NoNamePerson
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Is There Anybody OUT There?
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Post by NoNamePerson on Jun 2, 2019 17:02:45 GMT -5
$1.99 I'm shallow
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Tiny
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Post by Tiny on Jun 2, 2019 22:44:36 GMT -5
I don't think it really about money - it's about power/authority. And yes, having a billion dollars can give you power/authority. But, there are other things that give you power. Being a doctor, being a pastor, being the boss, controlling the money, sometimes being male (when you can use the excuse of "just a boy being a boy"), sometimes being female (when you can use the excuse of "just being a bitch"), you get the idea I hope. I'm old. I'm not sure any amount of money would make me more of a horrible person than I already am.
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happyhoix
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Post by happyhoix on Jun 3, 2019 13:30:06 GMT -5
I haven't watched the show, but I did watch his stand up special, maybe called Prom King or something. It was a long journey through racism and immigration that happened to be funny. I think about it a lot. It was an exceptionally crafted story. I watched Anthony Jesselnick the next night to clear the thoughtfulness out of my soul and get back to my normal state of selfish assholeness. We just read Noah's book 'born a crime' for book club.
I thought it was about how he got his job on the Daily Show - but it's about his early life in South Africa, under apartheid, which was crazy.
His mom is absolutely a force of nature, though. A really tough broad in the best sense of the word.
Very good book. And funny.
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