Steve Albini wrote:Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.
What podcasts are you listening to?
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I love it, man.tragabigzanda wrote:I'm slowly coming to a place on RM where I can let the earnestness go for wee stretches at a time.durdencommatyler wrote:Oh!tragabigzanda wrote:It was intentionally funny. Mission accomplished!durdencommatyler wrote:I can't stop laughing at this. Trag, I know what you're getting at here but fuck if this isn't one of the most unintentionally funny posts I've ever read.tragabigzanda wrote:We watched Shawshank Redemption last night, so I really get where you're coming from.LoathedVermin72 wrote:I listened to a really heavy episode of Death, Sex & Money today about a guy who killed someone when he was 17, is now 41 and still in prison, and is married with kids. The thought of being imprisoned for (potentially) life for something stupid you did as a teenager...fuck. That's overwhelming to think about it.
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But, if it's all the same to you, when I retell the story of this post, I'll tell them about how earnest you are and I'll tell them that your post was dead serious. If that's okay with you.
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Steve Albini wrote:Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.
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tragabigzanda wrote:I've made my own bed then, haven't I?durdencommatyler wrote:I love it, man.tragabigzanda wrote:I'm slowly coming to a place on RM where I can let the earnestness go for wee stretches at a time.durdencommatyler wrote:Oh!tragabigzanda wrote:It was intentionally funny. Mission accomplished!durdencommatyler wrote:I can't stop laughing at this. Trag, I know what you're getting at here but fuck if this isn't one of the most unintentionally funny posts I've ever read.tragabigzanda wrote:We watched Shawshank Redemption last night, so I really get where you're coming from.LoathedVermin72 wrote:I listened to a really heavy episode of Death, Sex & Money today about a guy who killed someone when he was 17, is now 41 and still in prison, and is married with kids. The thought of being imprisoned for (potentially) life for something stupid you did as a teenager...fuck. That's overwhelming to think about it.
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Sorry. Outstanding post, then, sir.![]()
But, if it's all the same to you, when I retell the story of this post, I'll tell them about how earnest you are and I'll tell them that your post was dead serious. If that's okay with you.
It's funny either way. You know what... I'll tell it like it happened. Because I love you.
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Steve Albini wrote:Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.
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Steve Albini wrote:Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.
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It's because
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Steve Albini wrote:Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.
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YOU HATE WHEN I HEART EMOJItragabigzanda wrote:durdencommatyler wrote:It's because
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You could've demonstrated your superior tagging skills with the heart emoji just as easily.
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Steve Albini wrote:Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.
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Can we start over?tragabigzanda wrote:Yea, but my "durdencommatyler wrote:YOU HATE WHEN I HEART EMOJItragabigzanda wrote:durdencommatyler wrote:It's because
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This is one of my favorites. I really hope we get to hear more bonus episodes with Travis as DM.Simple Torture wrote: The Adventure Zone
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I've heard about the subject of this week's episode of Start Up before (Canadian Trader Joe's Black Market), but I forget where. Maybe Planet Money?
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It's pretty funny, but this season just feels like some episodes of TAL compared to the immersive experience of the earlier seasons. It's very different.
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I'm not a Maximum Fund donor, so unfortunately I haven't heard the bonus episodesJoesanity wrote:This is one of my favorites. I really hope we get to hear more bonus episodes with Travis as DM.Simple Torture wrote: The Adventure Zone
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Some of my favorite podcasts are the Bill Simmons episodes when he has Chuck Klosterman or Malcolm Gladwell as a guest.
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Steve Albini wrote:Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.
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I'm actually okay with this format as long as we get a few mini-stories across multiple episodes sprinkled amongst these one-offs. So far, nothing Start Up has reported on has been nearly as interesting as its own evolution, so I'm okay if we don't get an immersive experience a la Dating Ring again any time soon.The Argonaut wrote:It's pretty funny, but this season just feels like some episodes of TAL compared to the immersive experience of the earlier seasons. It's very different.
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I just can't get into podcasts.
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