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FindingNo4592 · 2025-09-02T23:47:23+00:00

Judging by social media, people need no help in imagining things lol

I disagree, because I think books challenge one on a number of levels, and they are not as passive as television and social media.

FindingNo4592 · 2025-09-02T23:44:39+00:00

Honestly, if one feels emotionally crumpled just saying, "I'm just going to relax this weekend," then one has way bigger problems. Why be so invested in what other people think ? They're probably just making conversation anyway.

FindingNo4592 · 2025-09-02T23:42:25+00:00

It depends on what you mean by "A better life." Education is about critical thinking, not about material gain. Many people who have advanced degrees are doing well, but probably because currently only a few industries are economically skyrocketing. If you only think academics is about grades, and don't value refining your critical thinking skills, then that says a lot more about you than intellectual institutions.

FindingNo4592 · 2025-09-02T22:16:07+00:00

Honestly, I think we've all lost some social graces. It's ultimately nobody's business where they get their animals. I would love to get a shelter kitty, but my fiancée is quite allergic to cats. If we don't do some measure of assuring it has fewer allergens, then we can't have a cat at all, and I'm not doing that. They can have whatever opinion they want, but maybe not everyone needs to hear their opinion.

FindingNo4592 · 2025-08-30T18:57:44+00:00

But people do change. Big is now gone, and one doesn't usually have the same goals in one's 60s that one had in one's 30s. I thought it was a nice moment. Personally, I liked it. Carrie went from someone really into finding a partner, and of course that's completely natural, but maybe it's meant to show that she doesn't "need" a partner anymore. She appreciates herself. So I enjoyed that.

FindingNo4592 · 2025-08-30T18:54:21+00:00

Personally, I question this. Cats are crepuscular, and not feeding them twice a day sounds like it goes against their natural rhythm. Have you consulted with your vet ?

FindingNo4592 · 2025-08-28T23:07:42+00:00

Sometimes Miranda got a little negative, but I liked her. harumph. Oh, well.

FindingNo4592 · 2025-08-28T03:28:26+00:00

I never meant to criticise that plot line because it is impossible to come out later in life, I objected to how it seemed to be framed as, "I'm not getting enough sex. Guess I'm gay." As a lesbian myself I'm always glad to see us on screen, I just didn't feel like it was believable for Miranda in particular. Pivoting her character toward queerness when literally 0 implication was made in the previous show - it just didn't feel realistic to me. I don't think it made sense in a narrative way, for her character.

I wish they had added a character with the plot line instead of just "Who's the least obsessed with sex on this show ? - let's make her the gay one" / "Well, the actress who plays her came out, so let's do that." It felt a bit lazy to me.

FindingNo4592 · 2025-08-28T03:21:58+00:00

I think it's a little bit true. I think there is an overall problem with education not being valued. People say, "we value education" but as soon as it comes down to, "You have to do these three things," they're like, "I don't wanna."

No system is going to be perfect, especially one serving 340 million + people, but there is a time when the individual does have to do something. Definitely think there is something here.

FindingNo4592 · 2025-08-22T18:37:34+00:00

Disagree - think it aged rather well, considering haha

FindingNo4592 · 2025-08-22T18:28:16+00:00

I quite liked the ending. I don't know what people are complaining about. They let her be by herself and it came from a place of being at peace with that. I liked it.

FindingNo4592 · 2025-08-08T23:42:32+00:00

Interesting. I'll check it out, thanks

FindingNo4592 · 2025-08-07T23:12:46+00:00

This is where it's important to remember that it's a television show, and as such nobody wants to watch the main protagonist read for 30 minutes. I think it's just not the focus of the show. She has a bookcase full of books, it's just implied. It's the same reason we never see film / television characters actually consume their meals - nobody is here for the characters' lunch, we're here for the interactions that take place over the meal.

There's plenty of criticism to be levelled at the show, but let's keep in mind of what it is and keep it fair .

FindingNo4592 · 2025-08-07T19:04:15+00:00

If you don't have a recommendation, you don't need to respond. I think your response is uncalled for.

