taking it a little too far. I’ll take a humble genius over one that thinks they are a god.
“Be yourself” is the most underrated saying, ever. Because you will never truly know how people feel about you (and how much they may be depending on you to be yourself…for their benefit). Might as well take the punches in-stride and ride the wave of goodness. ‘tism never hurts, either.
When Lex Fridman tells you that he doesn't believe there are any fundamental differences between him and stupid people I agree with him, but probably for very different reasons
Those Bucce’s shoppers are the backbone of America. Travelers of the America eating Nuggets and those awesome Apple pie and BBQ Brisket sandwiches. Tee shirts and Clean Clean bathrooms 🧐 now I need to go to Bucce’s soon! 🤷🏻♂️
Does Lex have a wife? Kids? Parents he takes care of? A middle class job where he’s held accountable if he’s wrong? And has to balance all of that and more? That’s the foundation of being a regular person. If he has chosen to live above all of that, he’s an elitist.
Technically a gas station… there is no place to ‘rest’ unless u count the bathrooms. gotta sit in your car to enjoy the great food. But I still love bucees 🦫
Lex Fridman's favorite fiction author is Fyodor Dostoevsky, hard to imagine calling him a utopian. I'd say he is interested in finding the beauty even in the midst of utmost tragedy. But that doesn't make him Utopian.
@@thelandofmatt it’s not Lex’s attraction to beauty that makes him a utopian; it’s his devotion & admiration to “great men” & science. He thinks most things are fundamentally solvable and that men like Elon Musk are working towards that end. He literally volunteered to head up Twitter’s engineering for free because he wanted to “increase the amount of love in the world.” That’s a utopian.
@Matt Bishop I've read pretty much everything Dostoyevsky has written besides personal mail, and even then some of that. I don't see what you mean by your comment, why would reading Dostoyevsky preclude someone from being Utopian?
It's important to interact with mind altering stupidity from time to time. Helps the following get into perspective: -gratitude toward your own capabilities -insight to the true common denominators in society - remember their vote counts the same as yours - if they can make it through this world you sure as hell can
As someone who teaches in a public school, yeah. We should always try to help however we can, and people can be better even if they aren't actively trying to get better so we should never stop trying to help...but some humans just aren't going to make it.
@@JohnM-sw4sc PS. ref my above comment...those who 'aren't going to make it' may not be the crowd you think it is... History is not kind to smart people or try-hards.
@@fortusvictus8297 history would be unable to be unkind to smart people if we euthanize the dummies. Becuase something has happened one way does not equal it will always happen that way. I have no idea how to interpret “try hards” in this context ?
To be fair I think most people unfamiliar with Buc-ee’s would be floored upon walking into one. It is the largest gas station in the world with genuinely good food and fresh jerky. As a Chicagoan it was like walking into a roadtripper’s utopia - go figure
I just feel like Tim misunderstands Texas. The beaver nuggets aren’t meant to eat on the couch they are a road-trip snack. You eat them while you drive and drink beer duh. And Buc-ee’s is a gas station that you go to to take a 30 minute break from driving if you’re on a long road trip. Other than that you avoid that crowded ass place
Tim doesn't care to examine reason in this situation. He obviously likes road trip snacks and he is a traveling entertainer. His point is that he is better than people aren't rich and famous.
When he said no, anyone can tell he's lying. Lex's boy-scout all-love act is pretty tiring at this point, it's like Sam Harris unraveling and Bill Cosby's clean comedy. He couldn't even put his ego on a leash answering Tim's question in the context. This why he got visibly angry when Kanye told him I don't trust you.
I had a friend who almost died from drinking too much, and I said welcome back a Lazarus. he had no idea what I was talking about, Neither did his other friend. I'm not some Christian scientist either. I just know a couple of basic things about the religion that our society is based off of, is this normal? Do people not know anything about anything anymore?
Full disclosure, that reference means nothing to me. I know it's a biblical reference and in the context I'd probably understand what you mean but I don't know the story. I didn't feel bad about until I read your comment. 😂
Raised christian all my life. Know that lazarus is from the bible, but I dont know the story. I think the reference just might be a few thousand years dated.
@@shauns.6231 Here’s the whole story: 1) Lazarus died. 2) Jesus told Lazarus to come back to life. 3) Lazarus came back to life. Now you are in the know.
Buccees, in my experience, is the cheapest place you can go for convienience items. A lg route 44 fountain drink is like 79 cents. Now where on earth can you get a giant fountain drink for 79 cents? Go ahead ill wait
@@jowill76 I don't buy fountain drinks so I guess you got me. But I did pay almost $8 for a mediocre brisket sandwich. I haven't been back since. But I love the cracked out squirrel head.
Tim’s take is so good - I can’t stand the “every man” hacks (Rogan, huberman, etc) who think they’re so down to earth cause they talk about cold plunge vs sauna, completely unaware of how detached they are from reality & how absurdly rich they are. They’re so obsessed with their own “authenticity” they can’t see how inauthentic they’ve become. Louis ck brought it up to rogans face when he was on the pod & it flew right over his head. Rogan couldn’t fathom that he’s become completely detached. Nothing against rogan (huberman is a legit snake oil salesman however), it’s what happens when you’ve been rich & in Hollywood for 25yrs & then get a $300m check. The problem is he brands himself as an Everyman when he so isn’t. The reason “everymen” like trump, an Ivy League billionaire from manhattan, is bc he is authentic to who he is, he doesn’t pretend to be “one of you”.
