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463 — Appetite Deficit Disorder
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Ty & Eric soak up the oceanside as they discuss the death of merch, Yeezy’s strap-on sunglasses, circumventing fire bans while camping, supplementing your sandwich with television, drinking your bodyweight, Ty’s Amex Platinum membership, and whether sandwich artists understand ESPN.
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Transcript
A Beachside Podcasting Adventure
00:00:50
Think Fresh
Oh, breeze in my hair, sun on my face, the smell of the ocean up my nostrils. The ocean smell is the subway bread of nature, you know?
00:01:03
Think Fresh
ah Salty, ah kind of like slimy. Very present and it pulls you in. The siren smell. Yeah, no, it totally is. The unforgettable stench of seaweed and weed.
00:01:18
Think Fresh
and we both hand in hand on the beach. There's tons of naked adults here with us. Dude, it's crazy that, so like, I get that we're recording a podcast in the middle of the afternoon, but there's so many adults that are just half naked laying on the grass nearby us.
00:01:38
Think Fresh
Yeah. Does nobody want to work anymore, Eric? Dude, you're looking at it, Ty. This is the biggest recession indicator. We have not not a soul on this beach. It's a laptop user. Only us.
00:01:50
Think Fresh
Yeah, there was a like ah that rare period where you go to the park post-COVID and you see the Deloitte backpack or the KPMG water bottle or the MacBook with the startup sticker. It's got like a Slack sticker on it.
00:02:03
Think Fresh
We're not catching that anymore. These people are tech free. There's no hardware in sight. Yeah, totally. And if you go to the right beaches here, they're underwear free
The Decline of Branded Tech Merchandise
00:02:11
Think Fresh
as well. Whoa, balls out. Slack socks only.
00:02:15
Think Fresh
Slack socks. Dude, I got a pair of slack socks. Do you? I don't, but I do know what you're talking about. A slack branded sock. Yes. You wear them on your feet.
00:02:25
Think Fresh
I don't wear them on my feet. I wear them on my cock. ah No, no, no, I don't. I don't wear them at all. But I was gifted them as so do so many tech bros.
00:02:37
Think Fresh
They receive slack merchandise. Yeah. Which I think went away pre-COVID. Kind of went away with slack. Yeah. COVID killed Yeah. i owe Me old man and and the SaaS company merch program. Yeah, exactly.
00:02:57
Think Fresh
Yeah, I don't know. It's probably for the best, though honestly. It was kind of a weird time when, like, every single person was, like, printing their logo on. the most random shit you got not just pants but like laptop cases you got it on stanley mugs got it on like you probably get like a hammock with like the atlassian logo on it i just kind of laugh yeah for sure um yeah my uh my partner has a lot of random branded things she received a twitter candle once she have a twitter candle in your house that's awesome I re-gifted that one. Oh, no, I want to know what the scent was. What could possibly be the smell note, the scent notes of a Twitter candle? It smelled like yesterday's pizza party and keyboard dust.
00:03:39
Think Fresh
Those
The Evolution of Swag: From Socks to Surfboards
00:03:40
Think Fresh
are the two notes. Yeah, that makes sense. probably what Twitter HQ smelled like at the time, too. No, it was a quite nice, actually. Nice re-gift. And then also, same same package contained a Twitter water bottle.
00:03:53
Think Fresh
Which is kind of funny. Like now those are relics because it's X. Yeah, yeah. So like those still have the bird on them. Kind of cool, hey? Yeah. To like get the bird. Got the bird. my Dude, like, okay. Bird's the word. what we're discussing though is like second wave merch. Like first wave merch is corporately like a business card, a letterhead, maybe a pen, maybe a mug.
00:04:14
Think Fresh
Things you see on American Psycho. Exactly. Like... Box logo on the t-shirt kind of vibe. Yeah. and I want to see what Paul Allen's box logo t-shirt looks like. Extra boxy.
00:04:25
Think Fresh
um Then like second wave merch is kind of like what Slack was doing where they're like, we're going like fully kit out a pair of like high crew socks, you know, or like we're going to do a surfboard.
00:04:37
Think Fresh
You know, like I think this is kind of like Supreme's push into merch, right? They're like, we're to like completely like drench a toolbox in our brand colors or ah like ah like a car repair kit.
