I thought EU legislation would make better stuff in the EU and it has.

Sounds like there’s a lot more to this puzzle than just a “no stupid question”.

Swap your legs for a few rubles and a sack of carrots.

For me; I suffered a Catholic school with undiagnosed Autism. That’ll turn anyone against it.

What a coincidence, I feel the same way about organised religion!

Calling the idea that ‘men must control their urges’ ‘incel level shit’ is a complete inversion of reality.

Incel ideology is defined by a lack of accountability, entitlement, and blaming women for one’s own frustrations. The other user was explicitly advocating for self-restraint, personal responsibility, and prosocial behavior.

Unlucky, dickheads.

Damnit.

Pedoiatrician

Truly genius; this’ll encourage people to launch their $100 device at everything and I’m certain will end up in countless “why doesn’t my controller work anymore” posts 😂

That’s a really fair point. I think for some, that feeling of insignificance rings true because industries like beauty, social media and big tech often prey on our self-worth to maintain some form of control.

However, I absolutely agree with you; seeing the tangible influence of your own will is a much more empowering (and accurate) way to live. Even if that specific bit hasn’t aged well, the film has some other really fascinating dialogues on free will that make it worth a rewatch. The animation definitely helps bridge the gap when the ‘hollering’ gets to be too much lol.

I watched it just the other night but similarly haven’t watched it in years (but when I did I binged it a lot). I’m just going to go ahead and link his segment for anyone curious.

The message still hits home just as hard today, even if the guy delivering it is… well… “pretty hard to root for”.

Sorry to give you a cliché/unhelpful answer but; the movie plot is sort of a character dreaming, or rather, being stuck in a dream unable to wake up. He floats through the city meeting people he both does and doesn’t know and listens to their “bit”.

Some of it is absurdists while other parts are really insightful. I’m unsure if you watched the video I linked but it starts with one of my favourite quotes from the film;

‘They say that dreams are only real as long as they last. Couldn’t you say the same thing about life?’

If you get the chance and haven’t seen it I’d really recommend it. If you enjoy the rotoscoped animation but want a more “grounded” story A Scanner Darkly is also worth checking out.

​I did!

I’m almost embarrassed to say his ‘bit’ really struck a chord. I definitely don’t support him as a person, but the message his character delivered back then still rings surprisingly true to this very today.

Super perfundo on the early eve of your day!

Damn, reminds me of Hannibal.

I fried mine years ago with drugs so I’ll be fine.

Wow, hot take OP…

“Waking Life ~ Dreams vs. Reality”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TDM5tQjXPys

Very interesting clip (from one of my favourite movies) about why dreams seem so “real”.

(TLDW / Quote: to the functional system of neural activity that creates our world, there is no difference between dreaming a perception and an action and actually the waking perception and action).

Gross.