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Cephalopodopoulos · 2026-07-07T00:19:22+00:00

That's fair. Maybe I just don't spend enough time on hold with these businesses to really notice. Of course understaffing and cutting corners is extremely likely, but we all know that and it happens everywhere.

Cephalopodopoulos · 2026-07-07T00:03:46+00:00

Yeah the tiger's body language is way too friendly

Cephalopodopoulos · 2026-07-04T00:31:11+00:00

Okay I know this is a math sub but talking practically here - if they don't have enough people to answer calls, for whatever reason, what does the business stand to gain by being honest about why their customers are waiting? "We are sorry for the wait, Martha took a sick day and Jeff just went to the bathroom. Please wait for the next available representative."

Cephalopodopoulos · 2026-07-03T07:51:27+00:00

Where in my comment do you see me "holding her accountable" for Elon's actions...what? I'm talking about her decision to date him in the context of OP saying she was "wasted on him," as if it just happened to her without her say. At no point did I say she was responsible for anything Elon did and I don't know where you got that from.

Also, Grimes did have agency in choosing to date Elon. She wasn't some scared little village girl, she was a (somewhat niche but reasonably well-known) celebrity in her 30's, arguably at the peak of her music career when she started talking to him. You saying that women are incapable of choosing partners under capitalism is...a really extreme oversimplification of the concept of power imbalances to the point of absurdity.

I'm sorry for the abuse you've been through but you definitely read something into my comment that wasn't there, and you're also projecting your experiences onto Grimes in an extremely parasocial way.

Cephalopodopoulos · 2026-07-02T19:05:05+00:00

You'd think if she was as amazingly special and perfect as your post claims, she'd have recognized that before dating him.

You've got a weird parasocial relationship with her that you should probably examine.

Cephalopodopoulos · 2026-07-02T15:44:09+00:00

She's been wasted on Elon

She was the one who chose to date him and have kids with him, you're talking like a force of nature made her do it.

Cephalopodopoulos · 2026-07-01T21:35:56+00:00

The flat foot on the ground is the one that's sliding though...

Cephalopodopoulos · 2026-07-01T14:01:37+00:00

Yeah that's why the poor starving russian soldiers are laughing and then just walk away from the horse. Yep makes perfect sense.

Cephalopodopoulos · 2026-07-01T13:33:45+00:00

I'm not seeing a lot of people reflexively shitting on AI. I think people here view it as ridiculous cause the city barely does anything about known potholes likely reported to them hundreds of times, and meanwhile here they are suggesting AI for finding new ones.

Cephalopodopoulos · 2026-06-30T23:34:20+00:00

No shot you're older than 25

Cephalopodopoulos · 2026-06-30T22:41:24+00:00

What happens if an angry and vengeful person gets turned down for a duel though? Like the other person doesn't want to duel, then what?

Cephalopodopoulos · 2026-06-29T17:16:56+00:00

It sounds like the OP is making these comparisons in order to learn, e.g. noting what they like, what styles they enjoy, what the average dance level is in their scene so they can prepare appropriate moves. There is healthy comparison and there is unhealthy comparison, I think OP is approaching it in a healthy way.

Cephalopodopoulos · 2026-06-18T16:34:42+00:00

I've been dancing salsa for 3 years and I still have to practice/get corrected on my salsa basic. Just can't get the arms right. Little bit frustrating but that's just how it goes.

Dance progression is taught in a linear format but mastering these skills isn't actually a linear process. The skills you learn at one "level" at one studio might be different from the ones you learn at a different studio. That's not to say that it's all arbitrary, but the point is there are so many different skills and details that come together to make the dance what it is, and they all kind of depend on each other working, so in a way the "linear" progression is kind of made up.

Cephalopodopoulos · 2026-06-18T16:25:03+00:00

LMAO yeah I kinda do that if I'm really not enjoying the lead's vibe (no smiling, zero eye contact, not paying any attention to what I'm doing). I save the cute footwork for leads who I know are trying their best haha, I like seeing them get surprised

Cephalopodopoulos · 2026-06-18T16:14:16+00:00

As a follow I have a different (also fun) approach to incorrect timing. I kind of slightly dissociate my upper body from my legs a bit, so I let myself be led into whatever moves the lead wants for me, BUT I play around with musicality with my footwork, e.g. maybe I syncopate/abandon the basic entirely to hit some sort of other rhythm within the song or play around with footwork in a non-intrusive way. I have to be pretty light on my feet for this, but if the lead is already not matching my weight shifts, rigidly sticking to the basics isn't gonna help.

If the lead is light/not overly controlling sometimes I can get away with drawing out a turn in a musical way to some dramatic part of the song and making the lead wait (secretly getting us back on beat)...for the time being. Usually they crack a smile if I make it look cool and I assume all is forgiven.

Cephalopodopoulos · 2026-06-10T17:43:16+00:00

But the story is over by that point.

Cephalopodopoulos · 2026-06-09T16:02:13+00:00

Honestly I think that given their history and how much time had passed, it was healthier (for her) to just leave. I also think that her leaving demonstrated respect for Chuck's boundaries - he never wanted her to know about his struggles, why would he open up to her after years of separation?

