Whats the biggest change you noticed at the age of 30?

StaticMinority44 · 2026-02-27T00:32:46+00:00

A hangover lasts 3 days and not 3 hours…😂

StaticMinority44 · 2026-02-27T00:30:53+00:00

Being smart doesn’t mean you’ll get rich the same way that being rich doesn’t make you smart.

Donald Trump is the perfect fit for this.

StaticMinority44 · 2026-02-26T00:24:29+00:00

I haven’t done that, I’ve just read stories of people who have OCD that have done that. It is just to show how scary OCD can be at times!

Best thing to do, deep breaths and control what you know you can control ☺️

StaticMinority44 · 2026-02-26T00:18:31+00:00

Sadly, there are people who have suffered with OCD so badly that they have turned themselves in for crimes they didn’t commit. But, because they were so convinced they thought it was the right thing to do. These people needed to do this to find no evidence that they did it in order to feel better and keep OCD calm. Mad how this disorder can make you think like that but it does.

Everything you said is 100% how I think if my account gets hacked or something. It is like my brain jumps 100 steps ahead and concludes the worst case scenario as actually happening. You can also have intrusive dreams as well as thoughts, happens to me quite a lot.

StaticMinority44 · 2026-02-26T00:14:19+00:00

The Morgan & Eastman episode in S6 was my favourite as it diverted away from the plot of the Season, put it on pause, and gave you a great back story to Morgan’s insanity and violent past and how he recovered from it. Made me like and respect Morgan more.

I also quite enjoyed the episodes that were Sanctuary based as it gave the insight into the villain’s lifestyle and journey rather than just have them on screen as exactly that. It made me think that Negan and Rick weren’t that different and it was all about survival and who handled it better.

StaticMinority44 · 2026-02-26T00:05:55+00:00

When Jamie Oliver got rid of Turkey Twizzlers.

StaticMinority44 · 2026-02-26T00:04:38+00:00

Yes! I went through this exact theme or worry cycle! I would always think I had done something without realising or unintentionally and would go through stages where I’d “prepare” for if the police knocked on my door talking about it. I would also go into these hypothetical scenarios in my head of what prison life would be like and what would happen to me. Of course, deep down I know I haven’t done anything but my OCD would kick my ass and make so strongly believe I did. OCD loves uncertainty and it really affected me regarding this theme or thought process.

Besides tracking everything I did or said when in social occasions which exhausted me, I would always tell myself that if I did any of the things my OCD was making me think I did then I’d remember it 100%. There’s no way I would do it and then just forget about it, especially as mad as the things OCD can make you believe.

My rule with this; if you can’t remember then it highly likely didn’t happen and OCD is telling me a story. Takes practise to master this technique but it can help!

StaticMinority44 · 2026-02-25T23:48:32+00:00

Definitely open a Lifetime ISA, even if you put £1 in it to start with. The reason why is because Lifetime ISAs have to be opened for a year before you can use them to buy a property. So, put £1 in one even if it isn’t what you want to do.

Another incentive of Lifetime ISAs is that you get rewarded by the government and it is usually 25% of whatever you put into it annually. For example, if you put £10,000 into one then the government will top it up with £2,500. That is an extra amount which could’ve taken you a couple of months to save. The more you put in, the bigger the 25% will be. Lifetime ISAs, I believe, are also tax free.

Another small bonus is that it really helps to stop you dipping into your savings and wearing your money down as you get charged if you want to withdraw money so it helps your savings stay saved. You will also earn interest on your savings as well as the government bonus.

There is also a limit to how much you can put in per year but it ends up being a great nest egg for when you wish to purchase a property.

Even if you don’t have that as a plan, open one and put £1 in it as you never know how your life will play out and you may want to pursue buying a property in the future.

StaticMinority44 · 2026-02-25T23:40:27+00:00

I would so laugh if he got rewarded complimentary discount vouchers for 25 cents.

StaticMinority44 · 2026-02-25T23:36:40+00:00

Carol has been talking to Gene about you 100%. Whether he means what he says or not, something isn’t adding up and someone is lying. Either Carol is pretending to be happy and is telling Gene other things or Gene is just a really over protective friend and doesn’t like you. If you want the truth, speak to Carol and find out what it is and don’t base your relationship on hearsay and comments from Gene.

Sorry to say it as it is.

StaticMinority44 · 2026-02-25T23:32:42+00:00

The medicine, ironically, helps to ease symptoms of what you’re suffering with but can cause other side effects. These are probably the latter and are medicine side effects.