00:04:51
Think Fresh
A brick. A brick, a literal brick, a suitcase, luggage, anything that can like be loosely associated with your brand is now merch. I'm so happy that logofication has died down and like merch has...
00:05:06
Think Fresh
Merch is still alive and well, but I think less less so in the forefront of the zeitgeist time. Yeah. Well, I'm saying like like merch is still around, obviously, but people aren't like lining up to buy the ah the logo T-shirt anymore.
00:05:20
Think Fresh
Yeah. And I think it's partially because like cause is getting old. ah Supreme got bought by all the image group or whoever. So like there's kind of a I don't think it's gone. It's like a recessive gene. We're going to have a third wave of merch.
00:05:33
Think Fresh
And I think Think Fresh needs to be on the forefront of this because we're still playing in the old world of merch. I'm not really sure what the new world looks like, but I think it might be like pop-ups probably. the fuck? I don't know. In 2025, your big new idea is pop-ups.
00:05:48
Think Fresh
Maybe pop-ups is washed. You're right. I'm thinking live on the spot here. I'm like, where is merch going? Yeah. ah hopefully in the bin where it belongs yeah um check out shop.thinkfreshpodcast.com by the way really great prices dude that's one thing we won't do in this pod is gouge you just like the big overlords at subway do that's true like the subway merch yes it's nostalgic and yes it's better made than ours but it is uh they're charging for it we're not yeah uh much like the five dollar foot long tie we are the twenty dollar t-shirt you i'm saying
00:06:22
Think Fresh
yeah we're We're breaking even just barely. There's only two people doing a $20 t-shirt
Merchandising Strategies: A Comparative Analysis
00:06:26
Think Fresh
these days. Us and Yeezy. Exactly, dude. Everything $20 on the site. Yeah, exactly. Have you seen ah the site? It's actually back up the Yeezy store. Oh, yeah.
00:06:35
Think Fresh
It's kind of tempting. I was thinking of buying you a Nazi chain for your birthday. Thank you. they do ah They do play in like a color palette that's very much on brand for you. Black? Black and wash shades of black. Yeah.
00:06:50
Think Fresh
um Fair enough. um But I am tempted actually by the sunglasses that are just like a piece of glass, like held together by like a string. Cool. Have you seen those? No, I haven't. kind of tie the string behind your head and that secures them in place.
00:07:04
Think Fresh
Really? Yeah, they're pretty cool. You're tying the glasses around your head. Yeah. Kind of like you're putting goggles on like to go swimming. Exactly. Yeah. It's exactly like what a hardcore like backpacker would use, you know, because they like fold down really flat.
00:07:19
Think Fresh
It's nice to pack in your backpack. Interesting. If this catches on, we're going like two different schools of thought around sunglasses in the same way we have two schools of thought around ties or bow ties. where you got the clip on and then you got like the- You got the strap on. Self-tire. Strap on. Clip on and strap on. You know, automatic or manual. Pick your poison. Yeah, dude. Totally.
00:07:38
Think Fresh
Just like your Toyota- Is it Honda Prelude or Toyota Prelude? Honda Prelude. Honda. I'm so sorry, dude. That's VTEC right there. Yeah, but- um Yeah, so just like the Prelude, did it come in automatic or no?
00:07:51
Think Fresh
I have no idea. You're just a manual guy? I'm a manual guy, yeah. Vroom, vroom.
Alcohol and Humor: A Spirited Discussion
00:07:57
Think Fresh
What were we even talking about? i don't Merch. Okay, so I don't think merch is dead. It's recessive.
00:08:03
Think Fresh
Uh, but I, I just, okay, maybe this is it. Like bigger activations. Like I just saw that like golden goose made an entire tennis stadium somewhere in the UK.
00:08:14
Think Fresh
Like they built a tennis stadium. So that's like next level. Like some brands, like you're, you're like, uh, what's the stupid brand with the crocodile logo? Lacoste. Lacoste. Like they got a tennis club yeah and like a few other guys got tennis clubs.
00:08:28
Think Fresh
The sporting rich juice bar. Yeah, exactly. The juice bar. But no one's actually gone the extra mile of like building actual urban infrastructure. You know? Yeah. Imagine driving down the cause freeway. That's pretty sick, dude.
