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Seinfeld

show by Larry David

Tamir uses the sitcom to argue that even complainers can be likeable when they're authentic: you wouldn't hire any of them, but you might be friends with them or write them into a story, as Larry David did.

Where it appears 2

  • the elixir of authenticityEp 7 · with Colin Gerrard
  • merchant of masksEp 6 · with Logan Macnair

    In the Troll excerpt, the narrator downloads the whole series after seeing memes, then quits after two episodes because the laugh track takes him out of it.

Connections

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  • Authentic complainers are more likeable than optimizersTamir Barzilai · Ep 7 · 36:26

    Tamir would rather have a friend who is authentic and speaks from the heart but isn't on a track to success than someone optimizing every area of life, who may 'recalibrate around you' and…

References

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  • Satisfied Customer excerpt from TrollTamir Barzilai · Ep 6 · 28:05

    Tamir reads an undated page-15 excerpt from Troll by a user called 'Satisfied Customer'. It is a stream of a young person's online mind: irony pulled over the eyes, Mario speedruns, vanilla…

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