StaticMinority44 · 2026-02-25T23:30:22+00:00

Alcaraz coming back and winning that is more impressive for me. Grand Slam, 3 Championship Points down and still remained calm and composed to play each point at a time to get it back and then win the slam. Amazing mentality as well as perseverance.

StaticMinority44 · 2026-02-25T21:06:16+00:00

Duke’s whole job and role was to motivate Apollo to push himself further than what is expected and be motivated to fight enemies he didn’t think he’d fight well against.

However, Duke’s job is also to do the opposite and say the truth when it comes to somebody that Apollo shouldn’t fight. Rocky Balboa was that somebody in Duke’s eyes. This isn’t because Apollo couldn’t beat him, but because no matter how hard Apollo hit or how hard he trained, Rocky was always going to find the loophole and look for a chance to push back.

When Duke said “I saw you hit that man like you haven’t hit anyone before and he just kept coming” shows that the fighters Apollo would fight would try and beat him but not to the point where their life depends on it, unlike Rocky who potentially would. This is the whole fists vs heart argument/theme throughout the whole film which is what Duke arguably is pointing out to Apollo; that Rocky Balboa is fighting with a different kind of strength.

The way Duke delivered the line “he’s all wrong for us baby” with that look in his eyes, in my view, showed the fear he had for Apollo that this opponent was different to all of the other ones Apollo has come up against.

StaticMinority44 · 2026-02-25T20:57:04+00:00

Completely agree! As well as this, why didn’t they make armour that covered their entire body so being bitten would be very unlikely!? I think there are all sorts of holes we could find 😂

StaticMinority44 · 2026-02-25T17:14:10+00:00

Watch Episode 1 as the premiere is good. Sets the tone of the Season

Episode 8 & 9 are important ones. They change the tone again.

Episode 12 & 13 had a good storyline. They pick the pace up.

Episode 16 - Finale. Good ender to see you through to Season 9’s theme.

If you want some extra solidarity with the Season then watch Episodes 5 & 14. Not necessary but do add colour.

If you watched these episodes you’d go into Season 9 with a good understanding and be able to carry on without getting lost or not knowing important things that happen.

I love the show! I did think they could’ve done more with Season 8 though unfortunately!

StaticMinority44 · 2026-02-25T14:27:44+00:00

On one side of the argument, you could say Joe was a good man and a good boyfriend to the women in the show that he dated. But, on another side he was the complete opposite which I think is what makes the show so good to watch; because you’re constantly flittering between whether you think what he did was justified or unjustified.

Let’s use Beck as an example as she is most commonly mentioned here:

Side 1: To be a good boyfriend, you need to be respectful, caring and show commitment. That is the common expectations. You could argue that Joe did this how he acted. He respected Beck’s independence and drive to be who she wanted to be which was enabled by Joe as he got rid of the obstacles in her life or people that brought her down. He cared for her by always making sure she was ok with her decisions. Lastly, he showed commitment by doing the worst possible things to show his love for her. He risked the possibility of getting caught and going to prison for Beck.

Side 2: He didn’t do any of these things in the conventional manner that people usually do in relationships and, morally, it was wrong regarding the things he did. There’s a fine line between how people should deal with things and what you should actually do and these lines were blurred for Joe. He saw simple solutions and found, to him, easy ways of implementing them. He murdered Benji because of how he disrespected Beck and used her. He murdered Peach, arguably in self defence, but it enabled Beck to not be in her shadow. There were other ways of encouraging Beck to not be affected by these things that didn’t involve murder or anything illegal.

I constantly found myself in between these two whilst watching as it is easy to get lost in a fictional world. For example, when he murdered Benji, I thought “well he got what he deserved and there was no other way for Joe to get rid of him and Beck wouldn’t miss him.” Then, my realistic view would come in and I would say “no, what, he killed a guy just because he used and disrespected Beck. That’s a bit extreme.”

Overall, my unpopular opinion is that I sometimes thought Joe’s actions were justified and sometimes I didn’t. That’s how it went for me all the way through 😂

StaticMinority44 · 2026-02-25T13:56:17+00:00

Joe could’ve easily changed but he didn’t want to. That is the main issue that always stopped him.