00:08:43
Think Fresh
All of the signage has got little bears on them we got ah We got a guest on the podcast. All right. We got a little pooch here.
00:08:57
Think Fresh
Hey, how's it going? Great. good So that's ah part of the joy of recording outside is that sometimes you get an unexpected four legged guest.
00:09:09
Think Fresh
Yeah. Anyways, Ty, it's nice to we should zoom out for a second here and celebrate the fact that we are drinking beers in the park. We are drinking beers. Cheers to that. Cheers to that. I'll drink to that. I love drinking to that.
00:09:20
Think Fresh
We've got a couple of these big old support rows. 500 mil. That's a lot to put in the tank, but I can put it back. I know you can put some back. I have the body mass and the alcohol tolerance of a preteen boy.
00:09:36
Think Fresh
When I think about your alcohol tolerance, I think of like those ants that can lift like 700 times their body weight. And it's like kind of like you. It's like you you drink as if you were 800 pounds.
00:09:48
Think Fresh
Thank you.
Loyalty Programs and Subway Sandwiches
00:09:49
Think Fresh
like should be on my 400 pound husband. You know what mean? Well, dude, it's because I built up a tolerance the same way everybody does, you know, like one sip at a time.
00:09:59
Think Fresh
The best way to build tolerance to practice. Totally. You got to put the reps in if you want to get where you and I are. And so, no, I lied you. This is going to go down no problem. And so will the next one. We're going to finish seven beers by the time this podcast wraps.
00:10:12
Think Fresh
Yeah, dude, this is a become a staple on the on the mic is to have a crispy cold one. i think so, too. And um you know what? Do you think we're going to have more episodes between now and next year or more beers between now and next year?
00:10:28
Think Fresh
Probably beers. Like easily. Right. It's like a 10 to one. Yeah. Like we're going to do two a week for whatever, 15 weeks or whatever. But we're going to have probably like 10 beers a week.
00:10:40
Think Fresh
I remember, i don't know if you remember this, but for about a year i was monitoring my alcohol consumption. i kept it in a spreadsheet on my computer. The ale trail, wasn't it? The ale trail, great memory. I logged every drink as an attempt to, by manifesting the quantity and made aware of that, maybe I would make better choices, you know?
00:11:03
Think Fresh
But all it did was make me feel worse every time I did it, but I didn't stop. I didn't change. You fell in love with the game. I was posting higher and higher numbers, dude. You're trying to get a PR. Yeah, exactly. um So then I gave that up. It didn't make sense to...
00:11:16
Think Fresh
do keep recording it other than yeah a shame wall, if you will. You gamified it to the point where you want to improve.
00:11:26
Think Fresh
Dude, I just have this like a grind set, you know, I want to get I want to get top score. No, I totally understand, dude. I'm in the same boat. um I'm in the same beer tower. Do you think neither of us have the subway app on our phone, which is hilarious?
00:11:40
Think Fresh
I don't think I think I do. But it's in that state where you got to like redownload it. Oh, like it hasn't been touched. It hasn't been dusted off in a few years. it's been annexed to the cloud. Yeah, I've probably done some field research using the app, but haven't touched it since.
00:11:52
Think Fresh
Gotcha. You're three versions behind right now. You're overdue for an update. Yeah, it doesn't support liquid glass yet. so it's just got it's It's kind of like that. It's more of a smudgy sneeze guard glass.
00:12:07
Think Fresh
Yeah, it's it's definitely solid glass. yeah It's thick. Yeah. So the subway app could... It would be cool feature if you got to see how many inches you ate in
The Perks of Amex Platinum Membership
00:12:17
Think Fresh
a year. Dude, yeah.
00:12:19
Think Fresh
I want my inch count. I would use the app and record my sandwiches if I got to see that. I think that's a fucking splendid idea. It's not a whole football field, but how much of how many yeah yards are we talking here? Dude, lifetime inches?
00:12:32
Think Fresh
What are we... We're pushing thousands for sure. Yeah, dude. Lifetime inches. There's got to be like a loyalty program where it's like, if you eat your way around the world... like the circumference of Earth, you get lifetime subs.
00:12:45
Think Fresh
That would be incredible. I think if you ate your way around the Earth, you're dead. and an and Impossible feet. Feet long. Yeah, I know Fogel was eating some planets, but not that kind. of Damn.
