Agreed. And that isn’t something that needs to be apologized for or embarrassed of, but I do think people should just be aware and honest about the privilege that gives them.
I see that there seems to be a persistent myth that somehow “boomers” had it easy. Perhaps some did, especially those whose parents were financially successful. But in general, they had it no easier than you. Picture this: you are 19 years old, minding your own business and one day you receive a notice that you are required to report for induction into the Army to fight a war in a jungle on the other side of the planet. Happened to me. Upon return to civilization you find gas prices have skyrocketed if you can get it at all. (There are long lines at gas stations.). Inflation is raging. For years. Want to buy a home? Mortgage rates are 14%. Need a car? Good luck. The term “sticker shock” was invented in the 70’s. My parents were blue collar workers and not in any position to help me much. And yet, I had it easier than they did. They were raised during the depression and my dad and all my uncles fought in WWII. Some in Europe and some in the Pacific. Even though they couldn’t directly help me financially I benefited from the lives they lived. In short, you are blessed beyond all measure. Economically, you are in the top 1% in the world. You are benefitting from all those people who built America for the last 250 years. Be thankful! Nobody is independent of those that came before. I hope you are able to help your children in their adulthood. It’s a good thing. But you are already helping them with the love and care you give. You are doing great! Keep it up!
I agree “Happy” might be evil. The simple mention of it instantly gets it stuckbin my head. This is one reason I prefer either classical or minimalist techno. The fewer words the better.
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I don't like the cursing and sexual content in today's music, I'm old school from the 70s, I love the slow ballads of the old days when they had actual meaning, this rap or hip hop is like semi porn, sorry if you don't agree with me, but I have my opinion
Journey. Trip. Pilgrimage. Tour. Excursion. Voyage. These are all synonyms for the word “odyssey.” I know this because a little known fact about me is that I am this country’s foremost scholar on Homer’s unrivaled epic, The Odyssey. In fact, the last ever essay I wrote for college was an inspired close reading comparing themes of identity and disguise in Homer’s unrivaled epic, The Odyssey, to those same themes in Borat Subsequent Moviefilm: Delivery of Prodigious Bribe to American Regime for Make Benefit Once Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan. I received an A, obviously. Anyhow, as a fan and an expert, I was immediately incensed when I saw that this feat of storytelling was being adapted by none other than acclaimed Academy-award(s) winning director (and my own personal antichrist) CHRRRRISSTOPHER NOLAN. I went to see it in theaters with a closed heart and closed mind and was somehow shocked by how much worse it was than I ever could have anticipated.
The first word that comes to mind when I think of CHRRRRISSTOPHER NOLAN’s adaptation of Homer’s unrivaled epic, The Odyssey, is “gall”. Only an absolute utter narcissist with a god complex could have the absolute utter gall to think to himself “hm, you know what, no one has ever successfully done a straightforward adaptation of Homer’s unrivaled epic, The Odyssey. I can do that.” But that’s the kind of filmmaker CHRRRRISSTOPHER is. Every film he makes makes an incredibly simple and repetitive statement and that is “No one has ever done this right before me.” “No one has ever done time travel right before me” (Interstellar), “No one has ever understood that nuclear war is bad before me” (Oppenheimer), and now, “No one has ever gotten Homer’s unrivaled epic, The Odyssey, right before me. Not even Homer. So, with that I will change it entirely and for no reason.”
Now, normally I’m a big fan of when movies based on books exclude 50% of the book it’s based on and then include 75% of a completely separate book just ‘cause, but when CHRRRRISSTOPHER does it, it REALLY grinds my gears. My favorite part of the film was how it included 100% of the Iliad and then crammed The Odyssey in right at the end. That was a nice little homage to the book the film is named after. It’s not all bad, though, this film is very inclusive for all levels of intellect. If you happen to be a bit slow or are currently on drugs, never fear, because this film uses the educational tool of repetition that is favored among preschool teachers when trying to get toddlers to learn the alphabet. Every single scene (every single scene) ends with the same shot of Odysseus and his crew sprinting back to his ship while the inhabitants of whatever island they have landed on chase them and subsequently damage their ship to the point of almost no return. It happened so many times that I grew fatigued of perceiving in general and took off my glasses and then glued my eyelids shut with the glue of resignation and disappointment.
Something that I picked up on that maybe other less educated audience members might not have, is that the movie is very loud. My scholarly ears picked up on some of the nuances of the sound editing such as the screams when people died or the battle cries when people went to war (which not to harp on this, does NOT happen in Homer’s unrivaled epic, The Odyssey, but does happen in CHRRRRISSTOPHER’s rivaled narrative, The Odyssey).
So to recap, I think there are some things that CHRRRRISSTOPHER NOLAN (aka my own personal antichrist) can do to improve on this. And to make my criticism constructive, here are some action steps to help move forward: Read the goddamn book, rewrite the entire film, stop making films, exile yourself in a tundra (any tundra will do), learn to survive against the odds, lose yourself along the way, and then I guess come crawling back for forgiveness. Just a thought though, do whatever I guess.
