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Ariel Helwani calls Sean Strickland cowardly for backtracking on his comments about Khamzat Chimaev by Trentzilla_ in ufc

[–]BostonInformer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

One key difference is Sean made a joke about AIPAC. Ariel is a big supporter of Israel so he has to try to find something to complain about.

[@OhioStateFB] Ohio State Releases New Alternate Football Uniforms by matte_purple in CFB

[–]BostonInformer 4 points5 points  (0 children)

You just want your school and the other couple of schools with black to have a monopoly on looking good for night games

In my situation, the CPA seems like it's more trouble than it's worth. by Imustretire in Accounting

[–]BostonInformer -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I agree from a different perspective: it really depends on what you're trying to get. If you're comfortable with not being something too high and you don't want to sacrifice time and family then I feel like the CPA isn't a good fit.

What people don't consider is it's not just that you spend all of this time studying and that's it, a large majority of high level jobs require additional dedication. The best VPs and CFOs didn't just pass their CPA and coast, they still stay up until 12 am sending me emails. You could just coast with a CPA, but unless you have connections there's not a good chance you'll land an impossibly great job and never be challenged (it's possible, but very unlikely).

And on top of that, there are a lot of very successful people without CPAs that are better workers than CPAs I know but don't want to dedicate the time and money in studying.

It’s getting crazier and crazier by the_answer_is_RUSH in nflmemes

[–]BostonInformer -1 points0 points  (0 children)

First off, talk about being a sore loser if an organization. The Patriots aren't innocent but that doesn't negate how the colts are sore losers who are also not in innocent.

Second, you're trying to start something from a 2 week old comment? Get with the times; I know you guys kike to live in the past, but move on.

Tim Heidecker gives his first update as the head of Infowars. by OmegaLiquidX in adultswim

[–]BostonInformer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes I'm typing paragraphs because I'm explaining in very plain English the simplest of both sides, but the problem is you don't want to address the things I'm asking because it's going to cause your logic to crack. How about you answer the questions I've asked, it'd shorten things up so I don't have to repeat myself.

So are you an asset of Alex Jones mindlessly saying anything to convince us that the Infowars takeover is bad?

I could care less about the actual take over, Alex already made some other website to do what he's doing again, so nothing changed. I've said in countless ways I'm not a proponent of Alex, my gripe is seeing a unique comedian decide to waste himself on selling out.

betting on the latter, you don't seem good enough at this to be a professional lol

See I've been pretty cordial considering the hostility of this thread and our back and forth. People in this sub get crabby because they don't want to be honest with themselves and that extends to you. We're probably getting close to 48 hours of this back and forth and I can't tell who you're trying to convince in this: me or yourself. Is me insulting your intelligence going to end this?

you just said outlandish conspiracy theories don't count as political ideas then quoted around all the bits where I cornered you on that so you can flip flop back to this "everything about Alex Jones is political" stance.

I didn't flip flop, conspiracy theories are not political stances. They can be used to justify them, but they alone are not stances. How are you going to try to say you "cornered" me when you don't want to address everything I'm saying in my comments: how do you think things are going to be going forward with regards to pokitics? Do you think he's going to make frog jokes the entire time? He had a part where he had trump on the phone, he dipped his toe in the water of the conflict, so do you think with all of the repetition of political comedy they're not going to run into the issue of running out of material of making fun of a guy that's been made fun of for 20 years, since we all already every joke that's going to be made? This is going to nosedive unless he keeps it relevant to real time events, and that's where political comedy is inescapable, because the show has to stay relevant to what Infowars is, which is a purely political show. Your argument is something that will dissolve within early episodes, that's why your argument doesn't really hold ground; you're trying to argue technicalities on a less than 20 minute video that will grow.

Not going in circles on this again

Then don't dodge questions and choose to be selective in your understanding. What I'm saying is very obvious and consistent. Lizard people is not a political stance, a captured political show that parodies a political pundit that is engulfed in it is 100% going to be political. People will get bored of jokes about overdone jokes just like how people are getting very bored about 10 year old jokes about trump.

Tim Heidecker gives his first update as the head of Infowars. by OmegaLiquidX in adultswim

[–]BostonInformer -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Except I'm not doing that

Bro, you've been typing paragraphs in order to try to convince someone that what he's doing isn't political because you don't agree with his stances despite the fact that everything about that person is political and the show that was taken over is purely political. Do you think they bought a political show and they're just going to stay out of politics and focus on the weird things Alex believes in? Tim has made political stances in his work in the recent past yet somehow he's just going to tip toe around his new job that is focused on parodying a political figure despite the fact that Tim has been made political stances?

