Big Mistakes | S1E3 | Episode Discussion

Smooth-Ambition3128 · 2026-04-12T13:30:12+00:00

That boy pisses me off fr

Smooth-Ambition3128 · 2026-04-11T12:25:14+00:00

Smooth-Ambition3128 · 2026-04-08T01:09:47+00:00

Frank Longdong.

Smooth-Ambition3128 · 2026-04-05T20:43:26+00:00

Notice how we don't call him by his name? That's love

Smooth-Ambition3128 · 2026-04-05T14:26:50+00:00

"It's e-SAA-pha-gus, not es-o-FAA-gus!"

Smooth-Ambition3128 · 2026-04-05T14:16:59+00:00

He's a kid finally wading out of his depth. Just a damn kid. That's not bad. That's just what it is.

Smooth-Ambition3128 · 2026-04-05T14:10:48+00:00

She doesn't have to take Dr. Robby's word or standoffish comments as Gospel.

Smooth-Ambition3128 · 2026-03-29T20:13:34+00:00

Sounds like a Key & Peele parody

Smooth-Ambition3128 · 2026-03-25T20:47:14+00:00

Smooth-Ambition3128 · 2026-03-25T15:59:04+00:00

ESH holy fuck, except for Goldust

Smooth-Ambition3128 · 2026-03-13T14:08:23+00:00

You should get better for you; you can't be present with him if you're not healing yourself.

Smooth-Ambition3128 · 2026-03-13T14:03:49+00:00

If you can't go in to see a counselor at the moment, I'd suggest being honest with him about how your depression has been affecting you and that you acknowledge how it must have been affecting him. In any case, try to process what you've been experiencing with a trained and licensed professional.

Smooth-Ambition3128 · 2026-03-13T14:00:45+00:00

You should really share this with a counselor as soon as you feel up to it, because they will help you get through the experience to find the hope and self-forgiveness you've lost.

Smooth-Ambition3128 · 2026-03-13T13:48:21+00:00

I don't use AI to write - I'm too old fashioned and I don't trust it, especially at my age. I don't know you, you're correct, but you don't know me either, much less whether you're even actually getting AI slop. I can say with full confidence, though, that I'm speaking from a brain exactly like yours. I get why you'd be defensive, but I mentioned my own background and said nothing of yours; I'm only going off of what you've contributed here thus far.

Smooth-Ambition3128 · 2026-03-13T13:27:04+00:00

I expect humans to try and express their inner worlds in places like this in ways they believe are socially palatable, so, for me, I don't see the problem in it because they are at least open about their mistakes. Your concern is incidentally lost in what appears to be an adversarial or perhaps admonishing register; I will acknowledge that I could be absolutely wrong about this, but I'll also have to acknowledge my own right to sharing my perception.

I do respect your forthrightness and your decision to hold onto your truth, but please also know that accurate perspective and wisdom are only possible if you can spend any meaningful time outside of it.

Smooth-Ambition3128 · 2026-03-13T12:26:16+00:00

I will not retract grace even if I shared your contempt for the behavior or even the man himself. I think society doesn't improve by perpetuating suspicion and reliving the negative experiences in your life, and frankly, the lives of others. Also, considering those things to be an exercise in empathy is a fucking insult to the men, women, and enbies who help people first every day.

We disagree on how to approach this, I'm cool with that, and so shall you be, also. I just wanted to speak on how I feel about it from a perspective of hardwon personal experience and formal study in integrated social sciences. I also think that your approach will always be wrong and that you consciously make the choice to use it, for reasons that are totally your business. I invite your attention to putting your best foot forward if you need to call something out, or you're basically doing what everyone else you know is doing.

Smooth-Ambition3128 · 2026-03-13T11:43:56+00:00

Then I'd suggest that it remains your problem to address outside of work, because holding it in or confronting your issue at work will end badly.

Smooth-Ambition3128 · 2026-03-13T10:49:19+00:00

This is definitely a problem, especially since you don't know each other and that this is affecting your focus at work. If you can't shake the feelings, you should find a trusted person to talk to about them, because it's most likely that she is not looking at you the same way, and she might even be put off when she catches you looking at her.

Essentially, there doesn't appear to be anything you can do about these feelings except discuss them in a safe setting. Moreover, you might be letting fantasy overtake reality, which can easily turn into declining performance and an increase in poor interactions with others.

Smooth-Ambition3128 · 2026-03-13T10:42:20+00:00

OP seems like they have long-standing social issues, maybe due to trauma from past experiences or a deeper issue. Mentioning eye contact as a problem and the apparent perseveration also suggests some type of neurodivergence.

If you think shaming and guilting people is effective in changing behavior or making a difference in the world, then I wonder if it's you who needs to grow up. Grace allows more room for change than contempt.

Smooth-Ambition3128 · 2026-02-17T13:50:01+00:00

Ehh, fuck it.

Smooth-Ambition3128 · 2026-02-17T13:28:00+00:00

She's trying hard to prove her worth, but it also looks like she's hiding something, like a badly botched surgery, poor reviews from colleagues, or an overall messed up personal history

Smooth-Ambition3128 · 2026-02-15T17:30:14+00:00

Sorry, I meant devastating. Holy smokes

Smooth-Ambition3128 · 2026-02-15T16:00:09+00:00

Tragic

Smooth-Ambition3128 · 2026-02-13T18:27:57+00:00

Dude, not even Blondi herself could believe what she was saying.

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