Most of my 20s were spent being actively self destructive and I made it too.

I absolutely guarantee you he told that story to his friends with a huge smile.

I enjoyed it, I went in expecting hot garbage and I got “Westernised-Marvel Cowboy Bebop” it wasnt a 10/10 but it was fun and entertaining, even if I felt they did leave a fair bit on the table.

It does get better.

Its replaced by some new fresh hell, but its nice to know the problems change.

This is especially frustrating with the 2 to 4 age bracket. When they ask for something, especially when its a treat like chocolate or fast food and especially when you decide you dont want to deal with the tantrum for saying no and you give it to them and then they give you A GIANT FUCKING TANTRUM for giving them the treat they asked for.

You dont hate them but fuck…

Nobody hates the smell of cigarettes like true ex smokers. It simultaniously turns our stomachs and reminds us we will never ever feel truly relaxed or happy ever again.

People at work think I love energy drinks. No, I LOVE coffee, but if its not good enough to sit there and actually enjoy my coffee I dont want it, Ill take the can of “YOU ARE NOW WIDE THE FUCK AWAKE” if I cant have good coffee.

Well if they dont I just dont watch them.

If it helps, theres 2 things I respect when it comes to content creators/youtubers/influencers.

1. They are rarely if ever on camera. Futurecanoe, GrogTV, early Babish, etc.

2. They are absolutely transparent about how they are making money and they dont try to monetise every avenue.

Shouldnt ave touched me chip, simple as.

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The Shite Stripe would be a great name for one of those guys in the one man band contraption trying to play covers of White Stripes songs.

IMO Its appeal is that its a solid 8 out of 10 across the board.

The story is deep enough for adults but structured well enough for kids. It doesnt pander to boys or girls. No cheesy soundtrack or “scrappy do” bullshit. No terrible voice acting choices (Jack Black probably would have done a great job as Syndrome.) Dad kicks ass, Mom kicks ass. Its somehow almost a parody of a superhero movie while being better than most of them at being one. Somehow theres way less cinematic cringe bullshit than any Marvel movie. Its not just good as a kids movie or as an animated movie. Its a straight up GOOD MOVIE that you can put on for a room with 4 generations in it and its unlikely anyone will hate it.

Its no best movie ever made but I have a 6yo and when I hear “Can we watch The Incredibles?” It’s an automatic yes.

Sometimes a role needs Jack Black, he is perfect in High Fidelity.

I think its a maturity thing for guys. My gym buddies and I were talking about mental health a while back and I said “I was on meds for a while because I had an irrational sense that life wasnt worth living. A year later on the meds I was fat, unmotivated and had erectile dysfunction and I was like ‘Great, now I have legitimate reasons to think about killing myself’ so I came off the pills.”

The 20 somethings all looked super fucking uncomfortable, the thirty somethings nodded and made sympathetic faces and the other 40+ guy said “How are you doing with it these days?” Of course I immediately deflected and said “Oh its hard as a rock” which got the laugh and broke the tension. But the only guy who didnt duck the conversation was the guy of a similar age who had a rough divorce years before I knew him…

They should also make more of the games I like and less of the ones I dont like.

Dr Mike from RP?

You really do need to consider the target audience… take the live action Cowboy Bebop for example.

“Lets just change a bunch of shit I’m sure middle-aged anime fans will be completely reasonable about this online.”

I love how Wheeler Walker Jr could have played it straight, he is a genuinely tallented musician. But nah… Suckin Dick and Kickin Ass.

One of the fitness people I follow has two apps and he regularly tells his viewers “You dont NEED my apps to get great results, you dont NEED to watch my videos either. I just think they both help. Now just subscribing as a member is just money for me so you should definitely do that”

Which is a level of influencer honesty I can definitely get behind.