Why am I so amused by him miming the act of eating while saying "Buc-ee's Nuggets?" Why does that, out of everything else, stand out to me as the funniest part of this clip?
This is brilliant. I was not too familiar with Tim and his work, but he earned my respect with this. "I am doing what I love. I love Baki's nuggets and I love my couch." This is pure genius.
As someone who was recently diagnosed with bipolar all my joy has been stripped from me. The simple things are all I have now since my mental processing has been reduced. Some people don't understand how it's literally impossible for some people to derive happiness due to their brain chemistry. Yes there are some pleasures for me but now my life is mostly grey and will be an unpleasant grind. I accept that though
I think he means the lithium has taken away his joy, ie it makes it so you can't experience manic episodes which is like a natural high or the real lows which leads to depression so your stuck somewhere in the middle where you can't feel strong emotions like you once could which is like a blessing and a curse.
@@ph-vf5hx my memory is shot, I have horrible anxiety, my vision is blurred, I can barely talk and have fun in the way I used to, I'm dissociated too. Overall it's miserable - I find no pleasure in the things I used to, I can't even watch TV without restlessness forcing me to do something else.
He's right! From some time and on there has been this wave of "only if you have a dream/scary goal in life and you go after it you'll find true meaning/happyness/content of your life" and that doesn not apply to every single human being there is. If you have found meaning in that, great that's what that exaclty means, YOU found meaning in that. If you feel completed by having a simple lifestyle then that's you. There is not one and only one way of living your life correctly. Appreciate others and their journey but always do you!
This insight right here is what shows that Tim is in his absolute prime right now. It's true, Rogan was the alt media when he started the podcast - now he is literally THE mainstream podcast. Guys like Eddie Murphy, Chris Rock, etc. all crossed that chasm to stardom. Bill Burr until a few years ago was in that spot - now he is also in the stardom shine. Chappelle avoids a lot of it by shying away - and when back he had that outsider's POV, but he is also back to peak stardom. I have a theory that comedians are at their skilled prime right before hitting that superstar status - it's when the real comic fans rave about them and the broader mainstream audience is just discovering them. It's the cusp where they are successful enough, but not yet a household name. They are detached enough to still have a cynical POV but have enough experience to talk about all levels. I don't think there is anything wrong with the superstardom - more power to them, its only a natural evolution. Nor, do they stop becoming funny... but... they aren't as funny as their prime. That sweet spot of relatability and stardom.
I'd say there's a lot more ignorant people rather than stupid ones. This distinction should be made. The saying "ignorance is bliss" is mostly true. It isn't necessarily blissful per se, but it is pretty nice. People like to not know. It's not necessarily that they can't, but that they won't. Sitting at home eating the Buccee's nuggets, watching an unfunny show, but laughing anyway, is a choice. People do it because it's better than seeing all the negativity out there and, conversely, working to improve oneself as a hedge against it. If you want to improve yourself, you can. If you don't, you won't; it's that simple.
Ignorance is bliss is true in 99% of cases because the consequence of that ignorance won't negatively impact them soon enough, but the 1% where it does is pretty big and life altering when it hits.
I’ve never been to a buc-ees but there is going to be one built in west memphis near where I live and I’m pretty stoked to check it out and get some of their nuggies.
The only way to "win" in life is to enjoy it. If eating Buc-ee's nuggets on the couch makes YOU happy, then doing exactly that IS the "smart" thing to do. It's certainly a lot smarter than not doing it just because some random dumbass that ISN'T YOU thinks it's dumb.
Never underestimate how stupid we are. Most of us are just smart enough to want to be comfortable. We do just enough to maintain that comfort. Now, if you want to see blood in the streets make that minimal sense of comfort impossible. When people are starving they will act. History shows this.
It sucks when you're in the middle. You're just smart enough to have anxiety about your own future and how shit things are but not smart enough to have all kinds of doors wide open for you in life. So you're just stuck.
"Rogan thinks he's a simple man too. He owns the Colorado River..." Funniest line from Tim in the clip and props to Lex for reacting accordingly!
I'm the jerk who saw this comment, agreed, saw it had 69 likes, said, "nice," ... and liked it
I legit thought this was Ai generated
Thanks point dexter
@@ggkoukla you bastard !! You ruined it.
@@710schmokesame! Lmao
Lex wears a suit 24/7, works at MIT, is well-versed in 20th century Russian literature, and eats one meal a day. Totally normal dude
You could make an argument that any normal person has his own long list of peculiarities, though.
He’s barely published.
@@theman211294 This negates what part of his statement?
@@theman211294you sound salty 😂
I think Tim has a better grasp of human condition than Lex.