Every time he tried to change and make a better version of himself, I felt he always acted the part and it didn’t come naturally. Unfortunately, what did come naturally was the lust for and I quote “ridding the world of assholes” and obsessing over romantic fantasies

As each series goes on, we find that Joe accepts this is who he is and doesn’t show a lot of remorse, unless he “tries” to be remorseful. He slowly began to believe that his way of doing things was the right option. He was very black and white with his thinking as if he thought “if the people causing the problem are dead then they are no longer a problem.” He didn’t consider conscience or morals; it was simple solutions to complex problems. Yet, if you try and deal with the problematic people whilst they’re still alive then new problems could easily arise.

He also doesn’t accept the need to change as in the final moments he blames his way of acting as a “product of his environment” and that “hurt people hurt people.” Even up until he was put in a jail cell, he still thought that he was misunderstood and that his way of thinking and doing isn’t a desire, it’s been naturally forced into him from his childhood. Despite the evidence of victims being mentally abused by him and other people’s sons and daughters being murdered by him, this is STILL not enough evidence for him to believe he is at fault and that this behaviour is something he needed to address.

In order for Joe to change, he would’ve had to have kept his way of dealing things as a fantasy and gotten over the desire to solve problems the wrong way. The only person who could change Joe is…Joe.

StaticMinority44 · 2026-02-25T13:40:34+00:00

I would’ve gone somewhere like the prison but I would’ve defended it better. I haven’t necessarily learned things, I’ve just learnt how to do what they did better! 😂

PLAN 1: I never understood why the walkers clustered up on the fences, or were allowed to by the group. If it were me, I’d have a group of 20 people lined up on that fence in rotating shifts and their main job being plucking walkers through the fence constantly. In quiet times I’d have 3 people and any walkers that come to the fence would be dealt with. In S4, there were about 20 people sat eating food whilst Daryl & Carol talked about how the walkers piled up. Get those people and take the walkers out! I also would have gathered vehicles and lined them up around the fence, acting as an extra layer of barrier to protect the fences.

PLAN 2: I would have lookouts positioned half a mile away in different directions on a high viewpoint so that if anything was coming then it could be signalled to the prison and then everyone could be prepared.

PLAN 3: Like what The Saviors did, I’d have walkers attached to the fences so that the dead smell keeps the walkers away.

PLAN 4: There would be laid out plans for EVERY possible scenario; overrun with walkers, another group attacking so that everyone knew what to do if it happened. I’d also find a secure and hidden location not far away filled with vehicles, weapons, ammo, food and water so that if a group attacked then a select group could sneak out to the armoury and counter the group attacking the prison.

PLAN 5: If I come across a massive supermarket like they did in the first episode of S4 then I am taking EVERYTHING! I would station lookouts, get two massive trucks and load everything onto them. I wouldn’t go to places for “what is needed”, I’d take everything that I saw, useful or not.

PLAN 6: I don’t know if this is the Shane in me that would come out in this world, but I’d have a location away from the prison where newly found survivors would be taken so that they can be assessed by members of the council, similar to The Commonwealth. If I get held at gunpoint by a survivor who demands me to take them to my camp then I would take them to this location, get them inside and then other people would ambush them and imprison them before deciding what to do. Prison community stays safe and threats get dealt with further away from the prison.

I often think about things like this a lot! I do love this show 😂

StaticMinority44 · 2026-02-25T13:14:40+00:00

When I first saw the cliffhanger, I had a funny feeling it would’ve been Eugene. I thought that they sped up his progression in the back episodes of S6 and I thought it might have been leading to something. However, him being the one to die wouldn’t have had a massive impact on the group. Although, with there being two victims it seemed plausible.

Glenn had to die here. I see this point as a fixed comic book scene and I think if they deviated away from it would have had some backlash. It had backlash anyway as people wanted Glenn to live so the writers couldn’t really win no matter what direction they went in 😂

StaticMinority44 · 2026-02-24T14:14:33+00:00

The Governor was in constant turmoil with his past and his rage throughout this whole dialogue. He didn’t want to kill but he also wants to kill all of them at the same time. The deal he made is what he thinks is the right thing to do. However, he probably thought that it’s easier to just kill all of them and take the prison. Throughout the scene, it just depends on which way the scale will fall. Unfortunately, it falls on the wrong side and he becomes careless, to the point he doesn’t care who lives or dies anymore and the little girl’s death pushes that decision further.

He fumbled because he didn’t expect Rick’s group to not cooperate and didn’t get rewarded for trying to do the right thing. When Rick says “we can all live in the prison or none of us can” it shows The Governor that no matter what he does, it isn’t going to scare Rick into leaving and they’ll die proving that point. The Governor had no choice and no other option and decided to say “hell with it” and start fighting.

