On the rare occasions that I’ve dragged out “it is what it is”, I’ve really wanted to say something like neither of us can change it, and instead of working towards a solution, all you’ve done is COMPLAIN for the last hour. Now SHUT UP, accept the situation, and make yourself useful!
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"If you can't take me at my worst, you don't deserve me at my best."
I always take that as “l am a garbage person who will abuse you.” It is a MASSIVE red flag.
Huh. You might be right.
Quick guess - as people become enormously successful, the values they had as individuals often fade. Executives forget what it was like to live paycheck to paycheck (assuming they didn’t have rich parents to begin with). They feel less need to hide (or even acknowledge) their flaws, because now they’re making “fuck you” money.
Our society values money over integrity. If you’re rich enough, you can literally get away with murder.
Me neither. Actually, I didn’t realize Split was in the same “universe” until the very end, when David was watching the news on TV. That was an awesome surprise!
For a long time, I would have said Unbreakable. I’m glad that he ended up continuing the story, eventually.
I’m not trying to. This was MANY years ago, so I’m being cautious (perhaps overly so) with the wording.
I recall hearing something about real arms reduction making nuclear war seem like a sane, viable option.
The theory is that we’re safer if all sides know they can completely annihilate each other. No world leaders genuinely want nuclear war (despite what they say, threaten, or imply), so nobody launches a nuke. Flaw - that theory assumes all leaders are sane and rational.
I’ve never posted there, but damn I’m glad I found them. Highly recommended.
I used to be a Boy Scout. That just means I’ll die a bit slower.
Not to argue, but shit hitting the fan on this scale makes loyalties much harder to predict.
Because you get people who think other people’s opinions are “programmed”, or that those people are “brainwashed”.
Telegram serves useful purposes. Unfortunately, it can also be a breeding ground for the tin foil hat folks.