1:34
"I see myself as-"
"You're not"
😂😂perfect
Finally someone said it to him. One of my biggest gripes is those with above average natural ability who try to claim that it had no effect and they’re just a “normal person”. It’s foolish and unfair to those who are born without it. Nobody looks at an NBA player and says “yeah anyone who’s 5’7 could do it just as well”. But the problem is, most people don’t want to hear that someone else is naturally far more generally intelligent than they could ever be.
And Lex was pretty much offended at this point, a very rare expression on his face. Then Tim immediately convinces him otherwise by stating the obvious. It is really incredible to watch because Lex became so great by seeing himself as a humble man, which liberated him to make sound decisions. And Tim became so great by stating the obvious that others don't see, and using observable phenomenon to back it up.
@@peeledbanana311 Lex is a humble man, which is why he's confusing himself with a simpleton. He's so humble he doesn't have the adequate level of ego for his own intelligence.
@@peeledbanana311 Tim is just being Scots-Irish. It's literally genetic, they see BS and they cannot contain themselves, they have to pop the bubble, they don't suffer fools gladly.
“You’re wearing a suit. It’s 12” 😂
When is the right time for a suit then?
@@cifeynot 24/7
@@cifey AM. Before 12. Breakfast, suit, off with the suit after work is done
after 4pm
@@cifeygod you wish you were cool, lex friedman is such a moron.
Tim's ability to come up with funny lines & deliver them spontanuesly is master-level
This is called wit and almost a prerequisite for being a comedian
"master level" LMFAO
I see Tim and I see a man tortured by intelligence. Thank god I'm not that sharp.
Calling them a Walmart competitor is an underrated joke, lol
Bruh I laughed so hard hard when he said that bahaha
My wife and I cracked up laughing! We live in Tejas'.
I thought he was talking about Buckys which would have been extra funny since they have been bought out and renamed to Caseys. Then I find out that there is also Buc-ee's.
I would rather go to Buccees than Walmart 🤷♂️
There should be an actual chain of stores called,
WALMART COMPETITOR
It would need a team of Scientology-level lawyers, but it would be so fun to see that!
“do what you love”
“I AM doing what I love. I love Bucky’s nuggets, and I love this couch.” 🤣🤣 there are some things that can’t be said any better than Tim Dillashay does
This is what a lot of highly motivated people don’t get . Some people are happy sitting on their couch and watching tv specials on fart jokes , some people want to change the world .
@@AlwysBclosingyou’re crammed policing a year old post ? I guess you folks have a place in society to ! Lol
@@AlwysBclosing yeah you are
@@Kraken4201 They're miserable because they think they can change the world.
@@snakeplissken3063 yeah some people want to change the world they can’t be happy with improving their corner of it .
0:23: “That is why utopians hate comedy, because they think you can create a world where there is no pain” Shockingly profound.
If only he wasn't trying to cover up youtubers criticizing him by having their videos flagged and removed. No comedian should be censoring other people
@@jpk9902to be fair, a lot of times it’s some fruity liberal manager with no knowledge of the entertainment entity
Utopia’s don’t have class. It’s the subject of this discussion
@@jpk9902A flawed man can make a good point
@@mangogoat4691 yeah, but that's still hypocritical behavior, which at the end of the day is a problem
Tim smashes people over the head with truth, slowly, sensually. I love it.
this got me a little riled up reading.
Sensually? 😂
He shares his unfiltered opinion... the ultimate sign of low intelligence. Now, I don't think Tim actually is unintelligent, but every dumb guy I meet can't wait to tell me their opinion about every single topic, no matter how limited their knowledge. It isn't impressive or brave.
“sensually”?? 🤨🤨
@@user-uv7eb1fi4b Did he stutter?
"you have a robot on the floor" LMAO
God bless lex. He’s never been to a gas station.
Calling Buc-ees a "gas station" is like calling St Peter's Basilica a church, yes technically it is but....
You might as well call a Rolls Royce a cup holder.
@@deanfirnatine7814 it’s still just a gas station with a bunch of branded Chinese shit all over it.
Tim is spot on as usual. 😂
The "simple man" routine is horse sh#t.
tim is right, i dont think lex understands that poor people wish they could sit at home eating nuggets, without worry of bills and bullshit. just relaxing for that bit with them nuggets, before going back into the cog of hell, working for a bitch manager for $13 an hour
Exactly.
You tell em'
Define simple……for the upvotes that just ate 3 nuggets
I think they want to be the simple man and because they live with themselves and see all of the insecurities and failures and small details they still feel like a simple man. We only see their wealth and success, so it’s easy to see the clear divide between them and actual simple men. For them though, they’re so close to picture that it becomes blurry and hard to tell.
That or they’re lying. 💁🏽♂️
Lex knows the data on IQ, yet dances around it with his nausea-inducing "love is the answer" mantra.
Just in case people don't understand what you're talking about: FACT: 50% of Americans have an IQ below 100 . . .
@@QED_only 16% of americans have an iq less than or equal to 85, that’s you buddy
Love is a huge part of the answer, but so is correctly and rationally applied hatred toward that which must be resisted at all costs.
