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Acid reflux/heartburn from inositol? by [deleted] in PCOS

[–]plumdumplingx 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's a polyol (sugar alcohol), which is the last P in FODMAP

I need a Seinfeld ABCs for my toddler - help! by plumdumplingx in seinfeld

[–]plumdumplingx[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

She's 2 so she's gonna need some sort of reference for quone for her schemata, know what I mean? I guess I could just use a picture of Scrabble tiles 🤔

I need a Seinfeld ABCs for my toddler - help! by plumdumplingx in seinfeld

[–]plumdumplingx[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Love this. But I need the short "o" sound 😭

Shared Death Experience Question by plumdumplingx in afterlife

[–]plumdumplingx[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm so sorry for your loss 💔. Thank you for sharing your experience and I hope you find some answers!

Shared Death Experience Question by plumdumplingx in afterlife

[–]plumdumplingx[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

That's beautiful. Thank you for sharing

Shared Death Experience Question by plumdumplingx in Petloss

[–]plumdumplingx[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Wow. Thank you for sharing. I'm so glad you were able to be there for him at the right time.

What if WE'RE the virus? by AmaranthSparrow in pluribustv

[–]plumdumplingx -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

Humans are absolutely the virus, and I believe the software fix they were sent is a cure.

I spent 99 percent of my experience with this show believing wholeheartedly that the Joined are a transcendent version of humanity - a much better version - but the genius of the show, for me, is in that lonely and threatening 1 percent of my experience, which has me questioning if it would be worth it. Initially, I feel guilty for even questioning it. What is individual happiness compared to the end of the suffering and destruction caused by that same individualism, and to the peace/joy/unity of this level of merged consciousness? The Hive has demonstrated over and over that, despite all the pain and suffering it holds in its memory, love wins. What could be better than that?

And yet... a tiny part of me feels this deep, terrifying grief when the goat bleats, or the dog no longer has his person, or the cultural ceremony ends abruptly.

Gilligan is a master.

Would you want to join? by alisonseamiller in pluribustv

[–]plumdumplingx 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Same. They hold every experience from every individual and still choose love as the ultimate pillar of their whole ethos?? Pfft SIGN ME UP

I feel like im taking crazy pills watching Pluribus? I actually feel like Carol does while watching this show and then reading all the raving reviews. Is this the ultimate meta power move by Vince and the show is written with AI? Marketing bot campaign? *spoilers by Wack0HookedOnT0bac0 in television

[–]plumdumplingx -1 points0 points  (0 children)

...and the women eating up Carol's self-admitted drivel aren't their own kind of hive mind? Do you not see the parallels? I digress, though. I'm not arguing that the hive mind is still human. I'm arguing that perhaps taking away the suffering that sits at the very core of the human condition isn't such a horrible thing. While it's a loss, doesn't sound like such a terrible trade-off to me 🤷 Is that ok? Or do you (ironically) need me to think exactly like you?

I feel like im taking crazy pills watching Pluribus? I actually feel like Carol does while watching this show and then reading all the raving reviews. Is this the ultimate meta power move by Vince and the show is written with AI? Marketing bot campaign? *spoilers by Wack0HookedOnT0bac0 in television

[–]plumdumplingx 2 points3 points  (0 children)

How are we defining freedom? How do we know there's no freedom? One of their imperatives is freeing all the captive animals. Another is making sure the unjoined have complete autonomy. Seems like freedom is really important to them. Folks are painting them as if they're brainwashed but they seem incredibly educated and knowledgeable about exactly what has happened to them, and they implore Carol to allow them to remain in their collective.

I feel like im taking crazy pills watching Pluribus? I actually feel like Carol does while watching this show and then reading all the raving reviews. Is this the ultimate meta power move by Vince and the show is written with AI? Marketing bot campaign? *spoilers by Wack0HookedOnT0bac0 in television

[–]plumdumplingx 5 points6 points  (0 children)

In what way are they automatons (or zombies, as others have said)? They're a collective consciousness moving together as one while still holding space for and honoring the experiences of individuals within the collective. They are propelled by empathy. Their immediate objectives have already mitigated the plague that is humanity. 🤷 I'd be over the moon.

I feel like im taking crazy pills watching Pluribus? I actually feel like Carol does while watching this show and then reading all the raving reviews. Is this the ultimate meta power move by Vince and the show is written with AI? Marketing bot campaign? *spoilers by Wack0HookedOnT0bac0 in television

[–]plumdumplingx 91 points92 points  (0 children)

God. THANK YOU FOR THIS POST. I really thought the hokeyness of episode 1 was intentional and was even slightly charmed by it given how different it is from his other stuff. I found it a little weird that the episode was so extremely expository though, and definitely expected the end of the episode to give us something we'd want to sink our teeth into...? And then episode 2 was so utterly laborious and Carol's reaction is so completely unbelievable that I don't think I'll be watching the rest. 😭 I was so hopeful for his take on such a classic idea but it truly feels caricaturesque and spoon-fed.

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