Yeah this should have a spoiler tag. That took away from what could have been a fun development

Thank you. I disabled the google app (which I tbh low key don’t know what it even does)

So is Gemini on there as an app? It isn’t listed as such on my phone

Of course we are all individually somewhere on a continuum of capacity. But I think that the overall system in which we live accounts for much of what you describe (see: messaging in our entertainment, commercials, social media, how they shape people). And also, perhaps that a kind environment like these people had is not a sufficient condition for pro social behavior, if it doesn’t teach them perspective building for instance; or exposure to, and legitimization of, alternate lifestyles and realities.

idk. All this coexists with the inherent flaws of the human organism. Selfishness is one of our qualities. It’s biologically built it in. Ideally our environment nurtures the executive functions to override and temper it. But, again, a capacity being there is not a sufficient condition for it to emerge

I think the capacity is there to function at a higher, pro-social level; but it is severely compromised by societal systems that at some point were shaped by scarcity and real world dangers but have just become obsolete and out of control. We’re living a traumatic legacy that we can’t shake and just keep dumping on successive generations

Hm. Cop uniforms. I accurately appraise judge them to likely be problematic in all kinds of ways that might threaten my safety and certainly that of others

Looks more like he let one rip or am I ootl on this one?

Mr. Ramaphosa turned to look at the screen as Mr. Trump narrated, and then questioned the location of the scenes in the video, saying he didn’t recognize them as in South Africa.

What a world we live in

Elden Ring. Somehow failing my way forward helps. Also, going back and slaughtering creatures that used to one shot me

I appreciate Rachel Pollack’s commentary in 78 Degrees of Wisdom, on the Strength card for just this reason.

I liked Twilight 2, actually. Just happened to see it in the right moment that it worked for me. Never watched the rest of the series though

I did. I’ll have to check, but I think I’ve seen a fair amount of his post-twilight films. Like Radcliffe, he generally picks interesting projects, if nothing else

Cosmopolis, Good Time, High Life, and ofc The Lighthouse being some of them

Edit: spelling

I would’ve never expected to say this 17 years ago (don’t linger on that detail too long), but Robert Pattinson

I’m frankly in a phase of life where I am seeing with ever fresh clarity all the mistakes I’ve made that have led me to the rather solitary life I lead. And many days I’m just keeping my interactions with others to a minimum so that I don’t create any opportunities to feel shit about my interpersonal skills. But, and so, nonetheless, I manage to find self-pride in very little things.

Like how this week I learned all these keyboard shortcuts to make my editing of a text document faster. Or today, some kid was lingering by the basketball court awkwardly — like heartbreakingly awkward in his own skin. I asked him if he wanted to shoot a few before I headed home and made him a deal that I wasn’t allowed to go home 'til he shot a 3-pointer. I let him have as many tries as he needed until he get one.

Well, that was a little detour

Nothing says you can’t share that information in a review

This is almost the gold standard for me, when this question comes up

Ah, I see. Appreciate the clarification

Seems to be a lot of kids toothpaste on that list

I have to disagree. They just totally skipped over how to make the paper look old-timey like that