#156 – Tim Dillon: Comedy, Power, Conspiracy Theories, and Freedom

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OUTLINE:
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(00:00)– Introduction
(08:00)– Tim Dillon’s tombstone
(09:55)– The horrible people are the most fun
(14:06)– Charles Bukowski
(19:46)– Robots
(22:56)– YouTube algorithm
(29:04)– Parler and Amazon
(33:32)– Social media
(36:09)– Alex Jones
(54:42)– OJ Simpson
(59:22)– Politics
(1:05:52)– Donald Trump
(1:13:09)– Humor
(1:20:44)– QAnon
(1:27:13)– Conspiracy theories
(1:32:50)– Bill Gates
(1:35:20)– Elon Musk
(1:37:35)– Jeffrey Epstein
(1:40:14)– Ghislaine Maxwell
(1:47:55)– Greatest comedians of all time
(1:57:53)– Love
(2:01:24)– Fear
(2:04:38)– Mom
(2:08:10)– Mortality
(2:10:13)– Advice for young people
(2:16:47)– Moving to Austin
(2:24:40)– Meaning of life