00:12:58
Think Fresh
Yeah, dude, membership perks are really cool. I know this because as of today, I am an Amex Platinum member. Just like you, my friend. It's long time coming. Welcome to the Centurion Lounge, Ty. Thank you. I'm so happy to have you.
00:13:12
Think Fresh
ah Do they cut the crusts off the sandwiches? By request. Okay. That was my first question. Eric is an Amex pro. He knows his every way around every perk and points program that they offer. So...
00:13:23
Think Fresh
I'm looking to you for some advice on how to navigate this new community. That's right. I think um real the the real breadheads would know of Shane from Amex as a recurring topic, I guess. Maybe the most referenced character on this show beyond Vogel himself. that Definitely Vogel first.
00:13:41
Think Fresh
But yeah, Shane from Amex, he works at the concierge department. yeah Shout out to Shane. Shout to Shane if you're listening. You've helped us a dozen times with last-minute resos and... I have side projects for this little little podcast.
00:13:54
Think Fresh
Even though Ty is a brand new Amex holder, he did benefit from Shane's powers because I would book many reservations for us, Thank you by the way.
00:14:05
Think Fresh
Especially, most notably, Chippinos, which is now gone. Yeah, the defunct Chippino. who is a friend of the pod and you should check out the episode we did with him. Yeah, that's right. We had him on. That's so sick. I'm so jazzed about that. If you haven't seen that episode, you really should. I wrote out some great quotes from it, Eric. A little tangent here, but like I sometimes revisit them because i I always thought he had such thoughtful things to say about food.
00:14:31
Think Fresh
My favorite thing was was when he said, Brunello Cuccinelli. Oh, yeah. I said, oh, yeah. ah yeah You don't expect, like, quality food to then overlap with quality fabric. but does This is why Italy is the greatest nation on earth.
00:14:47
Think Fresh
Exactly. He said, okay, here's a Chef Pinot quote. Have an open mind when you go and eat. It doesn't matter if it's a casual spot, a sandwich spot, or a fancy spot.
00:14:59
Think Fresh
Have an open mind and try to understand what they are trying to do. Don't be there just to criticize and make yourself an improvised food critic. Seek understanding. Love that, dude. words, good words.
00:15:10
Think Fresh
Open mind, open mouth. Am I right? That's the Think Fresh mantra.
00:15:16
Think Fresh
Sometimes you don't choose your sandwich. It chooses you. Yeah. No, honestly, it's a beautiful words to live by. ah bad news, Eric. park park it is Park people are coming by. Hide hide your Sapporo.
00:15:29
Think Fresh
Don't worry. I'll just finish it. Finish your Sapporo. hu We're going to be on the run here. Yeah, tuck it behind there. we have like seven MacBooks on this picnic table that we're recording on. And we're also recording on top of a hill.
00:15:42
Think Fresh
So we're like the most visible of month everyone. Full display right now. Yeah. Oh, well. Shout out to Pino. I hope everything he decides to do in his future is successful.
00:15:54
Think Fresh
I agree. Whether that is a new venture or simply spending time with his family. hope he enjoys every second of it.
Camping, Campfires, and Technology Reflections
00:16:01
Think Fresh
I agree. He deserves it. And like the Think Fresh alumni network is not too distant from the Amex Platinum community that I'm now a part of. That's right. They are tightly knit.
00:16:12
Think Fresh
And there's a lot of perks that come with being a part of it. Like what, Ty? Well, ah you get DMs from us. We actually reply to your DMs. Amex replies your DMs? No, but think Fresh will reply to your DMs.
00:16:25
Think Fresh
oh I see. Hey, should we pause this until this fucking dump truck leaves? Let's make sure we can pause right now. Yeah. Okay, and we're so back. Yeah, sorry. A big dumper. i just drove by. load master.
00:16:36
Think Fresh
Yeah, it was mastering a load right next to us. All good. What were we talking about? We're talking about my a kind of hazing period right now. I've load booted up the Apple Pay with the Platinum card. It's got that nice Apple silver on the card itself, you know?
00:16:55
Think Fresh
It's got a thick clink when I throw it down. feeling I'm feeling... Feeling like I'm in debt. Or like I'm going to be. I was going to say i feel like a million bucks, but I think it's the opposite. You're a million dollars in debt. yeah That's crazy, man.
