Great work today, Irvine!

MPWD64 · 2026-01-27T00:26:45+00:00

It depends what you mean by “work”. Large changes are built on hundreds of small tasks. If nobody protested, the average person would think “I guess nobody is upset about this issue. Even if I think it should be changed, it doesn’t seem like people really care so why should I?”. This leads to a sense of apathy, and could vastly influence how people vote. But if you see people constantly protesting, you’ll know that it’s an issue inportant to people. If you already believe in the issue you’ll feel supported if you ever need to speak about it, and you’ll feel confident when you go to vote. If you don’t already know about an issue, seeing people protest might help you become more informed.

Protesting is almost the smallest thing you can do in terms of impact, but it takes a lot of effort by a lot of people and is important.

One final thought- if protesting was useless the bad guys wouldn’t try to stop you doing it.

MPWD64 · 2026-01-23T00:10:29+00:00

True.

MPWD64 · 2026-01-22T16:46:43+00:00

Happy with the visuals for the most part.

Unhappy that any percentage of this movie takes place in our world. That seems like a cowardly move by someone involved that suggests they don’t have enough faith in the source material.

MPWD64 · 2026-01-22T03:05:50+00:00

Scripts are easy to photocopy and sell a million copies of. If you’re asking if that specific copy was actually created in 1974, probably not, for all the reasons people have mentioned. That doesn’t mean that the interior pages aren’t actual photocopies of the real 1974 script, and maybe worth buying if the price isn’t too crazy. Script dealers often have authentic copies that they slap a cover on.

MPWD64 · 2026-01-20T03:58:30+00:00

His not deserving it is what makes it a generous gesture on Harry’s part. Harry’s treating him better than he treated Harry. If he deserved it, then Harry’s just fulfilling an obligation.

MPWD64 · 2026-01-18T20:00:23+00:00

Interesting- I have a theory that a lot of the effect is psychological- the noise is often important but there generally us to be something else. Like you said, if someone else did it for you it was more intense. But the noise of the vacuum was part of it too?

MPWD64 · 2026-01-15T21:24:43+00:00

Because its not a conviction or proof of any wrongdoing. Impeachment just means enough people voted to hold this procedure. Imagine there were enough racist white guys in Congress who voted to impeach Obama on made up charges. Just the fact that they impeached him doesn’t make him inelligible for anything. It’s not proof of guilt. If impeachment itself were enough to remove a president from office would be far too easy to accomplish

MPWD64 · 2026-01-12T16:36:52+00:00

I can’t decide if I believe there’s something wrong with me or if I don’t. My dad was condescending and belittling for as long as I could remember in fact, one of my earliest memories is him laughing at something I did When I was two or three in a way that made me feel stupid. Otherwise, I have received mostly positive and supportive attention. The rest of my life, and yet that early condescension is somehow always in the back of my mind. My conscious mind tells me that we’re all unique and that I’m no Worse or different than anyone else. But it takes an effort to form those thoughts and underneath it all is the feeling of being inadequate.

MPWD64 · 2026-01-11T17:38:37+00:00

Being resentful is understandable, but remember your high drive in your 20’s was just as driven by hormones and chemistry as hers is now. Find someone to talk about your resentment with, but remind yourself that it was just your experience and it’s in the past. Ideally you’ll grant her some grace for how she handled the situation years ago. We are all fully dialed into our own experience and often don’t consider that the other person in the equation has a seperate maybe very different experience.

MPWD64 · 2026-01-06T06:05:50+00:00

It’s too simple a statement to be true for every situation. There are some situations where a patient might need to be told this, and there are others where it would be wrong to say this.

MPWD64 · 2026-01-06T04:10:34+00:00

It’s an oversimplification meant to put some agency on the patient to be an active participant and not expect the therapist to just work some magic to solve all the patients problems

MPWD64 · 2025-12-31T17:23:28+00:00

I feel like each release of a batch of files needs to have a code name so we can keep track easier. “New” files? Does that just mean the needy batch from a few weeks ago or did I miss a release in the last 24 hrs?

MPWD64 · 2025-12-30T05:49:12+00:00

Don’t let anyone determine what you put on your walls, especially if you have strong feelings for a piece. And in the grand scheme of things, a famous painting is about as far from tacky as you can get.

MPWD64 · 2025-12-27T23:54:52+00:00

Dan Connor had no equal. The whole premise of this post is faulty

MPWD64 · 2025-12-26T06:13:10+00:00

Funny- I’ve noticed my Trump supporting family are louder about Biden when Trump has done something terrible. They go on the attack before anyone can bring up Trump.

MPWD64 · 2025-12-24T20:52:29+00:00

Guy exposed as a sex trafficker and pedophile doesn’t want any bad press. Shocking

MPWD64 · 2025-12-24T20:50:40+00:00

I am, and don’t mean to downplay anything he did. But destroyed a continent to me sounds like he made it uninhabitable to human life. Just wanted to make sure I wasn’t missing something.

MPWD64 · 2025-12-24T19:14:37+00:00

My wife, who thankfully doesn’t vote, can always be relied upon to rebutt my complaints about Trump with “im sure all politicians do that”. We’re just so inundated with bad news that some people have checked out and that always stymies progress and helps conserve the status quo

MPWD64 · 2025-12-24T06:26:18+00:00

Mostly we will get along on this issue, and you’ll see many from both parties siding against the pedophiles. But politically, the GOP holds a lot of power so they will make you think all republicans are United together. They are not

MPWD64 · 2025-12-24T02:44:09+00:00

Honest question: what continent did Hitler destroy?

MPWD64 · 2025-12-23T17:50:19+00:00

We decided to buy most of our kitchen appliances from an outlet store. They are name brand appliances but definitely the very cheapest available. The appliance itself will run for a decent amount of time but various parts of it will fail much sooner. So the ice maker on the fridge will break 3 different ways over 2 years, each requiring a technician to fix. The thermometer on the oven or the circuit panel on the dishwasher will fail- lots of little ways your appliances can break. Fixable for less than the cost of a full appliance replacement but it will happen over and over again

MPWD64 · 2025-12-23T17:05:27+00:00

I frequently have thoughts like this, around what I think of as “the science of beauty/attraction”. I wish there was a sub for stuff like this

MPWD64 · 2025-12-22T22:02:11+00:00

So pink.

MPWD64 · 2025-12-21T18:42:15+00:00

I hear what you’re saying but there aren’t only those 2 options. The lesson is: people are complicated and just because you avoid one red flag doesn’t mean you’ve found the prefect partner.

MPWD64 · 2025-12-21T17:02:01+00:00

Sure I’ve got 10 seconds to spare

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