[WATCH] Never Ever Surf in New York City's East River

After a night of storms in New York City, the host heads to Brooklyn via the Williamsburg Bridge, reminiscing about a past skateboarding accident there. He arrives at Bushwick Inlet Park to meet two friends, including avid surfer Ben Gravy, who are attempting to surf the small waves of the East River. Ben shares that he started his YouTube surfing channel in 2015 to maintain sobriety and now does it out of pure love for the sport. The host then transitions to a philosophical discussion about social media and creativity, referencing the book Inside the Box: How Constraints Make Us Better by David Epstein. He uses an analogy of potato chips as social media—tasty initially but ultimately unfulfilling and distracting. He highlights filmmaker Christopher Nolan's choice to avoid smartphones to maintain focus, calling digital devices “digital shackles.” Inspired by this, the host removed social media from his phone, which he believes has increased his own creative output and allowed for more meaningful experiences, contrasting them with the "brain numb" feeling after endless scrolling.