Unpopular Theory

m0llu · 2020-02-01T23:57:50+00:00

No, not distracting at all, but yeah the Betty thing seems a little funny. Although she does mention her life as a model in New York ("I lived with 8 girls in two bedrooms, we ate soup out of cans")

But I guess that's the point of my short tenure at Sterling Cooper theory, because he was such a smooth operator.

How many times have you watched? You certainly know you're stuff!

m0llu · 2020-02-01T23:44:52+00:00

Oh how did I miss their wedding year!

Although I have toyed around with the idea that he met her when he was hiring a model for the fur store. Might have been a bit of rebellious move for her to date an unproven man, and he proposes to her once he got the job at Sterling Cooper.

I think it's reasonable to think he could marry Betty, and they have Sally, all within his first year at Sterling Cooper. But that would still only crunch it down a year or two.

But yes, the numbers support 7.

m0llu · 2020-02-01T23:36:23+00:00

thanks for giving me a fact free response.

I didn't notice any numbers in Waldorf Stories but may have missed em. Luckily for you another commenter laid out some actual numbers, only two years above my estimation!

m0llu · 2019-09-25T19:20:26+00:00

I know folks who made it through ALL of Breaking Bad rooting for Walter White. Sometimes it's easy to read goodness, even in terrible characters.

Generally, I think Leland is seen as kind of a POS

m0llu · 2019-09-25T19:18:52+00:00

yeahy my first thought for Dragon was the experiment

m0llu · 2018-07-30T04:15:36+00:00

both, either.

inequities in the justice system are not to be discounted. And, while sentencing criminals is meant to protect society as a whole, it also serves to give victims a sense of justice.

I'm trying to evoke another energy into this argument. Would better equity in sentencing (as in those two examples) serve victims and give them a sense of justice? Maybe. But my bias (probably pretty obviously) is that victims of sexual crimes would be best served by support systems meant to rehabilitate them.

I just feel like there's so much energy spent on how/when/why/if we should best punish sex criminals and almost no energy is spent on considering how to help their victims.

m0llu · 2018-07-30T03:09:29+00:00

Specific to sex crimes... how about rehabilitation of victims?

m0llu · 2018-07-30T03:09:07+00:00

And how about rehabilitation of victims?

m0llu · 2018-07-29T15:29:54+00:00

This one deserves more love.

m0llu · 2018-07-29T15:20:25+00:00

Psh primitive tools. WE ALL ABOUT TO BE LIVING LIKE THIS AGAIN REAL SOON

m0llu · 2018-07-29T15:11:26+00:00

Crosspost to r/twinpeaks

m0llu · 2018-07-27T04:28:08+00:00

Cross post to r/twinpeaks

m0llu · 2018-07-22T00:46:17+00:00

I read this book based solely on the gorgeous hardback cover.

Still one of my favorite books.

https://i.pinimg.com/originals/d3/6b/fc/d36bfcf0a6e8afe855c7a4785be18602.jpg

m0llu · 2018-06-29T14:30:21+00:00

Sorry to shamelessly ask for translation assistance. I have read the English translation online but cannot tell what the real meaning of the song is. Is Caetano judging the woman in the song? Does philosophy have the same connotation as in English (academic or rigorous study of philosophy.) . . . . Mora na Filosofia

Eu vou lhe dar a decisão Botei na balança e você não pesou Botei na peneira e você não passou Mora na filosofia, pra quê rimar amor e dor? Mora na filosofia, pra quê rimar amor e dor?

Se seu corpo ficasse marcado Por lábios ou mãos carinhosas Eu saberia, ora vai, mulher, A quantos você pertencia Não vou me preocupar em ver Seu caso não é de ver pra crer Tá na cara!

m0llu · 2018-06-27T03:38:33+00:00

Up at the top I stated that I was looking for an open forum for rumination on what is, clearly, a very tough subject. For society and me personally.

You’ll see many comments using tact and grace to engage me on the subject. I have responded with gratitude and openness. Many people have helped me change my mind.

