George Carlin was a great guy, terrific comedian, and pretty smart.
But nothing informs me more of someone’s else’s immaturity than holding him up as source of true wisdom.
He was always a simplistic, self-serving, a deeply cynical nihilist that went for the edgiest takes. So of course the internet loves him. But for people that are actually interested in solving problems rather than spending their lives bitching about it them, his words are empty.
We know the world sucks. Carlin had nothing to say about actually addressing it.