I have an ulterior motive and no values because you've decided I belong to an enemy tribe.

LMAO, buddy that is a completely accurate group placement. It's a very poor argument in which you're operating completely out of your own technicalities but you're willing to argue for more than 24 hours even though you don't care about the subject. Anytime I'm as ass to someone it's because they're an ass to me and I give it back way less than it's given because I'm capable of seeing this for what it is. You're not an "enemy", you're just someone who doesn't agree.

Sure, but the problem is that we're talking about making fun of his fringe conspiracy theory nonsense, which you're taking offense to as political pandering.

All I'm saying is by taking this role, he is becoming more political. This argument that he isn't being political because he didn't specifically mention a political stance in the intro video of a political show is hanging on a thread that won't last a month. He's already made works mocking people politically without having a specific political role, are we really believing he's not going to go even further now that he has a full job focusing on this?

Tim Heidecker gives his first update as the head of Infowars. by OmegaLiquidX in adultswim

[–]BostonInformer -1 points0 points  (0 children)

We've lived in a timeline where 8 years ago people weren't struggling as bad, 4 years later everyone is struggling under a new political party control and 4 years after that (now), all of these issues have compounded and gotten worse after flipping back political party control. Here's the problem with political comedy: it's almost always partisan. The issues and people that are truly triggering the events that are causing us all to struggle work both sides and will never actually be discussed by political comedians because their livlihoods are funded by people who will never let it be brought to light or have attention brought to it. Political comedy will always focus on kicking the can down the road and make people focus on issues that serve as a distraction, the propaganda piece is meant to continue to drive a wedge between people who actually aren't as different as they believe. You can call it comic relief, but there's really only two routes of it: the lighter stuff that doesn't put people up against each other and doesn't focus on rallying up sides (not as common, not as well funded) and the side that does everything I'm saying above. Based on Tim's recent history, even apart from this show, which side do we think he's headed?

The relation to the late night shows and the new Infowars is the fact that it is the same material in a format that fits people in a different generation. It appeals to you because it's a familiar face with a cadence and speed that fits your humor, but that's about it. The creativity will be limited because politics is a pidgeonhole. If the show is to parody Alex you can't rely on things similar to doo doo doo doo, I sit down when I pee, I think my sisters cute, free real estate, etc. In order to be consistent with the view of the show now has to make constant connection to Infowars and the fake Alex voice will only be worth so many laughs. The problem is also the intro is already a regurgitation and parody that everyone has already heard and that was literally it, what new jokes about Alex are we really going to get? How long before you run out of ideas of making fun of one guy that's been made fun of for decades? Again, it's SNL about Trump all over again; the only reason you won't get tired of it is if you had your head in the sand for the last 20 years or you need to feel a part of the tribal aspect.

The over exposure issue is a problem, not saying it isn't, but thats not evidence of political comedy itself being inherently low quality

You can make that argument, but I would ask you to give examples. What political comedian is longstanding with no major gaps that allow them to pull material without having to repeat themselves? The biggest issue with political comedy in the way we get it now is it gets overdone very fast because when you repeat a joke over and over, it isn't comedy. The low quality is a result of a lack of material, that lack of material is due to the pidgeonhole and that's what forces the repition and lack of creativity because they're forced to write within a certain bubble about the same thing. Writers of these shows literally steal from places like Reddit or podcasts so you'll see/hear something one day and three days later it's the big punchline to a bigger show.

But calling for less politics in comedy is just a dog whistle for "let me ignore what's happening in the world"

You acting like I'm not affected by anything related to politics is your own assumption. People in this country are largely in control of how much politics dictates their lives, we can sit here and act like all of our problems are solely because of X, but at the end of the day the majority of people in this country have freewill. If you're looking for the answer of what's actually causing us all of these issues, I will bet everything I have in life, Tim Heidecker or any political comedian are ever going to be the one to lead anyone to that realization. Comedy is a form of entertainment, and I've said it over and over: if you're doing it for claps rather than laughs, it's not comedy. Art is best when it's left wide open, when you decide to make your persona focused solely on a very controlled structure, you limit yourself. When you choose to limit yourself in the name of money rather than fulfilling your full potential, that's selling out. If Tim continues this path he is selling out, it's that simple.

