alt Hacker NewsThere's an old Bill Hicks bit where during his already awkward standup, he takes a moment to somehow dial the awkwardness up further: If you're of a certain age, you'll know the bit:
https://genius.com/Bill-hicks-on-advertisers-and-marketing-a...
It's awkward because you can feel how much he means every word. Of course it's part of the act and you're supposed to find it funny, but at the same time, he very much means what he's saying.
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Ah, the plea for sanity dollar! Huge Market!
Sadly, he was never able to rid the world of all these fevered egos tainting our collective unconscious and making us pay a higher psychic price than we imagine.
Incredible, Bill Hicks on HN. My life has come full circle.
Ironically Bill smoked like a chimney and for that we can also largely thank marketers.
Sounds very much like the South Park bit when they call the guy selling jewellery to the elderly via teleshopping!
Drink Coke
Video: https://youtube.com/watch?v=9h9wStdPkQY