Jerry Seinfeld had a hit show about nothing, but now he’s published a viral column about something: how his beloved New York City is not “dead” and why he wants to tell a writer who said it was “wiping your tears” , your ass and pull it together ”.
James Altucher, a former hedge fund manager, now writes about “Entrepreneurship, investing, economics, jobs, choosing yourself – ideas for the new abnormal, every week”. He is also co-owner of a comedy association, Stand Up NY, on West 78th and Broadway.
In a column on LinkedIn that went viral, Altucher lamented the impact of the coronavirus shutdown and detailed his own move to Miami, under the headline “NYC is dead forever. Here’s the reason.”
“I love NYC,” he wrote, citing reasons including “every subculture I loved,” being able to “play chess all day and night” and go to comedy clubs.
‘No matter what happened to me, NYC was a net I could fall on and save back. Now it is completely dead. ‘But NYC always jumps back. ‘ No. Not this time. ‘But NYC is the center of the financial universe. Opportunities will flourish here again. ‘Not this time.
“‘NYC has experienced it worse.’ No, it does not. “
It is unlikely that Altucher experienced worse than waking up to find himself the target of Seinfeld’s performative ire.
In a column for the New York Times, Seinfeld Altucher called “some putz on LinkedIn”.
He went on to say: “Manhattan is an island off the coast of America. Are we part of the United States? Kind of. And this is one of the toughest times we’ve had in a while. But one thing I do know for sure: the last thing we need in the thick of so many challenges is what putz is shouting on LinkedIn and shouting, ‘Everyone is gone! I want 2019 back! ‘
‘Oh, shut up. Imagine you are in a real war with this man by your side. Listen to him, ‘I played chess all day. I could meet people. I could start any kind of business. ‘Wipe away your tears, wipe your ass and pull it together. ”
The rest of the column was adorned with similar stylistic echoes of Seinfeld’s act, which he returned with Netflix shows and sold-out performances, and his eponymous sitcom, which is regularly ranked among the best of all time. .
Altucher responded on Twitter, writing that he was glad that Seinfeld ‘took the time of his composition in the Hamptons to write a piece on me without addressing any of the real issues NYC has.
“EMT employees are fired, teachers, MTA employees, police, and more. Address the real issues and be a hero … Jerry is a good boy, but I wish he saw the real reality of what’s happening now. A ranticle will not solve the problems of the city. ”
In fact, Seinfeld nodded his own fortune in being able to leave the infamous city, unlike millions of New Yorkers who remain, doing their best in times of home care, precarious employment, and the ever-present threat of a virus that disproportionately has affected communities of color.
“He says everyone is gone forever,” Seinfeld wrote of Altucher. ‘How the hell do you know that? You’re moved to Miami. Yes, I also have a place on Long Island. But I will never leave New York City. Ea. “
He went on to decorate with decry work. “There’s something stupid in the article about ‘bandwidth’ and how New York is over, because everyone will be ‘at a distance’. Guess what: everyone hates doing this. All of them. Hats. Do you know why? There is no energy.
‘You found a place in Florida? Nice. We know the sharp focus and calm, resilient creative mind that Florida is all about. You think Rome is leaving too? London? Tokyo? The East Village?
“… We will continue with New York City if that is good with you. And it will surely be like hell back. Because of all the real, tough New Yorkers who, unlike you, loved it and understood it, stayed and rebuilt it. ‘
Tweeting back at his pine master, Altucher said he was happy “has inspired Jerry Seinfeld to definitely write new jokes”.
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