his negative beliefs are preserving his poverty mindset to the point where he actually thinks he's poor while earning a shitload of money. But to your point, perhaps those negative beliefs are what his audience is buying into.
his negative beliefs are preserving his poverty mindset to the point where he actually thinks he's poor while earning a shitload of money. But to your point, perhaps those negative beliefs are what his audience is buying into.
1) Complaining about rich people can be a great path to mass appeal (see: Bernie Sanders).
2) I'd hesitate about taking all this too literally in a present tense way. For example, I think Rodney Dangerfield actually got a lot of respect in real life but found it to be a better comedic path to portray the negative parts of himself he identified with when he began doing standup because "I'm rich and get a ton of respect and have positive self-esteem" ain't always great for yuks.
1. True. 2. Rodney was a character like Larry the Cable Guy but with much better jokes (and cocaine). YouтАЩre probably right about taking things too literallyтАФIтАЩm a pretty rigid thinkerтАФbut I hold Gary to a very high standard because heтАЩs so fucking good. 3. That Louis clip is hilarious. IтАЩve never seen it before and of course I shouldnтАЩt be surprised that combines socio-economic analysis with anecdotes about shitting his pants.
his negative beliefs are preserving his poverty mindset to the point where he actually thinks he's poor while earning a shitload of money. But to your point, perhaps those negative beliefs are what his audience is buying into.
1) Complaining about rich people can be a great path to mass appeal (see: Bernie Sanders).
2) I'd hesitate about taking all this too literally in a present tense way. For example, I think Rodney Dangerfield actually got a lot of respect in real life but found it to be a better comedic path to portray the negative parts of himself he identified with when he began doing standup because "I'm rich and get a ton of respect and have positive self-esteem" ain't always great for yuks.
3) For my money, Louis CK talking about being broke is the best bit about poverty I've seen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y_-1l_SlA7c
1. True. 2. Rodney was a character like Larry the Cable Guy but with much better jokes (and cocaine). YouтАЩre probably right about taking things too literallyтАФIтАЩm a pretty rigid thinkerтАФbut I hold Gary to a very high standard because heтАЩs so fucking good. 3. That Louis clip is hilarious. IтАЩve never seen it before and of course I shouldnтАЩt be surprised that combines socio-economic analysis with anecdotes about shitting his pants.