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eightpix

@ eightpix @lemmy.world

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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.

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    What is a sign that your childhood has ended?

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  • No... two different scenarios. Knowing how to file your taxes is one thing — a higher order of thinking and problem solving.

    Knowing that they need to be filed is another. It is the basic acceptance that this is a non-negotiable responsibility (at least in Canada).

    I think that each is its own step toward adulthood.

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  • When I became financially and legally responsible for my parents' choices — age 12.

    Also, to anyone else out there who is a parentified child, the struggle is real. You grew up too fast. Maybe relationships are hard. Maybe you feel like you missed out on being a kid. Talk about it. It helps.

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  • You know to file your taxes.

  • What weird false belief did you have as a kid?

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  • Does the work you do, if you still work for a living, follow you home? And, if you have children, are any of them still in need of your assistance for feeding, bathing, and/or toileting?

    I'm really looking forward to being in my mid-50s. My youngest will be approaching 10. By then, I should be able to reintroduce video games to my life at that point.

  • What weird false belief did you have as a kid?

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  • That my parents knew what they were doing, made good choices, and were reasonable people.

    No, no, ... and no.

    That I'd grow up to eat candy, collect baseball cards, play video games, and read comic books.

    No (type II diabetes runs in my family), no (wtf is a baseball card anyway), no (video games were replaced with homework permanently), and — well, actually — yes.

    I love a good comic book, graphic novel, and/or animated series.

  • Request: An image or animated zoetrope that shows the corpo-media-police industrial complex.

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  • I remember it having an English language, targeted at North Americans vibe. I could be wrong.

    Also, have I posted this request incorrectly? I still count myself as new to the Fediverse. I don't know how to access other instances. Any guidance is probably already posted online, and I would have to go looking for it. I haven't.

  • Was it my imagination that most people believed in a 9/11 conspiracy?

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  • Loose Change comes to mind.

    IYKYK.

  • What movie have you rewatched the most?

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  • Seriously... Tissues and a blanket. Required.

    If you need to talk after, we'll be here.

  • What movie have you rewatched the most?

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  • I DO love Baraka. One day, I'll get to see a 70mm print of it.

  • What are your favorite examples of 'media within media' (e.g., shows, stories, or movies inside of other shows or books)?

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  • Agreed. As a trope, it is well worn territory.

  • What movie have you rewatched the most?

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  • As a child: Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer

    As a university student: Heat, Léon, 2001

    As an adult, before kids: Sicario, Brick

    As an adult, after kids: Cars

    What I wish my answer was: Koyaanisqatsi

  • What are your favorite examples of 'media within media' (e.g., shows, stories, or movies inside of other shows or books)?

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  • The "Lucky Earther" mini documentary in S06 of the Expanse.

  • What are your favorite examples of 'media within media' (e.g., shows, stories, or movies inside of other shows or books)?

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  • As far as other media within Rick & Morty, the Second Life-like "Roy" is something that I wish could exist. Immersive gameplay, accelerated time, tangible experiences, and endless possibilities.

  • Would you move to another country?

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  • North Americans, I'm one of you. You have to leave for a while. You gain perspective.

    Back in '07, I left. I was in Australia in '09 and some Aussies asked me, 'what's it like living over there?'

    The only thing I could come up with at the time was " causes neuroticism.' It's so much worse now that we have social media, smartphones, and a penchant for duelling forms of misinformation.

    What I learned is that there are many ways to live. There are lots of goals people have — and can have — many of them are quite modest: a safe place to live, love, and feel part of community. There are much worse daily experiences than those we hear about in the news, or see on TV, or read about it books. There is truly grinding poverty and privation that does not translate well into a novel or an article — readership is fickle. Yet, from those ashes, there is still joy, levity, and grace.

    So, we residents of the most powerful economies must see outside of our bubbles. We must see, first hand, how we are duped into believing there is only one set of goals, one North American dream, one prestige, and one centre of power. When you spend enough years away, you just might forget about homeownership, career-building, and fretting over retirement. You might find that life is about living, about doing good work, and about being with people you care to pass the time with.

    At least, that's what 12 years outside of NA taught me.