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Youngmi Mayer Makes Comedy for Hot People With PTSD
“In a way, my entire childhood was bombing in a room of people who did not want to laugh.”
My dad flew cargo planes in Angola during the civil war, and looking back, I think he was suffering from a lot of very obvious signs of PTSD. I think in a lot of ways, being unmarketable gives me freedom and helps me move away from the toxic competitive-comparison cycle I see consume some of my peers. The best comedy advice I’ve ever received is in regards to online content, and it was from my friend who told me to just post anything I thought was funny and not to be too precious about it or think about it too much.
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