Better in Person EP 017 featuring Fred

By Chief Editor | Approved by Will Nichols, Editor in Chief | 10/2/2026

BETTER IN PERSON · EP 017 · Watch the episode on YouTube

Better in Person episode 17, Finally Offline's street interview series hosted by Savvy, features Fred. Asked whether he is better online or better in person, he says definitely in person and not even close. Online he calls himself low maintenance and says he sometimes does not text back, while in person you get real response times and real energy. What makes him better in person is his smell, which he says a phone cannot carry no matter the resolution. He then calls himself a catfish in reverse, Savvy tells him he looks better in person, and Fred says his pictures do not do him justice. Offline, he says he does community work, and the episode opens on his claim that he saved a lady pushing her baby. He closes with shout outs to Riverside, the fam, and his older brother.

Key Points

Fred says he is better in person and it is not even close
Online he is low maintenance and sometimes does not text back, while in person you get real response times and real energy
He says his smell is what makes him better in person, something a phone cannot carry even at 4K resolution
He calls himself a catfish in reverse and says his pictures do not do him justice
He opens the episode claiming he saved a lady pushing her baby and closes with shout outs to Riverside, the fam, and his older brother

"I just saved, you know, a lady pushing her baby."

Savvy replies. "I read about that in the paper. I did. It was in the Times." The episode opens on that exchange, and Fred's answer comes near the end. "That was me."

In between, Fred makes his case. Online or in person? "Definitely in person. No question, no doubt. It's not even close." Online, he says, he is low maintenance and sometimes does not even text back. In person is where "you get real response times, real energy."

What makes him better in person? His smell. The scent he has on today is not something you get through a phone, he says, and the technological barriers get in the way. Even with 4K resolution, "you won't be able to get the whole experience."

Then comes the line the episode is named for. Fred calls himself a catfish, but in reverse. Savvy gives his verdict. "You look better in person." Then: "That's the first we've had on the show." Fred answers. "I don't think my pictures do me justice."

Offline, he says, he does community work, the lady and the baby being one example. He mentions helping bank robbers and Savvy stops him. "Wait, you're helping the robbers or?" Fred answers. "I got a lot of like side tasks." It just depends on the day of the week.

The shout outs go to the homies back home, Riverside, the fam, and his older brother, wherever he is right now. "Shout out my big bro."

🎤 Host: Savvy

Transcript

Fred: I just saved, you know, a lady pushing her baby.

Savvy: I read about that in the paper. I did. It was in the Times.

Savvy: What's up guys? Savvy here. Finally Offline, Better in Person. Today we have Fred. How you doing, man?

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Savvy: So quick question for you, Fred. Are you better online or are you better in person?

Fred: Definitely in person. No question, no doubt. It's not even close. ... In person you get real response times, real energy.

Savvy: Now, what would you say about you is better in person than online?

Fred: ... You just can't smell that through the phone. ... Even though you might be able to get a 4K resolution, you won't be able to get the whole experience.

Fred: I definitely think I'm a little bit of a ... catfish, but ...

Savvy: You look better in person. Okay, okay. Wow. Wow. Wow. That's the first we've had on the show.

Fred: I don't think my pictures do me justice.

Savvy: Now, if you are offline, which it sounds like you are a lot of times, what can we find you doing in the wild when you're disconnected?

Fred: ... Last week, actually, I just saved, you know, a lady pushing her baby.

Savvy: I read about that in the paper. I did. It was in the Times.

Fred: That was me. ... my little community work every now and then ... bank robbers ...

Savvy: Wait, you're helping the robbers or?

Fred: ... I got a lot of like side tasks. ... It just depends on the day of the week.

Savvy: And then last but not least, Fred, is there anybody that you want to give love to or you want to send a shout out to?

Fred: I want to give a shout out to all the homies back home. Shout out Riverside. ... Shout out the fam. ... I don't know where he is right now, but shout out my big bro.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Better in Person by Finally Offline?

Better in Person is Finally Offline's street interview series. Each episode is filmed in person with one guest and one question, hosted by Savvy, and every episode is collected at finallyoffline.com/watch.

Is Fred better in person or better online in Better in Person episode 17?

Better in person. He says definitely in person, no question, no doubt, it is not even close, and that online he is low maintenance and sometimes does not text back.

Why does Fred call himself a reverse catfish in Better in Person episode 17?

A catfish looks better online than in person. Fred says he is the opposite, a catfish in reverse, and says his pictures do not do him justice. Host Savvy agrees that he looks better in person.

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