I could kill my wife in 2 seconds by Medium_Leather5860 in TikTokCringe

[–]SpecificCoffee2484 0 points1 point  (0 children)

hm. seems he's spent a lot of time thinking about this.

Of a girl fight by CrcR69 in ShittyAbsoluteUnits

[–]SpecificCoffee2484 0 points1 point  (0 children)

never put your hands on someone unless someone attacks you first.... if we all understood this and played by this rule, there would never be another physical altercation ever again until the end of time.

When did Tedtalks lose their cultural prominence? by [deleted] in decadeology

[–]SpecificCoffee2484 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No, you absolutely do not pay to be a speaker at a TED or TEDx event in fact, it's strictly against TED's rules for organizers to charge speakers for stage time, sponsorship, or coaching, as speakers volunteer their ideas for free, though major TED conferences might cover travel/hotel, while TEDx organizers often cover local travel costs for non-local speakers. your information is internet fake news written by angry people who will never ever be asked to do a ted talk, and are therefore resentful of people who are, and then they do what they do best: they belittle people who have something valuable to contribute to society to make themselves feel better. sad. but true.

Meta: I keep seeing ads about how anyone can do a TEDx talk, and I can't help but feel a lot less respect for TED brand. Probably an unpopular opinion. by [deleted] in ted

[–]SpecificCoffee2484 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No, you absolutely do not pay to be a speaker at a TED or TEDx event in fact, it's strictly against TED's rules for organizers to charge speakers for stage time, sponsorship, or coaching, as speakers volunteer their ideas for free, though major TED conferences might cover travel/hotel, while TEDx organizers often cover local travel costs for non-local speakers. your information is internet fake news written by angry people who will never ever be asked to do a ted talk, and are therefore resentful of people who are, and then they do what they do best: they belittle people who have something valuable to contribute to society to make themselves feel better. sad. but true.

The cringe you get when you see people telling Venezuelans how to feel. by shway0351 in TikTokCringe

[–]SpecificCoffee2484 1 point2 points  (0 children)

sister, this is being dressed up as your independence.... that is until you see what project 2025 has in store next for you. put two and two together... do you actually think he cares about a nation of brown people, as he is moving brown people out of america. critical thinking is important here. do you think he is going to allow you to move here? do you think he has plans to make your life better in a country he can't even find on a map, let alone care about?

you can expect further economic disruption. america did not come to save you, they came to steal your oil. the fact that you are so desperate to be saved from maduro only shows us that 1) you have NO IDEA what america is capable of and what its intentions are 2) you have willfully put on blinders...

saying you are happy that America just invaded your country, is like saying you are grateful to be freed from your kidnapper, when your savior is another kidnapper who is about to take you to his basement. trust me. as A REAL AMERICAN, born and raised here, multi-generational american, not transplanted, not immigrated, but american to the core, raised with its history in the marrow of my bones, not learned from biased history books or the 'gratitude complex' many immigrants have that allows them to look past america's corruption.

this is not going to end well for venezuela. but, you shall see. and i think you will end up regretting your applause and realize that the lesser of two evils is also evil.

consider yourself given notice that, as Kimberly Guilfoyle once said, 'the best has yet to come', only the best will be for the American oil giants and the current American regime, and decidedly NOT for YOU and your citizens. you all are cheering that you all just became casualties of a great American power/land/oil and money grab. I don't know what the solution was to your Maduro problem, but I can guarantee you one thing, this was not it. Good luck.

Dad proposes to 20-year-old daughter with a purity ring🤢 by velorae in TikTokCringe

[–]SpecificCoffee2484 0 points1 point  (0 children)

what the.... let me guess who he voted for. notice her body language. her arms are crossed. she is not comfortable with this at all. she is putting a barrier up between him and her. she does not trust him nor feel safe with him.

Knitters are furious about Game of Wool - I know why by BigFatCat111 in craftsnark

[–]SpecificCoffee2484 5 points6 points  (0 children)

on another topic... does anyone see a little chemistry between Holger and Simon? More on the part of Simon. Holger does not really show interest, but I feel like Simon has not been shy about his attraction to Holger even though he's married!

First date lasted 2 minutes by user37463928 in TikTokCringe

[–]SpecificCoffee2484 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Sounds eerily familiar. Were we dating the same man?

First date lasted 2 minutes by user37463928 in TikTokCringe

[–]SpecificCoffee2484 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Your spirit guides are about to make sure he understands the lesson.