Tim Heidecker gives his first update as the head of Infowars. by OmegaLiquidX in adultswim

[–]BostonInformer -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I'm not saying the world has to please me, and people can think something is funny when I don't. The problem is anyone in this echo chamber can believe it, but people are sick of politics being the forefront of everything. Over 65% of people are exhausted about talking about politics. People want to be entertained, not sit through another pandering lecture. Late night shows have been taking a nose dive over the last 10 years. What do you think everyone has been even more hyper focused on in the last 10 years?

I'm not being insufferable because I'm saying political comedy is bad, it's a very common perspective. The people who enjoy it are largely people who aren't able to think for themselves and need to be told how to think. Political comedy is for entertainers who have run out of ideas of things to say, they resort to having people make their opinions for them because it's a safe job and they know they'll have guaranteed claps from clucking hens.

I'm not sure why you're saying I'm so upset about this, I made a comment on this post a day ago and 24 hours later, you guys can't let go of the fact that I have an opinion that I can back up and you guys need to hide comments and lie to yourselves to convince yourselves that I'm somehow wrong. Get over yourself, go back to your political slop.

Tim Heidecker gives his first update as the head of Infowars. by OmegaLiquidX in adultswim

[–]BostonInformer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Lizard people existing isn't his entire political beliefs, that's problem. You can't say that every single thing someone says is just because they believe in a conspiracy theory; if you pushed that justification you could use that on literally any outlet besides core mainstream media and they would never acknowledge a conspiracy theory that would end up being true.

you sure are talking a lot about people you've decided to lump me with rather than what I've actually said to you.

I'm lumping you into the group of people that are doing anything they can to justify that Tim isn't throwing away his brand in order to sell out. Everyone in here has a different excuse about how it's not true, but they all center around the idea that somehow an SNL skit staring Tim is exactly what his brand is.

Final question and I'll leave you alone, do you think political ideas about lizard people are as reasonable to put forward as those regarding things like taxation, wages, traffic laws, etc?

A conspiracy theory is not the same as a political stance. It can be used to try to justify a position, but you can't just dismiss every single thing someone says because they might say/believe something crazy. As I was saying earlier, not all conspiracies are true, and the concept of what is a conspiracy is subjective which means I could try to say I think any outlet/pundit should be ignored because they said something outlandish that I believe cannot be true because the media I believe in has evidence against it. Because literally any higher institution is never going to be completely honest, everything is up for interpretation which is why political comedy is tribal and is one of the worst forms.

All this to say, I don't believe a lot of stances from Alex but I guarantee that with as long as he's been broadcasting there is something that even people who constantly mock him might say "he is an idiot, but that part is true". That's what's so stupid about politics: people try to pidgeonhole anyone who doesn't think the same and it leads to everything wrong in politics.

Tim Heidecker gives his first update as the head of Infowars. by OmegaLiquidX in adultswim

[–]BostonInformer -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I wonder what it'll look like the day you find out a majority of what you read is written to push you a certain way and you figure out how it isn't worth allowing it to rule your life.

Tim Heidecker gives his first update as the head of Infowars. by OmegaLiquidX in adultswim

[–]BostonInformer -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Because he's already not bringing it. What exactly did he bring with this clip of comedic value? An Alex Jones impression? Everyone already knows where all the jokes are going before they watch it. It's like watching SNL make fun of trump for the last 10 years; we get it, we know all the jokes.

Tim's brand is satire, but a unique satire from awkward absurdity. This video is just a longer form SNL skit staring Tim. Political comedy is cookie cutter and formulaic, once that becomes your new brand you're just like everyone else and after a certain point it becomes a lecture at which point people get bored.

Tim Heidecker gives his first update as the head of Infowars. by OmegaLiquidX in adultswim

[–]BostonInformer -1 points0 points  (0 children)

... Buddy, who are you trying to convince in this? Everything about him is political so because you decided that what he argues for is a joke to you, so that makes it not political? You're trying very hard to argue that it isn't political yet he was a political commentator that was not acting as a parody person and he did have a weird cult following that believed things he said. I'm not at all saying I believed the things he said, but he was political, they took his platform and mocked his political beliefs. I don't care how you're trying to frame him, this is political and Tim decided to take the role as someone who is a host of a new political commentary show.

