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Comedians are secretly as competitive as professional athletes

New England like me that don't think it's polite to say you want to do better than the guy before you and the guy after you... act like a sweetheart, just like the guy on Crashing, but secretly, yeah, you want to tear the place down... There is a competitive. You're playing you against the audience or you against the show, and obviously it's good to be kind to everybody, but when you're up there, there's something athletic going on.

Subjective opinion on the psyche of performers.

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Feb 22, 2019
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Zion Williamson should not play another second of college basketball this year

I think that Zion, especially for a young man, an outstanding young man who has so much to gain, there's really no point in him playing another second of basketball this year.

Zion chose to return and played in both the ACC and NCAA tournaments. He was still the #1 overall pick, so while he risked injury, his draft stock remained unchanged.
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Feb 22, 2019
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Big CatBig Cat

Duke should fold their basketball program and let everyone go to the NBA

If Zion's going to sit out... what's the point right you're probably not going to win the title now so maybe have cam reddish sit out maybe have rj barrett sit out... and maybe just fold the whole duke program and let everyone else just go to the nba

Duke did not fold their program; they continued to the Elite Eight.
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Feb 22, 2019
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HankHank

Alex O'Connell is a top five player in the nation

[Coach K] is going to now have two months to get this team with the number two and number three recruit in the nation, Alex O'Connell, top five player in the nation, in my opinion.

Alex O'Connell averaged 4.4 points per game in the 2018-19 season and eventually transferred to Creighton. He was never an All-American or a top 5 player.

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Will Smith is actually at his most employable right after a public scandal

I feel like now would be the time to get Will Smith. Everyone's talking about him. It's like the safest time to fly as after a plane crash. And so like, if you want Will Smith to not slap somebody, now's the time that you bring Will Smith around.

Subjective take on PR and risk management.
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Men avoid laughing at comedy because they don't want to surrender control of their consciousness

Tough guys never dance and tough guys often don't like laughing. They don't like comedy. If I'm doing comedy and there's someone in the front row with their arms crossed and they're daring me to invade them... it's because they don't want to give you control of their consciousness. Women tend to be more okay with giving you the control.

Subjective theory on gender and humor response.
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The awareness of death is what makes things like ice cream taste better

The fact that we're only here for a time imbues this moment with a richness that wouldn't be there if I lived forever. The stakes of death are what give life more value. And I would say make ice cream a little bit more delicious because it means more that you know it might be your last.

Purely philosophical/subjective view on life and appreciation.

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