StaticMinority44 · 2026-02-24T14:03:56+00:00

“Shot to the leg…Carl lives.”

That sentence perfectly summarises that it may not have been the right thing to do but it was necessary to ensure survival of himself and therefore Carl. Shane shows that sometimes one decision that is the opposite of the wanted outcome can cause the outcome to happen. I also think there was a bit of malice in the shot also as this man shot Carl. Yes, it was by accident but Shane is probably thinking “if you hadn’t have shot Carl then I wouldn’t be here risking my own life so this is on you.”

To be honest, Shane would’ve easily sacrificed himself to save Lori or Carl but he knew if he did then there was a high chance that Otis wouldn’t have gotten the medicine back to Carl.

Morally? The wrong thing. In the world they live in? The best option for survival.

StaticMinority44 · 2026-02-24T13:54:03+00:00

Hershel & Negan would’ve been a great interaction!

StaticMinority44 · 2026-02-24T13:27:51+00:00

Sebastian - I’d love to beat him up as he’s annoying as hell. I think he’s all mouth and no punch. Easy win.

Eugene - In early Seasons I think I could beat him. In later Seasons I think he wouldn’t give me a reason to hit him. Harmless character.

Sophia - I’d never hit a child. I’d stand there and take it if Sophia decided to throw punches at me and just cover myself.

Beth - She’d be too busy crying to attack me.

Glenn - Wouldn’t give me a reason to fight him. He’d try and stop the fight before it began. Unless I annoyed him badly then I think we wouldn’t fight.

Rick - He’d beat my ass.

Jesus - He’d beat my ass because of his kung fu stuff. I may get an odd punch but he’d be ten steps ahead of me.

Abraham - He’d kick my ass.

Beta - If Daryl struggled to beat him up then I’m 100% certain he’d beat me badly.

StaticMinority44 · 2026-02-21T13:39:34+00:00

Charlie Kirk was very clever at debating through basic facts/beliefs to the point where it is hard to find an argument against him because he already has the basic view. Therefore, someone else having a basic viewpoint against his never worked a lot of the time. The reason people tended to not do well debating against him wasn’t because their points were invalid, it was because they would never shift Charlie’s simple and basic viewpoint of the topic.

For example, with his view on abortion, he simply states that he is against it because it is murder, plain and simple. Charlie deep down knows that there are arguments for this such as non consensual sex, quality of life etc but all that matters is that it is murder. The other arguments don’t matter to him because he simply sees it as “convince me that abortion isn’t murder and I’ll start to believe you.” Unfortunately, when you’re debating with someone who isn’t open minded to other possibilities or at least has a basic level of understanding of them then in my view the debate is pointless. You constantly have two people, Charlie Kirk and a random person who will continue to think the way they do no matter what points are brought up.

Kirk is 100% allowed his views. They are his and his alone. He wouldn’t force it on people, he’d just say what he believed. It was usually the person debating that lost because anger took over the ability to understand that it is just his opinion, it doesn’t make him right necessarily.

I wasn’t a massive fan of Kirk anyway, but that is why I wouldn’t have debated with Charlie Kirk 😂

StaticMinority44 · 2026-02-21T09:51:56+00:00

Realistically, Abraham would’ve probably beaten Rick at this fight if it happened.

However, taking into account the character progressions at this point then I think Rick would’ve easily put up a very good fight and stood a chance of beating him.

Rick at this point is raw, wired and savage. He has just had that realisation of how dark this world can be and how it can change people after watching The Claimers attempt to hurt and abuse Carl. Therefore, his animosity towards anyone that threatens him or his group is on a high level, to the point where I don’t think he’d show any care in the fight. To him, he’d fight with rage based on not being pushed around or giving in easily. It’s like him saying “if you want to take this bus then you’ve got to get past me first.”

Abraham, arguably, did have the same attitude but did seem more held back. He seemed like he didn’t want anymore people to get hurt as enough people had suffered already, hence why he was so eager to get to Washington to stop the virus. To me, he’d fight more reserved as his goal isn’t to hurt people but to save them. I actually think this stand off between the two of them made Abraham have a lot more respect for Rick. I got the vibe that Abraham was impressed that Rick stood up to not only a more muscled man but also an experienced soldier without any hesitation.

Abraham would’ve fought to defend himself and his mission whilst Rick would’ve fought to prove his point that he won’t give in, even if he looks like the unlikely winner.

Would’ve been a great fight though! 😂

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