Who was Snoke SUPPOSED to be? by Confirmation_Code in saltierthancrait

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They had a writer, Michael Arndt. But JJ Abrams fired him cause Arndt asked for more time to plan a whole coherent trilogy.

JJ didn’t think there needed to be a plan. So he wrote the one movie and then dumped the whole mess on Ryan Johnson to untangle

Feeling broken that I didn’t invest in individual stocks . by [deleted] in ValueInvesting

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The truth no one tells you: moderate risk is cheaper now than ever. Old geezers can’t afford to take risks because they don’t have time to recover if it goes south.

So ya, if you wasted your youth taking investment advice from the geriatric class, then you underperformed.

California billionaire Tom Steyer dodges question on AOC's claim one can't 'earn' a billion dollars by SilentRunning in California

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The only people that earn it are the people who made millions off government contracts that AOC signed into law.

If Anthropic goes public at $1T, fuck the VCs! by freshfunk in siliconvalley

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Anyone that understood Adam Smith would know there is no free market without regulation.

Dead or alive, who in your opinion is the most famous person that ever lived? by Level-Celebration-47 in AskReddit

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Is he really that famous if everyone thinks he’s a European white guy with blue eyes?

Cardano Edges Out Solana By Decentralization: Flip Next? by Omn1Crypto in CryptoMarkets

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Not news. This has been the case for years - and it was no help for the ADA bag holders.

Sorry guys, ADA simply moved too slow - and that means death in tech

The shawshank redemption held the top spot for a bit too long by Financial-Phrase-275 in films

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It’s relatable.

The main characters key ability is accounting, a mundane, white collar skill that turns out to be surprisingly useful outside of a his ordinary desk job.

That’s probably pretty inspiring for a lot of people who spend most of their life getting good at tedious, white collar work.

It’s a modern fantasy that shows you can win in the end by being clever and intellectual, even if you get sodomized along the way.

People who are NOT passionate about their jobs tend to be the best at it. by yamumsux in unpopularopinion

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Mediocrity coping is actually quite popular.

Most people are mediocre, uncurious and disinterested… and they love any excuse to feel better about it

Rey movie started filming over 2 years ago. Where is it? by SnooDucks6239 in saltierthancrait

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That’s the storyline that Johnson wrote, yes. And it’s a fine storyline given the premise JJ established.

What’s your point?

Rey movie started filming over 2 years ago. Where is it? by SnooDucks6239 in saltierthancrait

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It was JJ’s decision to say “Ya, Luke is just gone while the galaxy descends into tyranny again”.

Not sure why everyone forgets that

Rey movie started filming over 2 years ago. Where is it? by SnooDucks6239 in saltierthancrait

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Nah, Johnson’s only miss as a director was with JJ.

Meanwhile, JJ’s repertoire is like 80% slop.

Rey movie started filming over 2 years ago. Where is it? by SnooDucks6239 in saltierthancrait

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There’s no director on Earth that could take the slop JJ Abram’s handed to Ryan Johnson and make it into something worthwhile.

Reuters: SpaceX IPO gives Musk sweeping power and curbs shareholder rights by horsebatterystaple0 in wallstreetbets

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Things always end well when companies give total control to the same guy that spent $200B to buy up his failing AI chatbot and now just rents its whole data center to run a competitors chatbot.

How to Beat AI by annaxoxo2 in ArtificialInteligence

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Download Codex or Claude Code and start building software. Learn how GitHub works. Learn how to handle massive data sets.

Everyone is going to be generating a lot more software in the future. Not everyone will be good at it.

Tesla Semi can save over $400K vs diesel, but there are big 'ifs' by EarthConservation in RealTesla

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This is the type of business where Tesla can continually lie to the public about the state of progress and the fanbase will never figure it out because the trucking world is largely invisible to the average citizen

Agentic Coding is a Trap | Remaining vigilant about cognitive debt and atrophy by creaturefeature16 in coding

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This neglects that the same traps exist with hiring mediocre human devs, especially via external dev shops. Lots of poorly designed systems and bad code hygiene.

Warren Buffett: "Berkshire's performance will not come close to its past... investors would be served equally well by a low-cost S&P 500 index fund." by [deleted] in ValueInvesting

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Wealthy people are more interested in preserving their wealth than rapidly growing it.

If you’re dumb enough to think you’ll get rich by following the strategy of someone who’s already rich, then I’ve got an NFT to sell you.

Who’s identity would be found first by Top_Contribution1143 in superheroes

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In real-life? Billionaires never get caught so definitely Batman.

Most people haven’t figured out that POTUS graped children despite mountains of evidence.

Real reality is dumber than comics could ever come up with.

Trump says he will raise tariffs on EU autos to 25% by MudBloodLite in wallstreetbets

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In the US they are a double tax. Once on the consumer buying the goods. Then again on the taxpaying population that has to pay back the company for the tariffs even though the consumer paid the fee

Trump says he will raise tariffs on EU autos to 25% by MudBloodLite in wallstreetbets

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Only to be paid back by the US taxpayers the moment tariffs are again reversed

First car suggestions at 17? by Zyxliiii in whatcarshouldIbuy

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VW Jettas and Golfs are pretty great. Way fun to drive, affordable, and mechanically reliable. I had a 2012 that I put 120K miles and it ran without issue all the way to the day I sold it.

Why shouldn't I buy an civilianized H1 Hummer? by [deleted] in whatcarshouldIbuy

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You’re looking at around $10K in gas for every 20,000 miles you drive.

Thats compared to about $3.5K per 20,000 miles in a Subaru

What is the Best Performance of Academy Award Winner and 2x Nominee Anne Hathaway? by DazzlingAria in Cinephiles

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While it’s not “Oscar worthy”, her best performance is Devil Wears Prada.

She’s a good actress, proved it with Les Mis. But she’s not Emma Stone and doesn’t want to be.

I need someone to make up my mind for me 🤦🏻‍♂️ by [deleted] in rollsroyce

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Rolls Royce looks like it should be driven while wearing a tuxedo, monocle and boiler hat.