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@@GasPipeJimmy we disagree on that which must be avoided at all costs though
I feel like listening to this as a huge relief for me. I’ve put so much stress on trying to have an fulfilling life and and to have someone say there’s nothing wrong with you for having a simplistic lifestyle feels like a breath of fresh air. Pass me those beaver nuggets.
And that is either awful or awesome. Not sure which. Maybe both.
Ya no pressure its ok to be a loser the world expects nothing form you!
The glass staircase goes nowhere but up. So stay on the ground or go up, it seems both lead to an unfulfilled life eagerly waiting sweet death
@LilMexico Not sure how old you are, but I'm 38 and it's taken me this long to realize that I don't need to run the rat race of excellence. My dad is a successful technologist and entrepreneur. He grew up dirt poor but worked his ass off to make a better life for himself and our family. I grew up thinking he was normal rather than exceptional. A lot was expected of me. Getting C's in school was considered a problem. When I went to college, I got into a program that only accepted 17% of its applicants. I was a high performer in institutions, but then I got into the real world, where success is more about ingenuity rather than being a good student. I found out I was pretty regular. Maybe smarter and more diligent than most, but no Rockstar by any means. This bummed me out for a long time. Then I realized that the message we get from the high achievers isn't for everyone. Some of us just want to make due. Maybe we have one of two things we really want to excel at, but it doesn't need to be everything. Find what you care about, and focus on that. You don't need to do anything more. And if all you wanna do is eat nuggets; bon apetite!
You may enjoy Bukowski.
Well you tried Tim. Turns out he's too in love with himself to hear what you had to say.
LOL - yep!
Common dumb mistake of really smart people is that they underestimate how dumb others can be, and underestimate how many dumb people there are.
"don't you understand that those people fundamentally have some differences with you?"
Lex thinks he’s Joking, but those who know the couch types know this is a serious thing
Of course I know him, he's me.
Ben Kenobi, boy, am I glad to see you.
Who is wasting their life more? The couch people or the corporate ladder climbers?
@SuhmStank 420 That's the beauty of life, there is no one "correct" way to live it.
Who's to say. There are many ways to the mountain top. Also, the Valley is quite beautiful as well
@@Bubbles99718that’s postmodern nonsense. There are many many incorrect ways to live. We’ve just spent years getting rid of them, so now you think the only differences are hobbies.
We all think we are the sinple man until a robot picks up a cube that fell out of your icebath
'Utopians hate comedy because they think you can create a world in which there will be no pain'. Tim Dillon is one of those people where they're not a scientist or anything so it may take you a while to realize how brilliant they actually are
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All good comedians are essentially low tier philosophers in the sense they have to really think about society in order to make jokes usually the best comedians are really intelligent intrinsic thinkers everybody knows this or at least I thought everyone know this
That's why wokies are the most humorless people you'll meet. They censor freely because people laughing is poison to them. It has to be all serious, all the time, and if anyone is laughing it means they're failing.
Im one of those people.
Tim Dillon needs to be protected at all costs. He’s a legend. And he’s %100 right.
I'm doing what I love. I love my buckeys nuggets and I love my couch.
Nothing so complex was ever explained so simply. This is poetry.
Tim looks like he's had a few buckets of Bucees nuggets.
Tier 1 humor over here
Without a doubt
Tim looks like the stuff you make the Bucees nuggets from
He even looks like Bucee.
I'd love nothing more than to run into Tim Dillon in a Bucees.
Do you think he would take a picture with me in front of the beaver if I asked?
@@atomknight8361 Only 1 way to find out.
One time I opened a Bucc-ee's men's bathroom stall door and a guy was bent over pants down ready to anonymously receive. I didn't ask his name but maybe it was Tim.
I d like to see Tim in a Buccees and have some nuggets sent over to him with a note that says "compliments of a simple man...."
I'd like to see tim dillon running a buc-ees
Tim is a genius of comedy
Sure. But this isn’t comedy. This is an honest lecture.
tim's analysis and perspective is so spot on
Reminds me of that JRE when Joe brought on this fighter from Africa, I can't recall his name, but I remembered when he said that when he goes back home there's just people who work all day and are happy to just go home eat dinner and go to sleep and do it all again. But I thought, what's wrong with wanting a full belly and just to relax at home. Legitimately what is wrong with that? Not everyone is going to be a world class fighter. Someone has to work in the mines or make bricks or work at McDonald's or pick up the trash. But for some reason the majority looks down on the people doing those essential jobs.
Well said. I've met a few people who achieved the goals they set for themselves when they were young. Most of them aren't actually happy, they've just gone on to set bigger goals and get anxious about meeting those goals. If you aren't finding joy in the life you've had a hand in creating now, with acceptance that we don't get to control everything (and some of the most joyful, appreciative people I've met had the roughest times thrown their ways), even major wins won't change how you feel. Much of that has to come from within.
I’ve been saying this about all these comedian podcasters. Very irritating
Everyone has a purpose. What are people going to do if no one frying the fries at McDonald’s?! Who’s mopping the floors in the hospitals and schools if everyone is trying to be famous social media influencer or podcaster?!
