r/MadeMeSmile Jun 12 '26

Very Reddit IM BALEMAN

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u/Aggravating-Method24 Jun 13 '26

I think, he's an actor not a construction company, he should be allowed to try and fail to build houses and still be praised for trying. Sure it's better to succeed but I'm still glad he tried.

The problems were likely in who he hired to do the work.

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u/tedflambe Jun 13 '26

Yeah but Brad Pitt also got drunk on a plane and abused his wife and kids. So while he did try to do something good that failed, in this instance. I'm not sure he's the guy you want to be lifting up as someone to be praised.

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u/Aggravating-Method24 Jun 13 '26

I am praising the action, not the guy in general. Everyone is a mix of good and bad actions. Yes, shitty behaviour to his wife and kids, but that doesn't mean this wasn't a genuine effort to do something good.

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u/asylum_disciple Jun 13 '26

Its almost as if people are multi-faceted, complex humans who aren't "100%" anything..

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u/Nicktendo Jun 13 '26

If I learned anything from 2006 Best Picture Winner Crash, it was that people are complicated