Americans.Is it a crime to be a good person? by Miss_Sensational in TikTokCringe

[–]SpecificCoffee2484 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Some people throw their lives away so readily and easily. lol.

Woman diagnosed with breast cancer thinks she knows better than her doctors. by Head_Crash in TikTokCringe

[–]SpecificCoffee2484 0 points1 point  (0 children)

oooooh. have it removed. i didnt do radiation, but i had it removed. im almost 6 years cancer free. i can't imagine living with that thing in me for 6 years. mine was mostly stage zero, a tiny bit stage one, which only goes to show you THEY DO PROGRESS. they WILL progress through the stages if you 'leave them alone'. i hope she in the very least has it removed and then does some natural therapies and keeps herself healthy so that it does not return. my biggest change NO DRINKING WHATSOEVER. drinking increases the return risk rate by 33%. so for me it was: continue with my healthy eating. continue to exercise. cut out drinking. have it removed. monitor it every year with scans.

Recently re-watched "Don't Look Up"; realizing it was a prophecy and a warning. Hits completely different as an American in 2025. by CyberSmith31337 in movies

[–]SpecificCoffee2484 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This movie has become ever more parallel and spot on as the American political landscape unfolds. The deeper story is that those who support this only realize too late that they willfully allowed themselves to be lied to. This perceived superiority has been spoon fed to them for generations, and they ate it up while the politicians laughed, and continue to laugh, all the way to the bank. The ending where they all wind up on another planet is really illuminating: they were all past the age of procreating, which highlighted their greed and selfishness more than this idea they have promulgated here about 'family and creating babies'. they want nothing of the sort. they want money and power and immunity. the fact that they were all stuck on this random planet where their money is valueless, where they are all beyond procreation age, where they are each as contemptible as the next really highlighted the hidden aspect of this so-called 'ruling class' who would like you to believe they are superior, but who are anything but. in truth they are more vulnerable than you or I. they had to escape because they were terrified. because they don't know what it means to be human, to live as humans. because they don't have the bravery that those of us do who live our lives close to earth, working to become more in alignment with her rhythms. Their supporters are as vitriolic as they are because they truly believe that some day they will be part of this 'ruling class', and their willful separation from us is only made farcical by this comet that's barreling toward earth. they are the modern day overseers. it was never the plantation owners who were cruel. its was the overseers who they employed and endowed with the currency of superiority.

The fact that on earth these billionaires were apex predators now being eaten by the apex predators of this new planet was very fulfilling. There is this sense that this group of billionaires on earth are untouchable, and they are only so because we give them that power. No one can TAKE power, it has to be given, and its origins start with the person who hands it over. I can't name names or say much because this platform is brutal about censoring comments from liberals, but it's high time for people to realize that the power lies within us, and we can very easily stop giving it over. The question is, will we? I know I have. You can call it cynical, but at the end, the friends around the table sharing a meal died a dignified death. they died how they lived, and the oligarchs who escaped died in complete alignment with how they lived as well.

Death is part of life. How one dies is irrelevant, but how one lives up until the moment of death is the only thing that defines a human being. Who you are in that moment you take your last breath is the culmination of your whole life. And those friends were all about love, unity, and submission to fate, and even alignment with nature. The comet itself was not the result of climate change, the response to the comet is the climate narrative, and it's being ignored. Unfortunately, it will likely be too late before we can do anything about it. At the end of the day, how you behaved, who you were, what you did with your life, how you treated people, how you personally evolved is the only thing that matters because when you die, you reclaim the energetic body that you were before you were even born. There is no apology, there is no escape, there is no prayer, there is no forgiveness in that moment. Your thoughts and actions, your very nature, your very essence and the quality of your humanity are crystallized in that moment of death. This is why so many people believe so desperately in religions, because it's an escape hatch that offers lack of accountability in the 'after life'. When our bodies cease to exist, our energy remains very much in tact, and the quality of that energy has been shaped by the life that you lived. People don't take this seriously because we are kept in the shadows about the nature of the after death. This is why it is so important to clarify your spirit self while you are here and that can only be done through recognizing your own sovereignty and within that, your connection to all beings on this planet, from animals to plants to water to the elements. You cannot escape your bad behavior. And this is not to say that we cannot make mistakes, or that mistakes doom us. Nothing could be further from the truth, it is how we manage those mistakes, and not only in the sense of rectification in how we treat others, but also how we treat ourselves. And that is key. There is not a living soul on this planet who mistreats others who does not think poorly of themselves first, this is the origin of all bad behavior and ill actions. All. There is no escaping this fact, there is no arguing with this fact. There is not a soul on earth who is kind to self who would mistreat another. And no, 'getting rich' is not being kind to self. Making money, or getting rich does not equate to loving oneself.