Another common line I hear from comedians is how horrendous construction work is. As a tradesman since I finished school I can tell you that while the industry has its flaws a lot of us have created very fulfilling lives for ourselves and our families. My parents and elders are extremely proud that myself and a few of my cousins make valuable contributions and provide.
It’s ok if you’re reading this and you don’t want to be in entertainment or pursue riches and extraordinary wealth.
I love this pairing because it's a lovely set of extremes. Tim might have a slightly narrow view of a certain subset of people who he deems to be simple/less intelligent, whereas Lex likely overestimates the everyday person. As always, the truth is somewhere in the middle. XD This comment section is gold as well.
If they were sitting in Europe, Lex would be right.
@@tristanpatterson3843 Nah you are wrong, simple country folk, ya know rednecks, are some of the most intelligent and resourceful people in the world. They are deemed by city people as cretins, when in reality they live a more fulfilling life on average. You can keep your corporate ladder I’ll take hunting and fishing and camping and loving
In the end they are both lying. Tim doesn't really believe everyone is so stupid, and Lex is being kind because he does believe most people are idiots. One being funny, one trying to be humble.
@@SmugAmericanno i actually think Tim believes that. Well not believe but know because he’s right
The truth, is not. Always in the middle, that’s just a dumb aphorism.
One of the worst things we do as a society is denigrate people who never leave the town they grew up in to "pursue their dreams." Those people are often leading the happiest, simplest lives while people who are trying to find fulfillment in some big, complicated plan for life are often the most miserable
The point is people are different. Striving for greatness is admirable, but so is achieving balance and contentment.
Yes and no. As one of the drifters, I’ve met enough people to see that there’s people of all kinds in these ballparks. A whole lot of “grass is greener” from the hometown locals who think their city is boring and that they want to get out but never do. Just as much as those dreamers who move away and realize the grass isn’t greener
The fundamental question goes back to the meaning of life. A Nietzschean perspective would tell you that life isn’t about contentment, it is about reaching the pinnacle of humanity and overcoming the unhappiness and struggle. You can only have so many simple-but-happy buccee’s consumers before the society that supports such needless consumption has no go-getters to stand upon
@@arloeikerson3009 Nietzsche literally offed himself after watching a horse what would he know
@@Gajdoshgreatness by what standard? Personal greatness is different for everyone
“What’s happiness? That feeling you have five minutes before you need more happiness”
Tim is on a different level of smart. He gets people, Lex is a robot….an emotional one, but still a robot though
Lmfao Tim really is a genius. I dont want to admit it but Tim proves he is definitely a genius every time i click on him.
That’s what I thought until I clicked on him more 🤣
He is def a genius when he’s in his lane, but if Lex is utopian to a fault, Tim is similarly dystopian.
He's a genius.. to ret@rds.
To the rest of us.. He's speaking common sense
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No, he’s a genius, but geniuses are, almost by definition, disconnected from the rest of us.
listen im climbing a corporate ladder myself, but i'll be damned if im not also stopping to get those bucee's nuggets and their bbq sandwich on a road trip, leave me alone
when successful comedians realize they're modern nobles too
Rappers and comedians make for the best modern day philosophers
Lmfao rappers. Not the majority of modern ones, for sure.
What Tim is really getting at is the concept of Zen. For example, I do an oil and filter change on my car but I do it extremely meticulously and I love and immerse myself in every tiny step of the process. I derive great pleasure from it and feel fulfilled after doing it.
Same.
The nuggets and sofa koan is my favorite.
Because after you are done, you feel like you have achieved something.
@@Grubnaryes, but the process is part of the joy. It’s a mindfulness experience.
@@scratchpenny I am in no way a good cook ... but I like cooking, I find it to be relaxing!
I got all hopped up on beaver nuggets yesterday
The “Simple Man” folly that Dillon is identifying rang true with some top writers: Tolstoy thought he was “one of the people”, David Foster Wallace felt himself to be “one of the people”…it’s nonsense…and that’s Ok! Not everyone can be gifted and special and have special talents. It’s just that some people are uncomfortable with their gifts, likely because they feel they are undeserved…which they are! It was complete luck someone like Lex was born as Lex rather than a Buckey’s Nuggets guy. Whoever you are, own it. If you don’t, you will come off as inauthentic, which is exactly what these people are often trying to avoid. To love yourself is to see yourself accurately; as long as people like Lex (whose work I really do like!) stay stuck in this idea that they are unexceptional, he will, ironically enough, feel a distance with his fellow man.
Well put! I do believe I needed to hear that. Food for thought, because in my day-to-day work life it is a job, not so much a "career". I'm mixing with people who are mostly blue-collar, while my formal education surpassed theirs. On the other hand my sincere respect of them where they are schooled in particular trades. Yet, being a "people-person" is in my blood, though we are not "blue blood". No silver spoons in our mouths, so no "elite" nor country club memberships. It's been a confusing road. This video ( along with your balanced and supportive comment ) are jogging something in my soul to be that much more honest and free with my intelligence in the Grand Scheme of Things. My education was not for naught. My skill-set is not a fluke, IMO, either. ( Family + Ancestry + God's Will ). While I profoundly don't believe in boasting about my accomplishments, I've also downplayed and minimized my achieved goals. To my detriment and smaller thinking. Individuals, in Tim's words "stupid people", should not believe that I am looking down on them. I'm not! We are all fallible creatures, but that doesn't mean I should erase who I am "to blend in". That's strangely condescending, actually. Thanks, again, for your solid comment.
