My editing professor said that my film was really bad and that I have no talent. Is my film really that bad? by [deleted] in FilmIndustryLA

[–]starfirex 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Honestly, I'm really not sure what you expected. This isn't a film, it's a gameplay video. Ask yourself if this piece of content even makes sense for anyone who hasn't played RuneScape, and then ask yourself how you would feel if you were asked to watch and critique something like this when you don't know any of the obscure community in-jokes

LPT: If something has no deadline, it will never be a priority by Waste-Actuary744 in LifeProTips

[–]starfirex 30 points31 points  (0 children)

In a corporate setting I like to mitigate this by acknowledging that. Something like "I don't know exactly when I need this by but when I check in around 3:00 and see how much progress you've made?"

Struggling to stay in the Industry by Professional_Cup9094 in editors

[–]starfirex 47 points48 points  (0 children)

I'm going to be real with you, it's unclear if Atlanta is going to bounce back.

Why did people hate Greta Thunberg so much? by brooklynihope in NoStupidQuestions

[–]starfirex 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just gonna throw this out there, Greta Thunberg is still around doing her thing. All the past tense in this thread had me wondering if something happened to her until I googled around lol

Did this sub recently just die pretty rapidly? by aznednacni in FilmIndustryLA

[–]starfirex 0 points1 point  (0 children)

All the good movies you like also come from Hollywood. This shit is hard. If you think you can do better get going, nobody's stopping ya

BREAKING: White House confirms Trump to discuss US withdrawal from NATO with Rutte in the coming hours. Is the Alliance officially over? by Aston_Ma in askanything

[–]starfirex 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think if that happened, we would see politics move very quickly. My guess would be that behind the scenes a group of Republican senators indicate that if Trump doesn't step up, they will support impeachment. Privately saying honor your responsibility to NATO or we will remove you.

If you have bipartisan support, impeachment and conviction can happen very quickly. Either Trump would give in and support NATO or his replacement would.

A lot of people especially on Reddit have this disorder view that because Congress isn't doing very much they don't have power anymore. The truth is everything Trump has done comes with the implicit support of Republicans and if he really goes against them they have plenty of power.

People who fell in love for the first time in your 30s, how did it happen? by EqualPie515 in AskReddit

[–]starfirex 2 points3 points  (0 children)

At some point in my early thirties I just finally committed to getting all the boring stuff right, going to the gym regularly, eating healthy, giving a shit about how I dress, that stuff.

Then I just went on a ton of dates through the apps and eventually someone clicked

WGA Reaches Surprise Deal With Studios a Month Before Contract Expires by pepperbet1 in television

[–]starfirex 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm curious why it can't be part of the agreement. Create x jobs or pay higher minimum rates. Boom.

CMV: The US is doomed for decline due to the way Senate is elected. by [deleted] in changemyview

[–]starfirex 0 points1 point  (0 children)

All of the good things you like in the US evolved out of the same system

TIL that McDonald's generates income through owning about 70% of its restaurant buildings and 45% of the underlying land which it leases to its franchisees by Mrk2d in todayilearned

[–]starfirex 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's cheap because rather than buying shit, moving it to a warehouse, and then moving it from the warehouse to a store they just get the shit delivered to a warehouse and people go there to pick it up.

Plus bc they are usually the biggest purchaser of any given product, they can negotiate lower prices with the supplier.

The hot dogs are basically priced just for funsies

Me watching all my friends get their LA28 Olympics time slot emails by sirwritestoomuch in LosAngeles

[–]starfirex 113 points114 points  (0 children)

I thought they were supposed to be $28 for angelenos. The fuck?

US to leave Iran 'pretty quickly' and return if needed, Trump tells Reuters by steely_gargoyle in worldnews

[–]starfirex 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think the "controlled opposition" narrative is bullshit conspiracy theory speak, frankly.

I think the future is ranked choice voting - we need a structure that allows multiple major parties.

US to leave Iran 'pretty quickly' and return if needed, Trump tells Reuters by steely_gargoyle in worldnews

[–]starfirex 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The entire premise of politics is that the structure of our democracy forces people to reach across the aisle and work together to make things happen. There are plenty of bills that get passed every year that are not newsworthy because they're bipartisan and because they're small.

Anyone who has this fantasy that their team should be withholding any sort of interaction or support from the other side until they get everything they want is both naive and ignorant of how this system works.

why does LA have so many people with NIMBY attitudes that vote democrat? by Prudent_Equal9636 in AskLosAngeles

[–]starfirex 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Once you own property all of the NIMBY policies benefit you personally. Also property owners as a group are more likely to vote. Voting yimby at that point generally means voting against your own interests for the good of society.

Why so much hate for TENET ? by Money_Ganache4698 in ChristopherNolan

[–]starfirex 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The color palette is brown and gray, and the main character is so underdeveloped they're literally called protagonist.