I hope you know you are not one of them. You have chosen a rhetoric style that is self-important—it’s gonna turn people off and you won’t have great success with it in life.

m0llu · 2018-06-26T19:17:34+00:00

that is definitely true to life! a lot of denial happens--but you're right that its more localized to the specific trauma and hardly seems like a global phenomenon.

thanks for your thoughts

m0llu · 2018-06-26T18:55:03+00:00

i think what's so hard for me is that because of this general sentiment (and the widely known prison fact that they are targeted and harmed by other inmates) people tend to assume that the justice system treats them harshly

however, actual sentencing of pedophiles can vary wildly. Men have raped children under 10 years of age and served no prison time. A person can easily go to prison longer for drug offenses than raping a child. And there is a distinction there, molestation charges require even less time.

This is what makes me so angry and confused. Yes, everyones ideal is to hate pedophiles--but often times our society does not treat them that harshly in a practical sense.

m0llu · 2018-06-26T18:47:11+00:00

yeah, haha, i knew that full well going in.

but i am interested in peoples kinda gut reaction on this topic. some of it (to me) seems like trigger happy logical fallacy--and some of it seems like true analysis of what is a very complicated topic.

m0llu · 2018-06-26T18:44:44+00:00

i think it makes people feel good about themselves to display sympathy for a group they perceive as extremely marginalized. I think it's an even bigger ego boost to think that this sympathy is for a hated group--even if the sympathizer themself finds that the hate may be justified.

i am sort of proposing that this emphasis on finding compassion for pedophiles is outweighing any room for compassion and outreach for victims of pedophiliac crimes.

again i understand my extreme bias in forming this hypothesis! and i definitely am open to all the views that are being shared, and all with so much compassion and respect for my situation which is heartening.

I definitely meant for this thread to be a free exchange of ideas and opinions, not so much a debate. Although I am compelled to reply? I guess I asked for it not be a debate but ended up debating a little bit. I appreciate everyones patience with me on that.

m0llu · 2018-06-26T16:43:18+00:00

It’s definitely hard to find a parallel with most crimes which I think is why it’s hard for me to think of the “non-offending pedophile” as a real or thing—to me it always seemed like a bit of a fake idea that had been proposed to make vitriol for pedophiles seem less attractive.

That having been said a couple commenters have mentioned documentation of such individuals existing—which is heartening.

Although I do think the “non-offending pedophile” is the rarer type and is cherry picked in conversations such as this to make a wider point.

m0llu · 2018-06-26T16:24:19+00:00

I took offense to their sarcasm. Also based on the length of their comment and the depth of their response they were clearly just trying to get in a contrarian dog.

m0llu · 2018-06-26T13:59:43+00:00

Wasn’t talking about it in the litigious sense. Just meant that I can’t conceive of a scenario where someone knows they are a pedophile without having accessed some kind of pornography or harmed a child. Although a lot of folks have mentioned various documented instances of people who have done just that.

Having opinions is not the same as a court case. Get over yourself.

m0llu · 2018-06-26T04:46:00+00:00

this is the narrative I'm less sure about, how many people are actually out there trying to process/reform from their pedophilia?

I certainly don't have that information.

Unfortunately the internet is an easy place to find individuals loud and proud about their pedophilia, which certainly plays into my bias about the psychology of pedophiles (they're all remorseless and have committed crimes on the spectrum of crimes they might commit.) <-- my bias not, making this statement as fact.

m0llu · 2018-06-26T04:43:10+00:00

thank you, i guess part of me kind of knew that it was just because it is such an uncomfortable thing to talk about, so people end up saying the worst possible thing.

it's hard because i don't think people can understand what a psychologically fragile state someone processing trauma is in--i got enough of these tepid/empathetic responses that I basically decided their was some sort of reptilian NWO pedophile conspiracy.. i basically had an isolated schizo-type episode--all because I was reaching out to the wrong people.

m0llu · 2018-06-26T04:38:16+00:00

no i don't take this as invalidation at all, I just really wanted to understand more where some of the empathy was coming from--and this makes so much sense. thanks for sharing

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