The flip side is the ivory tower elitist who erroneously believes their expertise in one of a few areas extends into all areas. The simple man routine is a rejection of this, but perhaps taking it a little too far. I’ll take a humble genius over one that thinks they are a god.
What does authenticity matter? Hitler was authentic. Wish he wasnt.
“Be yourself” is the most underrated saying, ever. Because you will never truly know how people feel about you (and how much they may be depending on you to be yourself…for their benefit).
Might as well take the punches in-stride and ride the wave of goodness.
‘tism never hurts, either.
@@kftc1980 I like “angry genius.” People leave those guys alone, which is what they want, need and deserve.
When Lex Fridman tells you that he doesn't believe there are any fundamental differences between him and stupid people I agree with him, but probably for very different reasons
Those Bucce’s shoppers are the backbone of America. Travelers of the America eating Nuggets and those awesome Apple pie and
BBQ Brisket sandwiches. Tee shirts and Clean Clean bathrooms 🧐 now I need to go to Bucce’s soon! 🤷🏻♂️
Truth… the happy go Lucky, over taxed, under appreciated Middle Class.
The jerky is also delicious
NUGGET BATTLE
It's weird that they don't sell diesel though. Guess they don't want truckers in there messing up the showers or something.
I love lex but Tim has a major point lol. Tim knows.
Does Lex have a wife? Kids? Parents he takes care of? A middle class job where he’s held accountable if he’s wrong? And has to balance all of that and more? That’s the foundation of being a regular person. If he has chosen to live above all of that, he’s an elitist.
Tim Dillon understands the true American life.
I’d like to see more of this aspect of Tim Dillon. He’s equal parts thoughtful, intelligence and adds humor without being performative.
He's wrong about Buc-ees though. LOL it's a rest stop in Texas with cleanest bathrooms in the world. 😂
Technically a gas station… there is no place to ‘rest’ unless u count the bathrooms. gotta sit in your car to enjoy the great food. But I still love bucees 🦫
When an immovable object meets an unstoppable force.
Lex having cognitive dissonance because he is fundamentally a utopian thinker.
Nah he's just hoping for the best.
Lex Fridman's favorite fiction author is Fyodor Dostoevsky, hard to imagine calling him a utopian. I'd say he is interested in finding the beauty even in the midst of utmost tragedy. But that doesn't make him Utopian.
@@thelandofmatt it’s not Lex’s attraction to beauty that makes him a utopian; it’s his devotion & admiration to “great men” & science. He thinks most things are fundamentally solvable and that men like Elon Musk are working towards that end. He literally volunteered to head up Twitter’s engineering for free because he wanted to “increase the amount of love in the world.” That’s a utopian.
Definitely a utopian.
@Matt Bishop I've read pretty much everything Dostoyevsky has written besides personal mail, and even then some of that. I don't see what you mean by your comment, why would reading Dostoyevsky preclude someone from being Utopian?
“The day you cease to travel, you will have arrived.”
It's important to interact with mind altering stupidity from time to time. Helps the following get into perspective:
-gratitude toward your own capabilities
-insight to the true common denominators in society
- remember their vote counts the same as yours
- if they can make it through this world you sure as hell can
Agreed 💯
4. Eugenics is necessary and good
As someone who teaches in a public school, yeah. We should always try to help however we can, and people can be better even if they aren't actively trying to get better so we should never stop trying to help...but some humans just aren't going to make it.
@@JohnM-sw4sc PS. ref my above comment...those who 'aren't going to make it' may not be the crowd you think it is... History is not kind to smart people or try-hards.
@@fortusvictus8297 history would be unable to be unkind to smart people if we euthanize the dummies.
Becuase something has happened one way does not equal it will always happen that way.
I have no idea how to interpret “try hards” in this context ?
To be fair I think most people unfamiliar with Buc-ee’s would be floored upon walking into one. It is the largest gas station in the world with genuinely good food and fresh jerky. As a Chicagoan it was like walking into a roadtripper’s utopia - go figure
I just feel like Tim misunderstands Texas. The beaver nuggets aren’t meant to eat on the couch they are a road-trip snack. You eat them while you drive and drink beer duh. And Buc-ee’s is a gas station that you go to to take a 30 minute break from driving if you’re on a long road trip. Other than that you avoid that crowded ass place
Texan here. Spot on
@@WinkenBlinkenAndNod and bruh their bathrooms are top notch
Tim doesn't care to examine reason in this situation. He obviously likes road trip snacks and he is a traveling entertainer. His point is that he is better than people aren't rich and famous.