00:17:07
Think Fresh
um So you've already made some Cortado purchases, I imagine. I did, immediately. You also bought these four Sapporos that we're about to drink. What else are you putting down in the Amex?
00:17:19
Think Fresh
First week of ownership. Well, I bought some bok choy at market. What's my beer? Oh, I found I hit it from the garbage guy. The look in Eric's eyes and the way he jumped around there when he couldn't find his beer is the same way someone... You know when your girl can't find her cell phone and she's having a panic attack like she forgot Or her purse?
00:17:38
Think Fresh
Yeah, that's kind of that vibe. Had a meltdown. Sorry to cut you. What were you saying? No, that's It's a bok choy. got bok choy at the market and then I put it in some soup. um What else? I got... You put bok choy in soup? Did you make like a sweet and sour?
00:17:52
Think Fresh
Kind of like are like ah like a ramen noodle dish. Oh, okay. That sounds really good. Sometimes do that if it's an easy meal. little tofu, little carrot, a little celery, little onion, a little a little sriracha, little sesame oil. Whoa. Oh, shit.
00:18:07
Think Fresh
Yeah. Sprinkle any of the black sesame on top? I don't have black sesame in the inventory right now. Is that a staple at your place? It is, yeah. Is it any different than the white sesame?
00:18:19
Think Fresh
It's a more striking visually, which I know you care a lot about. care about that, yeah. I figured it was only an or ornamentation. Another fun one, Tai, and this may or may not cross boundaries into pescatarianism.
00:18:31
Think Fresh
Be careful what you say right now. I know, dude. I'm treading very lightly. um But there is a Japanese seasoning you can get, which is like a bunch of like seaweed, sesame, and I think like fish flakes, like dried fish or whatever.
00:18:46
Think Fresh
I call it dandruff of the sea. Dandruff of the sea, that's right. ah Sprinkle that on like some plain rice even and oh just fucking turns it up a few notches. Oh, dude. I'm familiar with this concoction, but I don't have it at home. Oh, okay. That would be good though. You get a little at like a little, you see that at a few of the spots around town, you know, they got a little grit to that rice. Oh, yeah, dude. Jappadoog.
00:19:09
Think Fresh
Jappadoog. That's where you see. Yeah, they're messing with without a lot. Hell yeah, dude. That's it. On my last camping trip, Ty, we had some Japanese hot dogs. Sprinkled that on a few wieners. You were camping this last weekend, weren't you? right, yeah. We didn't even talk about that, did we? No, we didn't. Tell me a little bit about your foray in nature.
00:19:26
Think Fresh
Well, let's see, there's a big fire ban right now. Oh, Sigil? That sucks. Yeah, so we weren't able to grill any dogs over an open wood fire, but we did bring the barbecue. You got some propane and propane accessories? That's right, including a fire pit. So we pretty much simulated the entire experience.
00:19:43
Think Fresh
It's going great when global warming really kicks our butt in the near future. Yeah, dude. ah That's cool that you were able to circumvent government law rules with this weird technicality where you can... I don't get it We can't burn this piece of wood that would have been scrap, but we're able to burn liquid gasoline into the atmosphere. Yeah, no, you have to get the stuff that was dug out two kilometers away in a giant pit in the north.
00:20:05
Think Fresh
h That's what you're going to burn. Yeah, I know. I mean, i think if we were in the backcountry, I would probably stop caring. yeah You know what I mean? Because, like, long as you're responsible, I'm sure you can manage any fire. You know, you find a good spot for it.
00:20:22
Think Fresh
Make sure you're, you know, keeping it tame. feel like that's what every single guy that accidentally started a forest fire said. He's like, no, well we can manage this. Yeah. I mean, the last one i did was in the Palisades and that didn't go really well.
00:20:34
Think Fresh
Yeah. ah That's a good bit. Thanks. um my My friend always says that when he's like, I think the thing he says when I am 80 years old, and like, he's like, my grandpa has a lot of like, problematic traits, you know, and and you hear about their life, and you're like, i can't believe you did that grandpa. Like, i can't believe the world was so different back then, you know.
