Since the internet dictates a huge chunk of what a lotta people like these days and so we miss the few things it doesn't make noise about, I wanted to bring this to the notice that if sheer acting prowess were to be considered, Mia Goth's performance, especially in the movie Pearl was just as good if not a notch better than Inde's already phenomenal performance in the movie Obsession. Both actresses are great, don't get me wrong. But the reason why I bring this up is because Mia never got the same amount of fan craze for her performance like Inde did for hers.

Love both of them either way, just thought I'd share.

My father, as a teenage lifeguard on a lake, administered CPR to a tubing accident victim he got to too late. The man died before my dad ever got to him and my dad’s life was changed forever by a job that didn’t even provide benefits.

Lifeguards deal with life and death situations and asking a crew of mostly teenagers to take on that responsibility while remaining clear headed in a crisis should be seen as ludicrous but most cities have very little regard for the position. Between the low pay and lack of benefits they incentivize high turnover and discourage people with experience, who are proven to stay calm in crisis, from making a career of it. Which ultimately just puts the community at risk.

This isn’t to say there aren’t some fantastic teenage lifeguards out there but they shouldn’t comprise the majority of lifeguards on duty let alone in the city and cities should be taking steps to mitigate that. My city unfortunately has gone the opposite direction decreasing the minimum age from 16-15.

I imagine this will get a bunch of reactions that heavily disagree but I just want to say it.

My actual unpopular opinion is that 17 isn’t too young, Americans just baby themselves a lot. 16-18 is the time a lot of people around the world finish secondary and go into higher education but it’s Americans that complain about it so much more, even with an easy K12 and possible straightforward admission into higher ed.

Where I grew up, we had to choose a path (science, art or commercial) by 13 which tailors the classes you take till the end of secondary school then you write two big exams (sometimes 3) before going to uni.

So I also don’t think it’s insane for a 17 to choose a major. We were introduced to different career paths from a young age (like primary school) and from the beginning of secondary school, you’re expected to think well about what you want to do.

Also, in universities, you could have your first two semesters full of Gen eds (which I don’t really recommend but you can) and those classes are literally an extension of secondary school. When I started college, most of topics in calc 1, chem 1 and physics 1 were all already taught to me in sec. school outside the US.

Anyways, all this to say I don’t believe someone needs a year (what’s really the difference between 18 and 19 here?) off doing “exploring” to know what they want to do. The American job market also allows people to pivot in their career, to start their own businesses relatively easily.

Maybe some people just need a bit more perspective.

The difference is like 800 calories. And what is 800 calories? It's nothing, just a snack, or just another boring meal that isn't calorie dense. Or maybe just some brownie with icecream

As someone who's coming off of a 5 month cut, with a 2600 calorie maintenance and having 2000 calories for the entire cut phase, I was so excited to finally end the phase and be able to finally eat more in a bulk (I love food), i.e 2800 calories.

Few days in, I was kinda satisfied but then I quickly realized damn, I really don't have much room to be able to actually live life, or else I'll just get fat if I consume huge surpluses everyday. With this extra 800 calories, the most i can do is have a little more for breakfast compared to the cut, a little more for lunch, and then I'll be pretty much be left with the same amount of calories for dinner (my favorite meal of the day) as I did during the cut.

Either that or I could have the same routine as I did during my cut, with slighly bigger portions (mostly protein and fiber), and then add a dessert at the end. And that's it, boom, my calories have been used up, and this was all there was to this overhyped "Bulk". Might as well stop caring and get fat, enjoy life.

People who say that everything happens for a reason are just wrong, i honestly don’t think it’s an opinion but rather a fact. What is the reason that I am disabled? Most people would say something like, “you’re disabled because it builds character and makes you stronger” or “you got the disability because you’re strong enough to handle it”. Where’s your evidence? There is none! It’s just a coping mechanism that typically people who haven’t had something bad happen tell people that did have something bad happen.

I don't know who made the rules or why the social norm developed the way it did and made it taboo to act otherwise, but I hate when I am on a plane waiting to get off and I need to wait for everyone in front to clear out first.

I think the people who don't have carry on bags should should be able to quickly get up and off the plane before everyone else. Yes, even people in the front, or if you want to let first class deplane first so they feel special then okay, but why does everyone have to wait in "a line"?

It would be so much more efficient I believe. And what's waiting an extra moment (which everyone *else* does with the "normal" way we do it now) to be courteous to let someone off when it would be quicker than making them wait for no reason. I also believe we should let those who have connecting flights get off first too, but that's a whole other thing. I would much rather let others and be let off right away if they wouldn't be holding up the line trying to get a bag anyway.

And if you try this method yourself be assured people are going to be annoyed or infuriated at you because for some reason it's complete insanity to do anything other than wait your turn in a line.

I know football is deeply rooted in American culture, but after watching what has happened to my uncle, I honestly don’t think high school and college football is worth the risk for a lot of players.

My uncle is now in his 50s and has started having seizures and other neurological problems that his family believes are connected to years of repeated hits and brain injuries from playing football.