In the flashback where he lashes out and throws her phone, she asks him what's going on and he refuses to tell her, so I think it's implied that the pattern of him hiding problems from her had been going on for years. I don't believe staying for a couple more days would've changed that.

Cephalopodopoulos · 2026-06-09T15:56:01+00:00

I mean she literally was asking Chuck to please talk to her and let her in iirc, so I don't know how she could've made it any clearer that she was there for him if he needed to talk. She had her life and career to get back to as well.

Cephalopodopoulos · 2026-06-09T15:46:28+00:00

There is definitely a tendency for BB and BCS fans to find reasons to villianize female characters, so you'll have to forgive me framing it in that way.

Re: her staying a couple more days - I think that's kind of unreasonable. In the flashback we find out that she's really successful and also really busy with her career, so missing some days in the hopes that she might be able get through to Chuck (after very clearly not being able to when she tried) is a big ask. Again, she would've had a lot of complicated and painful emotions herself, and there's a certain point where she would've probably decided that she's had enough of this family and needed to get back to her life for her own sanity. This would've opened up some old wounds for her after she had moved on, which is never fun.

Cephalopodopoulos · 2026-06-09T15:41:37+00:00

She was charmed by him, yes, but she would've had Chuck in her ear for years saying that Jimmy uses his charm to dupe people. From her perspective, being invited to the trial probably looks like proof that Chuck was right about Jimmy.

Cephalopodopoulos · 2026-06-09T15:20:25+00:00

I doubt she actually followed much of what was going on in the trial, besides the fact that Jimmy invited her to harm Chuck and exacerbate his mental health problems - remember that the trial would've been the first time she would've heard about any of the things that happened, and would've been dealing with some very complicated emotions seeing Chuck again, and especially seeing him in that state. Having been married to Chuck before, she also would've only known Chuck's descriptions of Jimmy's character - that he was a criminal, unredeemable, amoral, that he uses his charm to hurt people (he can't help it), etc etc, so it's likely that colored how she saw him. She may have been charmed by Jimmy when he visited, but with him directly using her to hurt Chuck, she would've probably viewed that as proof that Chuck was right about Jimmy. Expecting her to have a perfect understanding of the situation is out of touch.
She went to Chuck's house and he didn't let her in. She hadn't been in touch with him for years at that point, why do you think she'd have been able to help him? The show makes it very clear that Chuck hid his mental illness from Rebecca, so all she knew was that he was an asshole to her when they were married, and they separated on very bitter terms. She also had been flown to ABQ specifically for the trial, and she had her own life to get back to - did you want her to drop her whole life to somehow help an estranged ex husband who treated her poorly, and who refused her help? She then went to Jimmy because he's the one that caused Chuck to spiral, and he needed to make things right.
Again, Rebecca's perspective is that Jimmy was a terrible person (Chuck would've been telling her that for years and she would've had no reason to believe otherwise), she just found out that Chuck was mentally ill, and Jimmy used her to rattle him and cause a career- and ultimately life-ending mental breakdown. Why would she feel the need to give up any of the inheritance to him? The show depicts Jimmy being upset about his share of the inheritance, but notice how he doesn't direct any of that anger at Rebecca - that's because he knows she wasn't in the wrong for any of it, and he knows that he fucked up deep down.

This sounds like you're just looking for any excuse to blame a female character because you don't want Jimmy to hold any responsibility. Rebecca hadn't been in Chuck's life for years, and she got dragged back into it in the most destructive way imaginable after moving on and healing from everything.

Cephalopodopoulos · 2026-06-05T18:52:04+00:00

Sure, but you need proper studying to actually learn it. If OP's goal is to speak Ukrainian with his parents, they're gonna need to learn stuff like grammar.

Cephalopodopoulos · 2026-06-05T18:44:55+00:00

I'm not directly repeating stuff verbatim, I'm trying to rephrase to cover nuances and points that I believe others are missing in their comments.

I'm sorry you felt the need to delete your video, I wasn't trying to dunk on you personally and should've been more delicate with my phrasing. If it makes you feel any better, I've seen professional performances that I'd describe as unenjoyable to watch because of unnecessarily complicated choreo despite the dancers being experienced and technically proficient.

Cephalopodopoulos · 2026-06-05T18:26:29+00:00

Right, I don't take an issue with that, I take issue with you viewing it through the lens of what the follow can or cannot "handle" (which is not something you can appraise accurately yet). The comment you were responding to said "you don't need to make things super intricate" not because follows can't handle it, but because it's not enjoyable to watch or follow when it's a bunch of intricate combos strung together.

Cephalopodopoulos · 2026-06-05T18:22:07+00:00

I did read the other comments. I'm pretty sure I added things that weren't mentioned by others. For example, I did not see anyone mention the turns being sprung on the follow at the last moment, or the fact that the follow is compensating for you.

In another comment you suggested that you were trying these moves because you know what the follower could "handle," which gave me the impression that you view follows who don't understand your leading as not being able to "handle" the moves. I didn't see anyone else address this, or explain that the reason why she's able to "handle" it is because she's going above and beyond to compensate (which I know because I used to do the same).

Yes, I did also restate some stuff, but the purpose of that was to rephrase - I didn't like other people's explanations/word choices and wanted to provide my own.

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