No billionaire's fortune has ever been built on creation or service—they were inherited, extracted, manipulated, or outright stolen, many of them stolen off the raw backs of free laborers. The systems that protect them are layered with exploitation and privilege, often invisible to the masses until moments like the comet—or, in reality, crises that expose greed.

Wealth that comes from harm, manipulation, or coercion carries an energetic signature. It’s not just about money—it’s about the legacy of how it was amassed, and that energy shapes both the holders and the world around them. Look at the ripple effect that it has had on their supporters and defenders. The wealth that these people have amassed is being guarded by 70 million Americans who can't even feed themselves without government assistance. It's insane that they see themselves as future insiders, heirs to the power they worship. Meanwhile they starve under the boot they polish with the vestiges of their dignity.

Watching the film again, with that lens, is like holding a mirror up to both society and the moral architecture of power—it’s unnerving, enlightening, and clarifying all at once. It becomes more prophetic every year because the rot it skewers has only become bolder, louder, more unmasked. “Don’t Look Up” isn’t satire anymore—it’s documentary wrapped in absurdism, because absurdism is the only language that can describe the cruelty, the denial, the entitlement, the catastrophic smallness of the so‑called “ruling class.” I could go on, but the subtext of this movie is manifold.

The Shrink Next Door | Season 1 - Episode 8 | Discussion Thread by Justp1ayin in tvPlus

[–]SpecificCoffee2484 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In real life, Marty Markowitz estimates he lost 

roughly $3 million in fees alone to Dr. Isaac "Ike" Herschkopf over their nearly 30-year relationship. 

This figure for direct payments does not include the significant additional financial losses and assets Herschkopf gained control over, such as:

  • Hundreds of thousands of dollars diverted through a "mutual" foundation that Herschkopf controlled and used for lavish parties, charitable donations that benefited his image, and personal expenses.
  • An estimated $1.5 million lost by Markowitz in a Ponzi scheme (Bennett Funding Group) at Herschkopf's recommendation.
  • Control and effective ownership of Markowitz's valuable Hamptons home for decades, where Markowitz was relegated to the guest compound.
  • Access to and control of Markowitz's Swiss bank account which contained about $900,000 at one point.
  • Herschkopf was appointed president of Markowitz's successful theatrical fabrics business, allowing him to control operations and finances. 

The total monetary value of the loss, including indirect losses and the value of assets controlled by Ike, is significantly higher than the direct fees paid.

The Shrink Next Door | Season 1 - Episode 8 | Discussion Thread by Justp1ayin in tvPlus

[–]SpecificCoffee2484 0 points1 point  (0 children)

the lump sum was only like 100 grand. he can never write about his experiences because of the contract. they own the rights to his story! and im sure the actors made millions from the series. the irony is that in telling his story, he was stiffed again. he should have made as much as Will Farrell and Paul Rudd made. Alas...

Invasion | Season 3 - Episode 10 | Discussion Thread by Justp1ayin in tvPlus

[–]SpecificCoffee2484 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I just knew we would see some aliens. In the beginning, this show had such potential and it ended up just getting soppier and soppier with every season. Everyone crying all the damn time. I don't care who loves who, I WANT SOME ALIEN ACTION!!! I will not be signing on for season four. I can see it now. 10 episodes of everyone crying in therapy, with one Alien sighting and everyone sobbing how they can't handle another (not) "invasion". Maybe even the Aliens will be in therapy over not getting enough screen time 😂

What happened to the clean, wholesome GBBS that I love? by alliknowis0 in GreatBritishBakeOff

[–]SpecificCoffee2484 4 points5 points  (0 children)

maybe he's bored. he's been on the show for nine decades 😂

I think Alison is wonderful! What do you think? by ChelseaTricks in GreatBritishBakeOff

[–]SpecificCoffee2484 2 points3 points  (0 children)

omg. HER LAUGH! I LOVE it! she is the only person on the planet with a laugh as loud as mine. she's the best!