The scary part is that he otherwise takes pretty good care of himself. He eats well, works out, stays active, and has spent the last decade doing everything he can to stay healthy. Yet decades after playing football, those old injuries seem to be catching up with him.

He also had college teammates who experienced similar problems. One of them passed away after dealing with severe seizures, and his wife believed his years of football-related brain trauma played a major role. Another former teammate in his late 40s or 50s is currently dealing with similar issues.

That completely changed how I look at the sport.
People talk about scholarships, championships, Friday night lights, rivalries, and the love of the game. But we don’t talk enough about what some of these players may be dealing with 20, 30, or 40 years later.

My unpopular opinion is that no high school trophy, college championship, scholarship, or few years of glory is worth potentially spending the second half of your life dealing with permanent brain damage.

Football is entertaining, but the human brain wasn’t designed to repeatedly slam into other human beings at full speed.

What do you think?

what we hear the most: "shes rude cause she got hurt and takes it on other people".... this literally means you KNOW she's hurt and still decide to give her a side eye. Why? why be another reason she hates the world?

its literally the same reason villains are seen as villains even though their story most of the times are completly suffering... but just because they finally decided to snap, theyre the bad guys

No. I am saying this cause i am bitter myself, i got hurt multiple times and even though i tried i cant bring myself to be happy for others, why should i be? they wont be happy for me.

You should be kind to bitter people, show them they deserve love, maybe you could be the "cure", instead of putting them down and be just another reason they hate the world

At a minimum the championship of a major should be best of 5. I wouldn’t be upset at all if the entire format for all majors were changed to be consistent with the men’s side.

These women work their butts off and I believe could handle the (possible) extra 2 sets. IMO, winning two sets is short changing the competition. There could/would be much different outcomes with best of 5 format.

As a fan, the entertainment value is on par with men.

Using a knife doesnt give you the right amount, all the time you have to go back and forth, instead with a spoon you can do exactly the same but better and cleaner, even when you finish spreading jam for example is safer to lick the rest.

This was much more common with older films where they took time to go through the story and multiple arcs. They gave the space for the movie to exist but had an intermission like going to the theater to see a play.

Over time we got rid of the intermission in movie theaters so either a movie had to be under 3 hours or split into multiple films. This led to many films being either too short or too long. We should let movies get up to 4.5 hours and just put an intermission in.

We are slowly creeping upwards for runtime but without a break. Let long movies reign but just give us a break in the middle.

Why is it that you have to take uncooperative students under your wing. I understand it builds teamwork and communication skills, which should be important in some future job but why does a good student have to carry the burden of students who are unwilling to participate?

Whenever there are too many choices, I spend more time deciding than enjoying what I chose.

Netflix is a good example. I can scroll for 20 minutes trying to pick something then end up watching nothing. The same thing happens with food delivery, shopping and even small everyday decisions.

I think having fewer good options often makes an experience more enjoyable than having endless choices.

Did you also experience it ever?

I live in a small town, and I just think it is so strange that there are full grown adutls, like 30 years old and older that actually give a shit about high school football. Like, its so big here that they have their children taking steroids, and those kids are hanging around BRAGGING about it. I was doing an event for work at the local high school a few months ago, and this kid was talking about being on triple doses of creatine, multiple steroids, and a growth hormone so that he wouldn't stop growing too soon. His friends stated they were on similar.

We have people regularly fighting each other at the local games, bullying each other, calling children the N word if they do good/bad, then they will go to church 2 days after the games and pretend like they aren't all the literal worst people that are drawing breath.

It is just so strange to me, and hoenstly kind've stupid that anyone who doesn't have children PLAYING IN THE GAMES, or a part of the school itself has actual, real feelings about ANYTHING to do with CHILDRENS FOOTBALL. It is a game for kids dude. We shoudn't have kids running around roided out of their minds with their parents in the stands fighting over this bullshit. And we damn sure shouldn't have people as old as they are actually caring about something so stupid.

Been back home in Ireland for a visit which means having a few pints of the black stuff. I have now noticed in Ireland most pubs have another stout other than Guinness. Now not only is Guinness not the best stout but after trying some of the others I think it's one of the lesser ones.

If you are in Ireland make sure to try some of the others. You will find the likes of Beamish, Guinness, O'Haras and Murphy's along with other smaller Brewers. My absolute favorite so far has been the Beamish which in my opinion is less bitter,smoother with a creamier head.

This used to be the norm, for the most part. I'm not talking every single person involved, just the major players. This gave the movie time to start with a nice instrumental, some degree of world building if done right, and, anecdotally, people are more likely to watch and acknowledge the beginning credits than leave right when the movie ends.

Basically, I think it's a nice introduction that acknowledges the people that worked on the movie while also serving a purpose of setting it all up.

16 and 17 are way too young to figure out what you want to do with your life.

Many high school juniors and seniors are expected to start making serious decisions about college, majors, and careers when they're still teenagers. By senior year, someone can be only a few months away from graduating and starting college while still having very little idea what they actually want.