00:20:57
Think Fresh
um ah When we're 80 years old, Eric, one of those things is going to be that we used to have campfires. It's going to be like, wait, you were allowed to just light a fire? Just burn trees? Just burn shit? I think we're going to move past that as a society. People are going to look back on that weird time when people were just burning shit for fun.
00:21:15
Think Fresh
I'm inclined to believe you. because you're usually the more correct one on this podcast. um And this seems like the direction that the world would go in. But I don't know. Creating fire is one of the human things that we you will never be able to take away from me.
00:21:31
Think Fresh
you know i mean? Like, man created fire, is what I'm trying to say. Fire is a human invention, more or less. Yeah, it's like... It's like saying like we're not going to be able to use iPhones anymore. It's like, no, dude.
00:21:43
Think Fresh
Fire is the iPhone of the caveman. It really is. They just sat there and... Oh, we almost lost a year. Don't worry. Good. I want another? Yes. Here you go. Thank you.
00:21:54
Think Fresh
You're so right, though, because like what do you like all we All I do is like right before bed is I just... You do that right before bed? Yeah, dude. That's a nice crack.
00:22:05
Think Fresh
Where's your second one? It's coming. Cheers. Clink, clink, clink, clink. They're getting warm, Ty. That's I'll say. gotta move fast then. Anyways, what do you do right before bed, Eric? You sit on your phone and scroll, and you just stare at the light.
00:22:20
Think Fresh
And what do you do if you're a caveman before bed? You sit by the fire, and you just stare at the light. I love this. I know you've thought about this already. It's the same thing. like it's ne we've We've been wanting to scare it stare at something bright before bed since humans could create fire.
00:22:35
Think Fresh
so Totally. People are always complaining, they're like, you should read before bed, have an hour. Like, Brian Johnson's always like, no more screens at 9pm or whatever. no gooning after 9pm. Exactly. Yeah, keep it in the system. yeah But I disagree completely. I think it's human nature to need the light before bed.
00:22:53
Think Fresh
I'm with you, tai um I just think there's a fundamental difference, though, between the blue light emitted from your phone and a fire, which is just like a warm...
00:23:04
Think Fresh
kind of amber color. You know, I mean, it's
Dining in the Digital Age: Tech-Free Meals
00:23:07
Think Fresh
it's soothing. It literally warms you and gets your body ready to kind of hunker down. And yeah, that's true. I mean, my my phone battery is quite warm these days. I mean, an upgrade. But you're right. You're right.
00:23:22
Think Fresh
i don't know. I think if You know, say we're, you know, stuck in the wilderness somewhere, but you had service. Are you looking at reels before you go to go to bed in your two person tent?
00:23:35
Think Fresh
Or are you, uh, you know, poking at the fire, getting it nice and cozy? And you're laying down inside that thing before bed. What are what are you doing? Okay, hot take. I'm doing both. I'm closing up to the fire and I'm swiping and scrolling. i'm It's crackling and I'm cackling.
00:23:52
Think Fresh
The phone does act as a nice shield from the heat of the fire. It's true, yeah. ah You know, like, why can't you have both? Isn't that the dream? That is the human experience right there.
00:24:04
Think Fresh
I think that's what Snow Peaks would have wanted for us too, you know? They're a high-tech camping gear. Mm-hmm. Yeah, but especially the titanium iPhone. It's like almost built for that. Exactly. Wow. Honestly, ah you've changed my mind on this. I think we should only camp where there is cell service.
00:24:21
Think Fresh
Drive in spots only. yeah Big fire pit and just play on your phone the whole time. i know if you have And I actually think it's like ah when people are like, you've got to kind of get out in nature and like get away from your screens or whatever, you know, escape from that, take a break.
00:24:38
Think Fresh
I think they're lying through their teeth and they don't know what they're talking about. They're just missing out on Greek content. Yeah. Their life just sucks and they need to escape from it. But I like to bring my life with me when I go camping. Exactly.
00:24:49
Think Fresh
You mean I can touch a tree and still like send an email? That is incredible. No other animal can do that. Yeah, literally. um Ty, when you are, you're like some circumstances happen, you know what I mean? Unfortunate ones.
00:25:05
Think Fresh
And you have to have lunch by yourself. Okay? Imagine this dark scenario we're in right now. Okay? And for whatever reason, you decide to go to Subway. You're sitting there by yourself at Subway.