@@pepeeltoro1592 It isn't though
Something about Tim's stuck up attitude amuses me to no end though
They're called *BEAVER nuggets
"To those that think, life is but a tragedy. To those that feel, life is a comedy "
When he said no, anyone can tell he's lying. Lex's boy-scout all-love act is pretty tiring at this point, it's like Sam Harris unraveling and Bill Cosby's clean comedy. He couldn't even put his ego on a leash answering Tim's question in the context. This why he got visibly angry when Kanye told him I don't trust you.
1:08 I thought the guy grabbed Lex’s hand
I love the Buckeys nuggets, and I love my couch 😂
All I need is this bucket and this couch. And this lamp. And this iPhone charger.
I had a friend who almost died from drinking too much, and I said welcome back a Lazarus. he had no idea what I was talking about, Neither did his other friend. I'm not some Christian scientist either. I just know a couple of basic things about the religion that our society is based off of, is this normal? Do people not know anything about anything anymore?
It's becoming increasingly LESS normal, but you are good. Pretty uncultured to not even know Lazarus. 😅
"Do people not know anything about anything anymore?" They know nothing.
Full disclosure, that reference means nothing to me. I know it's a biblical reference and in the context I'd probably understand what you mean but I don't know the story. I didn't feel bad about until I read your comment. 😂
Raised christian all my life. Know that lazarus is from the bible, but I dont know the story. I think the reference just might be a few thousand years dated.
@@shauns.6231 Here’s the whole story: 1) Lazarus died. 2) Jesus told Lazarus to come back to life. 3) Lazarus came back to life. Now you are in the know.
Buckeys is not a good comparison to Walmart. The merchandise mark up at that gas station is almost the opposite of Walmart.
You missed the joke them. He meant not a business competitor but a certain type of customer competitor.
Buccees, in my experience, is the cheapest place you can go for convienience items. A lg route 44 fountain drink is like 79 cents. Now where on earth can you get a giant fountain drink for 79 cents? Go ahead ill wait
@@jowill76 I don't buy fountain drinks so I guess you got me. But I did pay almost $8 for a mediocre brisket sandwich. I haven't been back since. But I love the cracked out squirrel head.
@@kbab3333 no I didn't. I just added my perhaps not so funny joke perspective to it.
I love that sardonic overweight gay guy.
Tim’s take is so good - I can’t stand the “every man” hacks (Rogan, huberman, etc) who think they’re so down to earth cause they talk about cold plunge vs sauna, completely unaware of how detached they are from reality & how absurdly rich they are.
They’re so obsessed with their own “authenticity” they can’t see how inauthentic they’ve become.
Louis ck brought it up to rogans face when he was on the pod & it flew right over his head. Rogan couldn’t fathom that he’s become completely detached.
Nothing against rogan (huberman is a legit snake oil salesman however), it’s what happens when you’ve been rich & in Hollywood for 25yrs & then get a $300m check. The problem is he brands himself as an Everyman when he so isn’t. The reason “everymen” like trump, an Ivy League billionaire from manhattan, is bc he is authentic to who he is, he doesn’t pretend to be “one of you”.
what did Louis ck say? i cant' remember
Rogan is an everyman intellectually. Not financially. That's it.
Tim sounds like he's never actually been to a Bucees but looks like he lives in one.
He looks exactly like the mascot.
Why am I so amused by him miming the act of eating while saying "Buc-ee's Nuggets?" Why does that, out of everything else, stand out to me as the funniest part of this clip?
I think it's because he somehow manages to convey dumbness in the act of eating.
@@noleftturn5964 Probably, on top of which I just find the word "nugget" inherently funny since it automatically makes me think of shit nuggets.
This went way deep. Lex still holding onto to the idea of eating nuggets on a couch
This is brilliant. I was not too familiar with Tim and his work, but he earned my respect with this. "I am doing what I love. I love Baki's nuggets and I love my couch." This is pure genius.
Tim. Dillon for president
If I consume my vacuum cooked chicken hamstring on my Victorian fainting couch, am I still a simple person?
Ahh yes… a fainting couch. Did you place yours in your day room or perhaps your smoking room?
What's about the buckies brisket!!!
anything Tim Dillon can be injected directly into my veins. lol dude is hysterical.
On point.
Tim really is a treasure. Not sure how most of us get through life without losing it laughing from listening to him.
“Do you see a difference between you and those people?”
“No. They appreciate life more.”
Ok, sir, well that would be a “difference.”
I discovered Buc-ee's in Texas driving from Florida to California and back. Buc-ee's is now opening stores in Florida and I am very happy.
They are Beaver Nuggets. Come on.
😂😂
There’s something so beautiful about “Walmart competitor”
A national treasure, this man.
a rational treasure
This was Gold!
Great insight from tim here. All the podcast bubble gurus think theyre buddha, but they havent been outside their castles in years
The first buddah lived in a castle... now they just need to go sit under a tree for a while.
All I need in life is the internet, a clean apartment, and good food/drinks. That's it.
Don't fuck with Bucee's....That's a national treasure.