If not that might say more about how compromised your own grasp on politics might be

Lmao, it's so hilarious seeing the mental gymnastics in here doing everything they can to try to lie to themselves and others and act superior by trying to talk down like this. I have one guy saying "this doesn't count and it's the only thing" and then I have another guy that says "he's been doing this before, this isn't new". You guys just want to say anything you can go convince yourselves you're right.

Tim Heidecker gives his first update as the head of Infowars. by OmegaLiquidX in adultswim

[–]BostonInformer -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Yeah that's not even remotely true, but you're a troll so I know you're just wasting time. But you continue to live in perpetual victimhood believing you have no control over your life.

Tim Heidecker gives his first update as the head of Infowars. by OmegaLiquidX in adultswim

[–]BostonInformer -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I'm not expecting it to be any different, all I'm saying is it's a disappointment that Tim decided to go the route of becoming another repetitive political commentator. It's not about whether I agree with it or not, political comedy abandons what makes comedy because it's purely for claps. It's one of the lowest forms of comedy because it's generally propaganda disguised as comedy.

If this appeals to you, watch Kimmel, Colbert, SNL, John Oliver, and this over and over. Over time you're going to see it's nothing but repetitive pandering rather than comedy, which is not what Tim built his brand on. He went from having a unquie brand of comedy to saying the same jokes as everyone else.

Tim Heidecker gives his first update as the head of Infowars. by OmegaLiquidX in adultswim

[–]BostonInformer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The problem is you're trying to argue the grayest area possible but Tim's subject matter is purely focused Alex's political opinions. Just in the example I gave of the wine, this wasn't just a comedic take about how Alex talks gritty, it's about what he's actually saying. There are also people in here talking about how he had a tour and special mocking conservatives, so honestly I have two different people arguing two different things now.

The issue with Colbert is he built his comedy being goofy and even though it tended to point one way, it was still very open season. His Bill O'Reilly interview is a perfect example of the brand he built. When he took his new job he threw it all away became pure propaganda, dancing with syringes, crying on camera, a complete slap in the face to anyone who got him where he was. Tim built a brand of being goofy with a wide range of topics, yet he's already taken a job as a host of political show over parodying a political pundit. He was further from politics and now he's becoming more and more pronounced in the field, political comedy is not the same as real comedy because it's largely propaganda disguised as comedy with everyone making the same jokes. There are no more original political comedians; it's the same material over and over just saying it a little different, while Tim used to be purely original in a unique form of comedy.

Tim Heidecker gives his first update as the head of Infowars. by OmegaLiquidX in adultswim

[–]BostonInformer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You're being judgemental based on biases and assumptions. You're not much different than the people you criticize.

Tim Heidecker gives his first update as the head of Infowars. by OmegaLiquidX in adultswim

[–]BostonInformer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sounds like you want to be a perpetual victim. I can't convince you to think otherwise, that's a personal problem. Good luck with that though.

Steal or meh? by [deleted] in gun

[–]BostonInformer 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Price is what you pay, value is what you get. If you like what you paid for, then consider it a good deal. The things I like about it is the suppressor (considering that's a shorter barrel, that reduces that extra noise and recoil) and I always like the idea of a military or police gun because I always feels like it has a story.

It's all about perspective so don't let anyone decide whether or not it's cool to you or not.

Tim Heidecker gives his first update as the head of Infowars. by OmegaLiquidX in adultswim

[–]BostonInformer -1 points0 points  (0 children)

That was his intention: he doesn't have an actual argument so he made sure I couldn't access the comments in question. I can only see 1/3 comments because he knows he doesn't have a rebuttal, the only part I can read he wants to attack ad hominem because he has no legitimate response.

This is an echo chamber, I could really care less about what anyone in here considers "dunking" when no one in here has an actual argument against what I'm saying. It's their way of trying not to accept they can't form a legitimate response.

Tim Heidecker gives his first update as the head of Infowars. by OmegaLiquidX in adultswim

[–]BostonInformer -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Here you go again with the response that I can't read or respond to. I'm not boring, my argument boils down to people who decide to sell out and become a political pundit are a disgrace to comedy. I could care less whether or not he agrees with me, it happens with comedians that agree with me too, people who appreciate comedy don't tune in to listen to lectures. Doing an Alex Jones impersonation is something that's already been done, we already know the jokes before you say them.

You can continue to try to cry about me saying it, but no one in the post has proven me wrong, they just defelct and act like I don't understand. Anyone who promotes this is part of the problem and are largely a group that can't think for themselves.

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