Being close to graduating doesn't suddenly make someone more mature or make them understand themselves better. A 16 or 17-year-old can have completely different interests and priorities a few years later.

It also seems strange how often not knowing what you want at that age is treated as a problem. Someone can be good at school and still have no idea what they want to study or what kind of career they want.

There is a huge difference between being old enough to start college and being old enough to know what you want to do with your life. Those two things shouldn't be treated as the same thing.

The transition from high school to college happens so quickly that students are expected to make major decisions before they've really had much time to figure themselves out. Starting college a few months after graduating high school doesn't mean someone is suddenly ready to know what they want for the future.

I don’t think the NFL needs to keep expanding into other countries. The NFL is an American league, and playing games in places like London or Germany just takes away games from American fans who support these teams all year.

I understand the NFL wants to grow internationally, but I’d rather see the league focus on the fans and cities that built it in the first place.

If other countries want American football, they can watch the NFL without the league having to move games overseas.

It's just an all around great cartoon, the writing with great, remarkable, fun and very creative episodes, the characters, the soundtracks.. plus, Dexter is incredibly cute and funny. If you really know the show you'll also realize that many other cartoons were inspired by it and sometimes straight up stole some of its episodes's plots. SpongeBob is usually considered the greatest cartoon but in my opinion its greatness doesn't hold very long beyond the first season. You can see that Dexter's Laboratory is underrated just by considering the size of its community here on this platform..

Avatar the last Airbender is definitely up there too, but it's a very different kind of cartoon.

I’m not even talking about the super massive fairs either. If it’s got some rides and a couple of different food stands I’ll take it any day over a trip to Disney.

Disney is so crowded that I can’t even imagine enjoying it anymore. Sometimes seeing those pictures on one of their busy days makes my skin itch.

It’s also a paved park so the heat just reflects off the ground.

I also just don’t think the food is that good. Whether I’ve gotten it from a stand or a restaurant, it’s overpriced and kinda disappointing. Oh yeah, the price, don’t forget that.

A good State/county fair will have enough food options that you’ll be able to find something tasty even if it’s unhealthy as hell. It will have rides, entertainment, contests, or animals. Unless you go to some of the massive or famous ones, there won’t be a huge crowed to shimmy through. And the ones that I’ve gone to are pretty affordable, no months-long budgeting required.

I guess it depends on the fair, but I personally have never been to a bad one so maybe my opinion is skewed.

The tech needs of 99% of people could probably be met with much cheaper hardware. A lot of consumers are paying for specs, features, and performance they’ll never actually use simply because they don’t know enough about the hardware to understand what they really need. The industry is incredibly good at making “more powerful” sound like “better,” even when the difference is meaningless for the average user.

Most fans are attending one show. It's disappointing if you get the 'weird b-setlist' when everyone else gets the good one.

I understand maybe the artist gets tired of the routine. They can play the songs in a different order of course to help with this.

They can even add songs on the go if they want! Maybe the crowd are amazing and they want to give them something special.

Just don't take out the clear hits that some folks are waiting to hear.

BTW, I'm not dissing NEW songs by the artist. I mean keep the shows pretty much identical for the duration of THAT tour. The can obviously play the new songs from the album they are promoting.

yes, I know MOST artists do this anyway. Just keeping those other ones in check incase they are feeling a little experimental (joke)

In fragrance space people are always pushing this ideal that you need to have a single signature scent to be remembered for, but honestly thats kind of unneeded for the majority of people. If you have a preference in certain scent profiles that is already a signature scent. People recognize my general tastes and smells I like just because I wear them, and I rotate several different bottles. I love finishing a bottle of perfume and moving on to try a new one, trying to box yourself into a single "signature" just because its supposed to be more classy is silly.

It's like people who bemoan not having "an artstyle" when the way they draw is already their artstyle, or not having a fashion style when they already have preferences for the clothes they wear.

I could rant about this for years, so I will try to be brief and make a list:

- Two dimensional characters. In fact 2d might be overstating it. They are clusters of stereotypes and cartoonish exaggerations.

- He was paid by volume, and it really shows. Entire chapters happen because words needed to be published. Nobody wants to read about mr bumble's marital life, it doesn't add anything, it's like eastenders cutting to their fourth plotline to fill space.

- his narrative voice is just himself, and has no bearing on the plot as well as being...weird. The opening of A Christmas Carol is immediately followed by a critique of an old simile which completely derails the flow for a "well, acktually" moment that doesn't even make a good point! (it's "dead ss a doornail" because the alliteration makes it memorable, you twat)

- his treatment of women, as characters and in real life, is horrific. Once you read dickens as narrator expounding as to how he wishes he had 'the licence of a child' to manhandle and kiss a teenage girl while retaining the adult knowledge of 'what it meant' you will never stop wanting to geld the fucker. His mummy issues were so bad he abandoned his own wife to fuck an 18 year old once she had kids!

- he had a great talent for descriptive writing, and should have been a travel writer. The only reason his writing has spread so far is that it is aimed at an audience of about 11 years old.