00:25:17
Think Fresh
You got one hand with a six inch in it. What's in the other hand? Are you scrolling reels or are you going two hands on the sandwich? That's a great question, Eric. I don't want to break my own rule here, but I do love to hunker down, ah double double down, double fist the food.
00:25:36
Think Fresh
No screens there. Yeah, dude. It requires full attention, I think. It's more of an ergonomic thing, too. Like, you don't want to get, like, your iPhone sauced up. Yeah. At least not that way. Yeah.
00:25:48
Think Fresh
And I just feel like i my phone always, it just feels gross to, like, touch my food and then touch my, like, the same phone I use on the toilet. I don't know, man.
00:26:00
Think Fresh
Yeah, no, makes total sense. But it's not because I don't want to. Like, I would love to, like, watch a YouTube that video about, like, the just explain to me the Ottoman Empire, you know, like, for 17 minutes while I eat this sandwich. and But not too interactive. Nothing too interactive, you know? I see.
00:26:17
Think Fresh
So, okay, kind of related. Say you're at home alone having dinner. Are you booting up the old YouTube app? Yeah. watching something while you eat or do you ever just kind of eat ah eat in silence?
00:26:28
Think Fresh
Have ever done that? sense I'm sure I have. What is your take here? like um And I want to hear you answer your own questions. I physically cannot put anything in my mouth unless there's a video playing. You need to, you need to, all senses need to be consuming, right?
00:26:44
Think Fresh
It's not just that, it's just that it's eating dinner to me is so boring. Unless I'm eating at a restaurant. It's so boring, Ty, that I need to have like family guides going at the same time or else I won't be able to focus, you know?
00:26:59
Think Fresh
And if I'm just eating with nothing around me all and, you know, I'm by myself, I'll just be like begging for the meal to be over so I can go back to doing what I was doing. It's a good point. Like, I will eat slower if I have if i know what they're like ah how much is left on the timeline of the YouTube video. Right. I'll i'll eat to the pace of that.
00:27:18
Think Fresh
I'll always select a video that is, like, the exact amount of time I need to finish my meal. Exactly. That's just good etiquette with meal management. I totally agree, dude. Cool. But when it comes to dining at Subway, I don't know if I'm, like...
00:27:32
Think Fresh
okay with observing too much. Like I'd rather not know what's happening at the subway while I finish my quick sandwich and you know dive into some TikToks.
00:27:43
Think Fresh
Right, right, right. So are you suggesting you want to like mentally check out as soon as that foot longs in your hand? Yes. You need the mind and the body to separate. The body's going to do its job with the sandwich and the mind needs to go somewhere else.
00:27:56
Think Fresh
I'm separating the art from the artist, dude. In a way, yeah. Every bite. Well, it's kind of weird that there isn't any TVs in Subway given this. like Especially given the audience. like The audience are people that just want to sit at a pub alone and watch TV. Dude, that's a fucking brilliant ah observation. Thank you. Why haven't we seen TVs in Subway before?
00:28:13
Think Fresh
I know they would just play just like the most... and Or it would just be commercials, essentially. Why? Subway the kind of place that would just put commercials on. No main show, just commercials.
00:28:26
Think Fresh
Dude, every single bar, as soon as it becomes time to change the channel on the TV, they all forget how to use TVs. Subway would be the prime example of that, where they don't know how to like change the channel. Oh, my God. anything about the tv i cannot imagine imagine a sandwich artist trying to manage a tv remote for you and you already know the remote would be wrapped in plastic that would be a gloved up hand touching a gloved up remote sometimes you gotta double wrap it yeah dude dude if you can't even like handle the tomato correctly how are you gonna handle the samsung remote uh i don't know dude but
00:29:03
Think Fresh
All bars need to do some onboarding when it comes to changing, you know, which TSN I'm looking at. That's kind of the other crazy thing, though, is like Subway claims to be so sports-pilled, but they don't have a TV to just play ESPN all day.
00:29:17
Think Fresh
Like, practice that you preach, right? Totally agree. Doesn't make any sense. Hey, breadheads, should we pick up this conversation next week? I think so. Nice talking to you. Let's... ah pick up where we left off in a few days here.
00:29:31
Think Fresh
ah Okay. Breadheads, thanks for listening. Think fresh, everybody. Ciao. And