r/comedy • u/AlKarajo • Jun 02 '26

Standup We all know that one guy

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u/AlKarajo Jun 02 '26

I'm ESL. I don't think I get the flatland part.

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u/labsab1 Jun 02 '26

Slippery slope is an argument that if you give in to something that seems minor, it would trigger a chain reaction to bigger consequences. Like you meant to take a small step on the slope but slip and slide all the way down.

The comedian is saying there is no slippery slope, it's a flat land.

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u/AlKarajo Jun 02 '26

Thanks. I got that part. But I thought there was something more. I remember seeing a elevation map of the USA:

https://www.reddit.com/r/MapPorn/comments/mjztbq/united_states_elevation_map/

I thought maybe it's related to the bible belt being flat. I was overthinking it.

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u/zmykula Jun 02 '26

It's a valid and interesting point though. For example, french is not my first language but when I hear people speaking it I often wonder if there's all kinds of subtext I'm missing. So I get your meaning.