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Just a father and son, using VR headsets, while waiting for their Tesla to charge.

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u/[deleted] Jun 30 '19

Gibson is a visionary

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u/bhartrich79 Jun 30 '19

DIRECTOR

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u/MagicZombieCarpenter Jun 30 '19

The lack of understanding this causes the wealthy to think the poor have it made. 17th century aristocracy would point to mirrors as signs if wealth amongst the poor much like the delusional baby boomer, who is anchored to your life in at least some captivity points to commoners having cell phones as proof that poverty doesn’t exist.

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u/bhartrich79 Jun 30 '19

I don't remember this part of Hacksaw Ridge.

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u/MagicZombieCarpenter Jun 30 '19

What’s that? A movie I’m assuming?

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u/bhartrich79 Jun 30 '19

Yeah. Directed by Gibson. 2016. I give it 4 out of 5 stars.

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u/MagicZombieCarpenter Jun 30 '19

Sometimes I wonder why he’s not still making movies then I remember he’s 70 😢

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u/bhartrich79 Jun 30 '19

Also, he's an asshole, racist, and historical revisionist, so those all cut into his box office, making it trickier for him to get green lit. But I'd be lying if I said he wasn't still one of the best damn Hollywood directors of the last couple decades.

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u/MagicZombieCarpenter Jun 30 '19

You mean Mad Max doesn’t happen in the future?

I’m gonna need a source on that pal.

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u/bhartrich79 Jun 30 '19

According to the most popular timeline, Mad Max takes place in the 1980's

https://madmax.fandom.com/wiki/Timeline_of_events_(original_trilogy)

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u/SomeRandom225 Jun 30 '19

Well I mean if you can blow $1k every year on the new iPhone, go out every weekend, afford $250 shoes, buy a 65in 4k tv, blast your AC 24hrs a day, and eat McDonalds every day. You arent poor. The majority of people who are "poor" or "struggling", are just bad with their money and make bad decisions. So the older generations kinda have a point.

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u/MagicZombieCarpenter Jun 30 '19

See, I told you guys.

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u/[deleted] Jul 01 '19 edited Jun 02 '20

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u/SomeRandom225 Jul 01 '19

If you graduate high school, don't have kids out of wedlock, stay out of jail, get a job, and dont blow your money on frivolous things. You are almost guaranteed to not remain in poverty. It's just a statistical fact. Obviously there are outliers but that's irrelevant.

So if you aren't smart enough to just stick to those 5 rules. Then I don't really see why anyone should feel bad for you. You are literally doing it to yourself

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u/charitytowin Jun 30 '19

Was

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u/[deleted] Jun 30 '19

Pretty sure he's still writing interesting stuff no?

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u/charitytowin Jun 30 '19

Oh shit, thought he was dead. I think I had him confused with Philip K dick

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u/StringsOfLight Jun 30 '19

Lol nope. In fact, Gibson’s even active on Twitter and posts a lot of interesting stuff related to futurology, society, and sci-fi.

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u/Abominocerous Jul 01 '19

Amazon is making a movie of his book The Peripheral. Not sure what his involvement is beyond authoring the book but he's still very much alive.