I ask for summaries and examples for things I understand well but struggle to explain. Sometimes it’s very helpful, and sometimes it’s just deranged nonsense.
That’s why I’m less likely to ask it to about something I don’t already know. How would I know if the answer is accurate or coherent? At least with something like Wikipedia, I can track down a source and look for foundational truth, even if it is hidden under layers of bias.
“I didn’t ask for a hint, I was just making an observation. Damn.”
Sorry, yeah Chuck Palahniuk. Same guy who wrote Fight Club.
I think a creative filmmaker could play with that. View the same scene from multiple perspectives, show characters (and the audience) making assumptions and drawing conclusions because they don’t have the full story. Maybe you never fully reveal what is actually happening, and let the audience fill in the gaps.
The narrative itself might not be enough to draw out a full mystery, but maybe you delve into the backstory and the supernatural elements at play a bit more. Or maybe it’s all drug induced, from the art to the mass hysteria. Maybe the townspeople assign meaning to chaos, and their faith is tested when things don’t go to plan.
But you have several interesting characters to explore, none of whom ever have all the information they need to understand everything.
Diary. What you don’t understand you can make mean anything.
I think “selfish” is a better word for it in all instances, because some people are just selfish. Like, if you can’t be bothered to return your shopping cart or pick up your dog’s shit, then that’s selfish. It’s not anywhere near the same category as being too burnt out to do the dishes after a double shift, or wanting to sleep in on a day off.
Calling all of it “lazy” creates some imaginary obligation to the universe that simply does not exist. You don’t owe the universe clean dishes or your time in the morning. If you have roommates and you left dishes in the sink, you are being selfish. If your kids have an early baseball game, and you are too hungover to show up, then you’re being selfish. You are always obliged to return your cart and pick up after your dog.
… As was foretold by the prophecy.
And there was much rejoicing. (yaay)
Go to the landlord and provide your account of what is happening. Document as much as you can, and stop trying to figure out why they are so upset. You’re not going to discover some hidden rational explanation, nor is that your responsibility. Protect yourself.
Wow, I stand corrected. TIL thanks.
EDIT today I learned that the reports of witnesses and their inaction was grossly exaggerated by an unscrupulous journalist. So the following statement is almost entirely fabricated. My apologies. Comment left intact for transparency.
38 people in her neighborhood admitted to hearing her and choosing not to intervene. They all gave different reasons for not helping.
There was the horrifying story of Kitty Genovese in New York in 1968. Edit 1964
Musk massively overpayed for Twitter. They wouldn’t have sold the company, but Musk made a ridiculous offer and they accepted. Then he tried to back out of it, and the court forced him to follow through. But he didn’t have enough money to match his offer, so he had to find some investors willing to bail him out because they wanted him to kill the platform for them.
When you ask them out, they say no.
Don’t waste mental energy looking for reason or competence. They did it because nobody can stop them, and they think they can gain money or power by doing it. That’s always the motivation, and it doesn’t make a difference to the response. We simply need to stop them.
The better question is, would you want to work at a job that denies your reasonable vacation requests? If I give plenty of notice, and I’m not a fucking transplant surgeon or some shit, then my employer needs to be able to manage without me. If they cannot, that’s a failure of management, not mine. If they will not, then fuck 'em.
Good point, no it won’t. You’re probably better off with a live-stream and remote recording for that. I wouldn’t trust a commercial app run on a public cloud service to protect your videos.
Depends on your setup and tech skill. Syncthing is my goto recommendation.
It doesn’t look like all the NSFW subs are banned yet, but it wouldn’t surprise me if that happens soon.
Remember that year when all the celebrities died, and we thought that was the worst thing ever?
Remember when people thought the Mayans had predicted the apocalypse in 2012?
Remeber when Conservatives had a meltdown over the President getting his dick sucked and it was the greatest shame ever?
Remember when the VP made a spelling error while judging a spelling bee, and he was deemed the stupidest man alive?
Watching the Brak Show feels like smoking weed to me, but I’m completely sober. Except for when I’m high.