We have a set of criteria for what constitutes a cult, and scientology is unequivocally a cult. If there’s any debate, it’s from the church trying to deny the fact.

Likewise, we also have the scientific method that disproves the health claims regularly made by homeopathy practicioners.

Clearly the work of wizards.

It’s infuriating! 😬

Tax the rich instead.

The dad is just such a good person.

The googly eyes, the silliness, he just wanted to make his family smile.

More of this type of bird humor, please.

I crave it.

In my case, I have found through therapy that it’s about lack of confidence in myself to protect myself and heal from the pain of a failed relationship.

Once I started telling myself I’m stronger than I think I am, and that love is a risk worth taking, I’m a lot more confident putting myself out there.

I mean, I have zero fucking empathy for Trump or Elon because they are fucking nazis and there needs to be extremely severe punitive measures taken against them because that is the only consequence wealthy narcissists understand.

I understand why they are that way, it does not mean they just get a pass for it.

Call me crazy, but I think some of the biggest fucking bastards in human history simply needed someone to listen to them and help them learn how to self-regulate their emotions as children.

They’re all so consistently bitter and unhappy narcissists, and they drive away their loved ones because they have no idea how to listen and introspect. They also always try to lure others in with money because that’s what the only things they personally care about.

When someone criticizes my behavior, I legitimate think about it and I ask them what I could do differently that would make them happier to be around me, and I take that shit seriously even if it hurts to hear.

Sometimes it’s completely bogus, but if it matters to them, it matters to me, and that’s all that matters.

If I had a time machine, I would try to find a way to stop Reagan rather than Hitler.

I think other time travelers will cover Hitler, so I think we should diversify our efforts in stopping other evil bastards around the world.

** record scratch noises **

Please don’t make the mistakes we did.

Do not believe the promises of your employers-- slack off and claw back your time and energy as much as you possibly can.

Not should anyone, honestly. They are a travesty.

To clarify, my comment specifically is about superficial movie reviews, critiques, & recommendations.

Criticism within the context of a movie discussion, presuming everyone involved actually engaged with the movie, is part of healthy dialogue & idea exchange.

I’ve had my point of view changed plenty within such discussions, and brain dead people do not usually bother to participate in such forums so it’s a win-win.

I think blatant cash grabs are fair game for harsh criticism.

Movies are made to tell stories that the directors and the producers feel inspired to tell. And unless they are a Marvel or DC movie, they aren’t always meant to appeal to every audience member, and it’s childish to think that movies should always cater to your every whim-- especially when people are so goddamn quick to judge things others worked really hard on so goddamn harshly.

And before the “but mah money, tho!” shit-- that’s fucking capitalism, and not unique to movies.

Not every movie is going to be to your taste, and that’s cool. What’s not cool is shitting on a movie just because you didn’t like it or it didn’t make sense to you.

Reviews are meant to help you choose which movies you want to bother watching. Using the terms in the green column is helpful in giving the reader a sense of what to expect from a movie while avoiding a negative personal impression.

The red column is very reflective of modern online critiques:

Harsh. Impulsive. Thoughtless. Black & white.

Often made without fully engaging with whatever is being critiqued:

“I haven’t watched the movie, but based on the trailer I bet it’s trash.”

“I hate Darren Aronofsky movies because they don’t explain what is happening and they’re stupid.”

“I heard this movie was great, but I watched it and it sucked. Therefore, everyone else is wrong.”

Good news is that our country is so anti-immigrant, they will likely be miserable over here. Even better, they will probably need to live near other miserable pieces of shit like themselves, and by God are they miserable-- most unhappy people I’ve ever had the misfortune to cross paths with.

We could be building high speed rails across America instead of this dumb bullshit.

Oh I saw a great quote about this, but I can’t remember who it was. It said something like:

Orwell worried about a future of censorship and thought control, but [???] worried instead of a future where we have every distraction we could ever wish for, that we just get too distracted to combat our own exploitation.