"I advise everyone to find an island in this life."

January 3, 2022 5:46 PM

"I advise everyone to find an island in this life. Find a place where this culture can't take energy away from you, sap your will and originality..." -- — The RZA Wait, not that island? Or this one, or any of these?

Is RZA Island a copyright easter egg? Or is it locals being playful? (In any case, the DWG members "did not see anything funny about it".)

posted by nicolaitanes (10 comments total)

[this is good]
posted by dg at 6:01 PM on January 3, 2022 [2 favorites]

Busta Rhymes is also a popular island name.
posted by sol at 6:50 PM on January 3, 2022 [3 favorites]

I find it odd that a man who said *find order in chaos* thought it was a good idea to lie for Russell Crowe when another rapper accused him of spitting on her. I guess that is a sign of going hollywood.

Is his island a good place to spit on people with no repercussions?


Anyway, my fvorite islands are libertarian islands where people cannott get anything done!
posted by Freecola at 7:12 PM on January 3, 2022

Actually, that island full of billionaires looks like an excellent idea! Get them all together on their floating paradise and, one Minuteman later, the world is a much better place.
posted by dg at 8:32 PM on January 3, 2022

Anyway, my fvorite islands are libertarian islands where people cannott get anything done!

PayPal founder Peter Thiel has put $1.25 million toward building floating, autonomous countries at sea. Is he serious?

That is 0.06% of his net worth. So not very serious.
posted by clawsoon at 8:39 PM on January 3, 2022

This is brilliant.
posted by Oyéah at 9:34 PM on January 3, 2022

Well I've driven through Marlborough thousands of times and there is no island there. I know I'm missing a joke here but I do not like it when jokes mess with New England geography.
posted by vrakatar at 12:02 AM on January 4, 2022

I have endless respect for RZA. But, I think he's wrong about islands. In a big city people ask you for handouts, but they're honest about it and forget about you three seconds later. In a small town, people give you things, but it's never actually free. They expect you to vote for them, or attend church with them, or marry their daughter. They'll drive you out of town if you have unusual beliefs or dress weird. (Unless you're so incredibly foreign and weird that you belong in a different category entirely, which I've had the privilege to experience often.) I've never really been down-and-out without promise of better future circumstances, which might change my perspective. But, personally, I'd much rather live in a bedbug-infested SRO in an any anonymous city than a lovely guest room in any small village. The world is just so much larger if you aren't spending time worrying about what the mayor thinks about your holiday decorations.

Which is all a complete derail from a really fun post. Thanks!
posted by eotvos at 5:44 AM on January 4, 2022 [7 favorites]

Ah this is not about Animal Crossing New Horizons, is it

Will read article now
posted by The Adventure Begins at 10:12 AM on January 4, 2022

Nor about the traffic things UK people call roundabouts. I think RZA would love Milton Keynes.
posted by k3ninho at 12:14 PM on January 4, 2022 [1 favorite]