You talk in the special about how intoxicating it was to get all of this attention. You open up your phone and you just hit refresh and it's like, quote tweet. It feels like you're at a slot machine. Like pre-social media, you had to do a lot to curry favor and validation from people. But this puts that on steroids because everyone around the world can participate in lifting you up and saying you're awesome.
Lately, comedian Hasan Minhaj is taking a second look at his motives for performing. Hasan was initially drawn to comedy because it allowed him to hold people in power accountable. In shows like “Patriot Act" and "The Daily Show," he often took on controversial topics and challenged world leaders. But after some of his provocative commentary went viral, he realized his motives were less pure than he thought. In this conversation, Hasan reveals how that realization is making him reconsider his career altogether.
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