Just watched this and that stood out to me, too. I guess she could have a rich husband or come from old money. Seems like a weird thing to shoehorn into the movie though. It could have been anyone’s house, why make it the librarians, specifically?
It’s basically just the argument for socialism, but perverted so that HE owns and controls everything instead of the people/state.
Monolithic control over an industry in the name of efficiency is only possible with checks and balances to keep it running in the public interest. Otherwise it’s just a monopoly.
I’m all for building up high speed rail in the US, but if we were going to give Sam Altman a blank check to do it, no fucking thanks
There is literally no timing, messaging, or amount of evidence that wouldn’t be shot down as a witch hunt.
I’m pretty sure Donald Trump could give an oval office address just openly admitting he raped someone, and the right-wing media machine would instantly be telling people why they shouldn’t be upset about it.
Anything done by EO can be just as easily undone by EO. That’s preferrable to Congress passing horrible legislation on the slimmest of 50 vote majorities
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Like most “dream jobs” they idolize the idea of it without recognizing the reality of it. They see getting paid to play video games, not putting up insane hours to constantly churn out content and game the algorithm.
The thing that gets me is that other pie-in-the-sky dreams like pro athlete or rockstar are somewhat moderated because people more easily realize they don’t have the skill to reach the top. Streaming is similar odds of hitting it big, but so many more people seem to think they can make it a career because they have a laptop and an internet connection.
My biggest problem with this is that it’s a huge red flag that the business just doesn’t give a shit and has no attention to detail. So where else are they cutting corners?
You’re a restaurant, and you can’t be bothered to just… take a picture of your actual food? That really makes me question whether the food is any good at all, or if they have any kind of adherence to food safety practices. Because I highly doubt that, from the type of person who would think this menu is OK.
Me to the cops, when I’m caught doing 120 mph in a 35: “Look, maybe you want to get even at me by throwing me in jail, but what does petty revenge accomplish? Be the bigger man here, and for the good of us all, let’s just move forward.”