George Carlin Is Dead, Long Live Intelligent Comedy

George Carlin died today, that really sucks.

I don’t want to scare anybody, but I think my outlook and perspective on life has been shaped and influenced more by comedians like George Carlin, Chris Rock, Bill Hicks, and Doug Stanhope than from anything else.

I stay up on current events by watching Comedy Central. (John Stewart & Stephen Colbert)

A new episode of South Park is must-watch TV for me.

What do all those things have in common? -They make you think about things in different ways, or bring up issues you’d never thought of before. (And as an added bonus, they make you laugh.)

I used to like Bill Maher’s interview show because there were a lot of varied guests and some knock-down, drag-out arguments on issues. Lately he seems to just have on guests that all basically agree with each other. Uh… What’s interesting about that?

Do you seek out new ideas and opinions, or just look for ways to confirm what you want to believe? In your personal life, you’re allowed to delude yourself as much as you want… heck, it’s practically a national pastime.

But if you’re a business owner or entrepreneur, you don’t have that luxury. The deluded business owners are gonna be dropping like flies soon as things tighten up.

R.I.P., George.

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