As someone who was recently diagnosed with bipolar all my joy has been stripped from me. The simple things are all I have now since my mental processing has been reduced. Some people don't understand how it's literally impossible for some people to derive happiness due to their brain chemistry. Yes there are some pleasures for me but now my life is mostly grey and will be an unpleasant grind. I accept that though
Let me tell you: eating the Bucky's nugget on the couch would easily be on par with 500mg of sodium valproate.
How has a diagnosis stripped your joy? You are either ill or you aren't.
I think he means the lithium has taken away his joy, ie it makes it so you can't experience manic episodes which is like a natural high or the real lows which leads to depression so your stuck somewhere in the middle where you can't feel strong emotions like you once could which is like a blessing and a curse.
@Alexander Treue unsure of it's the meds or my condition. From what I've researched it's probably a bit of both
@@ph-vf5hx my memory is shot, I have horrible anxiety, my vision is blurred, I can barely talk and have fun in the way I used to, I'm dissociated too. Overall it's miserable - I find no pleasure in the things I used to, I can't even watch TV without restlessness forcing me to do something else.
Buc-ees is the greatest gas station in the world…it’s not a Walmart competitor…Walmart s^cks 😂
First you get the power then you get the money then you get the bucky's nuggets and a nice microsued sectional
He's right! From some time and on there has been this wave of "only if you have a dream/scary goal in life and you go after it you'll find true meaning/happyness/content of your life" and that doesn not apply to every single human being there is. If you have found meaning in that, great that's what that exaclty means, YOU found meaning in that. If you feel completed by having a simple lifestyle then that's you. There is not one and only one way of living your life correctly. Appreciate others and their journey but always do you!
Comedians are our modern day philosophers
Only the good and the great ones. 90% are trash.
Tim Dillan giving his best Doug Stanhope impression.
So this is his redemption… love that meaningful esotericism. As a stupid person lol
Ben tho dude
This insight right here is what shows that Tim is in his absolute prime right now. It's true, Rogan was the alt media when he started the podcast - now he is literally THE mainstream podcast.
Guys like Eddie Murphy, Chris Rock, etc. all crossed that chasm to stardom. Bill Burr until a few years ago was in that spot - now he is also in the stardom shine. Chappelle avoids a lot of it by shying away - and when back he had that outsider's POV, but he is also back to peak stardom.
I have a theory that comedians are at their skilled prime right before hitting that superstar status - it's when the real comic fans rave about them and the broader mainstream audience is just discovering them. It's the cusp where they are successful enough, but not yet a household name. They are detached enough to still have a cynical POV but have enough experience to talk about all levels.
I don't think there is anything wrong with the superstardom - more power to them, its only a natural evolution. Nor, do they stop becoming funny... but... they aren't as funny as their prime.
That sweet spot of relatability and stardom.
I'd say there's a lot more ignorant people rather than stupid ones. This distinction should be made. The saying "ignorance is bliss" is mostly true. It isn't necessarily blissful per se, but it is pretty nice.
People like to not know. It's not necessarily that they can't, but that they won't. Sitting at home eating the Buccee's nuggets, watching an unfunny show, but laughing anyway, is a choice. People do it because it's better than seeing all the negativity out there and, conversely, working to improve oneself as a hedge against it.
If you want to improve yourself, you can. If you don't, you won't; it's that simple.
People like that who stop Learning and close thier mind naturally fall behind and fall for things they could have learned about.
Ignorance is bliss is true in 99% of cases because the consequence of that ignorance won't negatively impact them soon enough, but the 1% where it does is pretty big and life altering when it hits.
Poor Jacob...
1:39 🤣
I'm usually not a big tim dillon guy. But, he's absolutely dead on!
Buckies is pretty good tho
Yeah it’s pretty damn awesome. I don’t buy their merch and all that, but a pulled pork samich and some nuggets on an quick pit stop is fantastic
I’ve never been to a buc-ees but there is going to be one built in west memphis near where I live and I’m pretty stoked to check it out and get some of their nuggies.
Tim Dillon is a great American. Lex isn't bad for a Russian.
2:07 YA GODDAMN RIGHT THERES A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN COUCH MAN AND ME
The only way to "win" in life is to enjoy it.
If eating Buc-ee's nuggets on the couch makes YOU happy, then doing exactly that IS the "smart" thing to do.
It's certainly a lot smarter than not doing it just because some random dumbass that ISN'T YOU thinks it's dumb.
How you know Lex is a good guy is that his reaction is to laugh. God bless him.
Tim looks 10 years younger here 😂😂😂
He’s 17 years old
10 stones lighter.
What’s most baffling is how productive some of those buccees couch nugget people are.
Never underestimate how stupid we are. Most of us are just smart enough to want to be comfortable. We do just enough to maintain that comfort. Now, if you want to see blood in the streets make that minimal sense of comfort impossible. When people are starving they will act. History shows this.
The average human has an iq of 100.
85 is considered mentally retarded
15 iq points is a standard deviation
Hide behind your profile pic all you want it still won’t change how bitter you are.
It sucks when you're in the middle. You're just smart enough to have anxiety about your own future and how shit things are but not smart enough to have all kinds of doors wide open for you in life. So you're just stuck.
i love him he just really hits the nail head for me