Right off the bat you can tell that the author, George Watsky, isn't a happy-go-lucky optimist. From his tone you can't quite peg him as a pessimist but he walks the fence between pessimism and realism which is an odd tone to have because we later find out he's a comedian. It was interesting to see him go from town to town, following the same routine every time but getting different outcomes from his experiences. He mentioned at one point that he had no reason to expect to connect to students in one town more than he did to those in another but yet he had no reason not to expect it. Through this expert Watsky shows that you can't necessarily assume the outcome of an experience based on prior ones or even the route that led you to that one. This video was especially hilarious because of not only how simplistic and real Watsky's views we're but the jokes he cracked broke this simplistic ordinary tone and made them hit that much harder. The simple irony of him being a comedian but not exactly having an always comedic look and personality simply added to the humor of this excerpt.
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