Dang that’s a satisfying photo. So well composed.

Nope.

Why beg for something that is impossible and likely to add to my pain later in life? I see no reason to hold onto that dream or to beg for it.

I don’t understand what is worth sticking around indefinitely for either when it’s the fact that the present is slipping by so quickly for so many. You don’t get it back for living longer.

Anyone with the ability to see that these systems are in place to further abuse the average worker and exploit emotions:
These systems have a history of and active effect of exploiting and abusing the average worker and immigrant.

I was about to say,
“Cause there is no free third space for you and the lads to hang out” but you seem to have figured it out.

In proper capitalism you have to pay for the privilege to exist anywhere

Everything about this movie just drips style and shockingly clever editing.

And then the movie is Basket Case. It’s like the exact opposite of The Room.

Nothing is ever really over. There is always change and we don’t know what’s gonna happen just what is happening.

I mean he was already a nepo baby prick pretending to be blue collar. And he very clearly had issues with people of color and firearms.

But I think the stroke made him feel more emboldened to not have to listen to others or made him more over confident in his own mental fortitude. It sure makes it look like he never intended to actually help anyone, and I think he would have just hid it better pre-stroke.

He’s unfortunately not. Just a liar and a prick in a time where we are easily fooled because of our few good options.

They started with a budget of 16,000 dollars and apparently you can see it cause it’s the wad of cash they pull out at the beginning of the film.

Just cause it’s amazing, I don’t think it negates it as clear B movie.

Yes.

It reminds me of gremlins in just the best ways. The characters feel real even if they are absolutely a character. The acting is wildly all over the place from awesome to, “we grabbed them off the street and gave them a line”.

I am in absolute love with this movie. Style, quirkiness, slappy camp, and exploitation of whatever it takes to keep you interested.
It straight up reminded me of reading Preacher.

To paraphrase the director, if the scene can’t be scary, make it funny, if it can’t be funny, shock the audience.

Oh just brag about stealing my wife, why don’t you!

I get it. Their smiles are definitely fake.

But nope, that’s just the finest Turkish silk (literally) in a nice 4 leaf fold. Though I’m preferential to a 2 point puff, it’s cooler and looks less AI generic

And you have a problem resulting to insults when you are not being understood rather than trying harder to communicate.

Oh I am not really one for sarcasm unless for comedic purpose. Hyperbole, sure.
But, I wear my emotions on my sleeves and when I thank someone or tell them off I mean it entirely. I’m here for the conversation and I appreciate you having it with me.

Oh shoot forgot to say.

Thanks for the conversation. I feel more, I want to say expanded, in my view on voting and it’s usefulness for those that remain more silent than myself.

Interesting. I particularly think your last point might be really key to the use of voting.

It feels like a way to participate.
I guess it takes all types to make a community and that includes those that don’t want to participate at full effort all the time.

I do not find upvotes and down votes to be very guaranteed to match facts and using it as a checking tool would require a very different user ase that would likely not be human. But I understand you said to an extent. I just… Give it less slack. But hard down voted, sure, needs way more reservations.

I am just saying the point of these forums is more the conversation and less the voting and it’s really not very useful as a tool, while not being useless.

Imagine a substack post, as these forums were based on, where someone asks for support with a batch script and someone suggests using a sticky note taped to the monitor. It gets downvoted but no one offers any countering support.
No one would use the site for support anymore. It’s clearly not with helpful information, and the person looking at it would not know but just see what looks like an unkind user base.

Right but if you disagree shouldn’t that be vocalized otherwise the downvote doesn’t make sense and people don’t know what the countering opinion is?
I get it’s not everyone’s responsibility to respond but… It doesn’t really make sense as just a tool to show disagreement and provide diversity in the comments.

But someone making an opinionated statement, sure at the top level the votes just act as a miniature poll but beyond that I’m not sure I see it’s usefulness as a conversationary tool.

You are making up a stance that I don’t have to think you are controlling the conversation.

Also, adding times did not make your position any more clear. Please clarify your evidence and what you are taking away from that article.