"This isn't just hurt feelings. I want to give up."

An aspiring comedian and I discuss ripple effects, being triggered, and how to deal with toxic comedy.

I recently posted an exchange I had with Vulture comedy critic Jesse David Fox about Dave Chappelle, hurt feelings, and whether comedians should speak recklessly. I wrote stuff like this:

The best comedians say things others in society believe but are too afraid to say. We are the tightrope walkers; if we don't do it, who else will?…I think being reckles…