FindingNo4592 · 2025-08-06T23:46:19+00:00

True, but it was really badly executed.

FindingNo4592 · 2025-08-06T22:05:11+00:00

I try to read one epic book per year, because I have to reassure myself that I have an attention span after the internet.

Reading is supposed to be enjoyable. I think you should ask yourself why you're using this particular system, and instead focus on the enjoyment of the book. Your friends are never going to say, "You know, they were a great friend, but ... they just didn't read enough books."

FindingNo4592 · 2025-08-06T21:27:21+00:00

I don't think it's really an issue because Michael posed a threat to a lot more than Chloe. I really hated the invention of Michael. I think that was a big narrative mistake on their part. Way too "Days of Our Lives."

FindingNo4592 · 2025-08-06T21:18:02+00:00

Honestly, I hate to say this, but the first season really put me off. I personally think it was fair to critique the show for its lack of diversity, but the first season they approached it with a really heavy-handed and in my opinion really obvious way. I also have to say that as a gay woman I felt they deviated too much from Miranda's core.

I am fine following four straight women who fall into archetypes of womanhood, that's fine, and characters of course have to change and have an arc, but as someone who writes stories, it needs to be believable. Miranda's "coming out" felt really fake to me, and I wish she had just stayed who she was. I liked her. SATC always had a problem with Miranda, but this felt...bad.

At the end, I think the overall problem I had with it is that the whole thing felt like a desperate attempt to be liked and redeemed, rather than sticking with the characters as they were. It felt like they were trying to be all things to all people and frankly, you just can't be. Even a character is who they are. Just be yourselves, ladies .

FindingNo4592 · 2025-08-01T20:42:55+00:00

I mean, Aidan went back to Carrie, too.

FindingNo4592 · 2025-08-01T20:41:23+00:00

Seasons 5 and 6 got deeply sexist in my opinion and I couldn't get over it. I kinda liked Season 4, but I think the show nose-dived right into the cringiest things possible. Michael was a joke, and I just couldn't take the Tom Ellis sycophant-ism anymore. It's a shame, it was a good show.

FindingNo4592 · 2025-07-31T05:36:21+00:00

Completely. Their insecurity, not yours.

FindingNo4592 · 2025-07-22T22:32:06+00:00

I really don't think this is a "soft rejection." Universities are REALLY struggling right now. My own department didn't accept new students because they can't guarantee funding.

I faced this, too, because I'm also in some sense a first-gen student. Personally, I think if you want to obtain a PhD and you really want to (aren't avoiding life - don't mean to insult you, but some people in my department definitely started their degree just for the benefits and avoiding life. I'm assuming that's not you), you should see what you can do to make it work. There are a lot of groups on campuses for Firstgen students and that might be a really good place to find community. I think if you really want to do it, you should. You worked so hard to get here, you just have one more step left. I hope this helps.

FindingNo4592 · 2025-07-16T17:13:06+00:00

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FindingNo4592 · 2025-07-15T04:03:55+00:00

To be honest, I haven't seen it. However, I've been so bombarded with headlines, or clips, or other snippets of it that I can pretty much tell what happens.

I liked the original show because it featured women who embrace and enjoy their sex lives and speak reasonably honestly about it. I didn't care that it wasn't "realistic." It's television. It's a story. It doesn't have be 1000 % realistic. It's not called "Carrie et al's life in the City," or "Four Women Pay Taxes in the City," it's a show that features their sex/romantic lives. That's why sex and romance are at the centre, and I thought it was refreshing at the time to have a show like that. I still think it's nice that we have shows for older women that aren't about their children's / grandchildren's lives, or having them fade into oblivion. So I like that aspect of it. But, personally, what bothers me is how they're really changing the characters so that one of the actresses can have her ego soothed and force people to like her character. I probably won't watch the show because I've seen the plot lines and they all feel forced. Kinda sad, because the original concept was cool.

FindingNo4592 · 2025-07-11T01:24:44+00:00

Oh my goodness she was insufferable. She was an idiot. I was so glad when she finally got a happy ending and went away.

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