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Been a student. Been a clerk. Been a salesperson. Been a manager. Been a teacher. Been an expatriate. Am a husband, father, and chronicle.

  • You are in a very messy, very confusing stage of life. You will make many, MANY mistakes and piss some people off. I'm twenty-26, and I still make mistakes.

    You'll start to understand what makes you who you want to be, and stop listening to all you've been told. You rebuild yourself out of your life experiences. Constantly. Forever.

    You're human. Not perfect. None are. What matters is what you do next.

    As was said above, no one who questions their actions or who admits their need for mental health support is all bad. It's the people who strategically, purposefully manipulate people with no regard for their well-being who are bad. The people who pathologically lie, cheat, steal, and remorselessly exploit others who are bad.

    If you have the means, get assessed. Take no diagnoses from the Internet or people on message boards.

    If you have the means, apologize, and commit yourself to treating Greg better or even neutrally. He doesn't have to accept your apology. You have to make your peace with that. Also, he introduced you as a "boyfriend." You had a reaction to that. You're allowed. Again, it's all about what you do next.

  • The Bourne films.

  • There is no other answer than this.

  • M-I:2 was a miss on so many levels.

    John Woo tried his best. That script couldn't be saved.

    I say this as a person whose guilty pleasure is a rewatch of any M:I movie. But, I can't give any time to this turd sandwich.

  • This sounds like a plot point from the OA.

  • Masters of the Universe (1987).

    This was my first post-credits scene. It was such a surprise. And, because it was on TV in the late 80s/early 1990s, we weren't certain what we'd just seen and couldn't watch it again!

  • Oh boy, do they ever! I don't think I could be a vet. Too many really sad situations.

  • Yeah, I admit, I'm biased against dentists. My friend's sister is a dentist. She's great. Still, they use those tools on people every day.

    Maybe they do need hugs. Maybe that's how the ultrasonic scaler will be redesigned into something more humane.

  • Teachers - need hugs

    Dentists - do not need hugs

    Dads - need hugs

    Corporations - do not need hugs

    CEOs of Fortune 500 companies - need hugs, but only if they're exploring how to undermine extractive, exploitative, fascist-leaning capitalism. Otherwise, no hugs

    Cartoonists - need hugs

    Union leads - need hugs

    Weapons manufacturers - need the cold embrace of obsolescence.

  • Blue handprint.

    Analyst + therapist = analrapist

  • Pascal's Wager

  • Buying pants. My thick thighs make most pants not fit well. It's annoying and was more embarrassing back in HS. My GF at the time really liked to shop and shop with me. I had to shoot down her plans a lot.

    I hated wearing corduroy as a child. The zip-zip sound while running or walking was an embarrassment.

    I'm glad that people's bodies are more accepted now. I'm glad to see more kids who are accepting and promoting body positivity.

    That just wasn't my experience.

  • Panic.

    Panic that I've overslept; that I'll be late and this will be the first and last straw; that I've lost my job; lost my house; that I've relegated my family to an existence at the fringes of society subsisting on canned beans, dandelions, and wild greens; that losing every shred of self-respect and all prospects of any improvement in my life.

    Yep, panic is a pretty solid motivator.

  • That RTJ video is one of the few I've loved since it released.

    2016.

    Then, I discovered Kendrick Lamar had made a video for Alright. Wow.

    1. I didn't see it until 2018.

  • True Grit (1969) or True Grit (2010)?

  • Lockpicking Lawyer

    Short videos. Reminder that no lock is impenetrable. Also, April Fool's Day videos are very special.

    Kaptain Kristian

    Video essays. No longer in production, high-quality reviews of some cultural artifacts. He's moved his operation to Curiosity Stream. Made me realize it's worth it to pay creators directly for their work rather than having advertisers and platforms like YouTube. Now, if only I had money to pay these creators. Aye, there's the rub.

    Every Frame a Painting

    Expert film analysis. If it's not, it sure looks like it is.

    CGP Grey

    Snarky educational. Fun! The best damn flag contest, best takedown of first-past the post voting, and best reflection on how to go forward after hitting YouTube fame. I still want to know if he and Roman Mars have talked flags.

    Kutiman ‐ Thru You

    Classic YouTube. 15 years ago, mans took a bunch of other YouTube videos and remixed them into each other, producing meta tracks.

  • Each of these is run on donations and subscriptions.

    Canadaland is moving into the news space, adding to their media criticism roots. Though, I'm uncertain why Karyn Pugliese left. This thread on r/canadaland has the only clues I've been able to find.

    Democracy Now! is my go-tonfor daily news. Amy Goodman may just be the journalist I trust the most in the world.

    I know that there are problems with Substack. However, Mehdi Hasan is building something pretty special with Zeteo.

  • Naomi Klein. 2nded.