One good thing did come of seeing this film though. It did inspire me to eat healthier and workout cause I’m scared of how much precious life I wasted watching it that I now have to go to extreme measures to lengthen my time here on earth simply to decrease the ratio of CHRRRRISSTOPHER’s The Odyssey (this time with 50% less Odyssey) to life lived.
Regarding the "Hallmarks of Adulthood" piece. Living partially off one's parents doesn't mean you're not an adult. It means you're a privileged one.
Agreed. And that isn’t something that needs to be apologized for or embarrassed of, but I do think people should just be aware and honest about the privilege that gives them.
Thank you MDL, I was trying to figure out how to say, must be nice.
I see that there seems to be a persistent myth that somehow “boomers” had it easy. Perhaps some did, especially those whose parents were financially successful. But in general, they had it no easier than you. Picture this: you are 19 years old, minding your own business and one day you receive a notice that you are required to report for induction into the Army to fight a war in a jungle on the other side of the planet. Happened to me. Upon return to civilization you find gas prices have skyrocketed if you can get it at all. (There are long lines at gas stations.). Inflation is raging. For years. Want to buy a home? Mortgage rates are 14%. Need a car? Good luck. The term “sticker shock” was invented in the 70’s. My parents were blue collar workers and not in any position to help me much. And yet, I had it easier than they did. They were raised during the depression and my dad and all my uncles fought in WWII. Some in Europe and some in the Pacific. Even though they couldn’t directly help me financially I benefited from the lives they lived. In short, you are blessed beyond all measure. Economically, you are in the top 1% in the world. You are benefitting from all those people who built America for the last 250 years. Be thankful! Nobody is independent of those that came before. I hope you are able to help your children in their adulthood. It’s a good thing. But you are already helping them with the love and care you give. You are doing great! Keep it up!
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I agree “Happy” might be evil. The simple mention of it instantly gets it stuckbin my head. This is one reason I prefer either classical or minimalist techno. The fewer words the better.
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Dear Mrs. Amy,
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I don't like the AI Voice
I am NOT apologizing for having a home.
I don't like the cursing and sexual content in today's music, I'm old school from the 70s, I love the slow ballads of the old days when they had actual meaning, this rap or hip hop is like semi porn, sorry if you don't agree with me, but I have my opinion
I agree…today’s music is crap, especially rap!
Bob Dylan admitted making a deal with the devil for fame, like all the rich & famous do.
No
My take on "Happy" – it's cynical, not evil.
I'm sure with my mind seriously I need to regret
Journey. Trip. Pilgrimage. Tour. Excursion. Voyage. These are all synonyms for the word “odyssey.” I know this because a little known fact about me is that I am this country’s foremost scholar on Homer’s unrivaled epic, The Odyssey. In fact, the last ever essay I wrote for college was an inspired close reading comparing themes of identity and disguise in Homer’s unrivaled epic, The Odyssey, to those same themes in Borat Subsequent Moviefilm: Delivery of Prodigious Bribe to American Regime for Make Benefit Once Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan. I received an A, obviously. Anyhow, as a fan and an expert, I was immediately incensed when I saw that this feat of storytelling was being adapted by none other than acclaimed Academy-award(s) winning director (and my own personal antichrist) CHRRRRISSTOPHER NOLAN. I went to see it in theaters with a closed heart and closed mind and was somehow shocked by how much worse it was than I ever could have anticipated.
The first word that comes to mind when I think of CHRRRRISSTOPHER NOLAN’s adaptation of Homer’s unrivaled epic, The Odyssey, is “gall”. Only an absolute utter narcissist with a god complex could have the absolute utter gall to think to himself “hm, you know what, no one has ever successfully done a straightforward adaptation of Homer’s unrivaled epic, The Odyssey. I can do that.” But that’s the kind of filmmaker CHRRRRISSTOPHER is. Every film he makes makes an incredibly simple and repetitive statement and that is “No one has ever done this right before me.” “No one has ever done time travel right before me” (Interstellar), “No one has ever understood that nuclear war is bad before me” (Oppenheimer), and now, “No one has ever gotten Homer’s unrivaled epic, The Odyssey, right before me. Not even Homer. So, with that I will change it entirely and for no reason.”
Now, normally I’m a big fan of when movies based on books exclude 50% of the book it’s based on and then include 75% of a completely separate book just ‘cause, but when CHRRRRISSTOPHER does it, it REALLY grinds my gears. My favorite part of the film was how it included 100% of the Iliad and then crammed The Odyssey in right at the end. That was a nice little homage to the book the film is named after. It’s not all bad, though, this film is very inclusive for all levels of intellect. If you happen to be a bit slow or are currently on drugs, never fear, because this film uses the educational tool of repetition that is favored among preschool teachers when trying to get toddlers to learn the alphabet. Every single scene (every single scene) ends with the same shot of Odysseus and his crew sprinting back to his ship while the inhabitants of whatever island they have landed on chase them and subsequently damage their ship to the point of almost no return. It happened so many times that I grew fatigued of perceiving in general and took off my glasses and then glued my eyelids shut with the glue of resignation and disappointment.
Something that I picked up on that maybe other less educated audience members might not have, is that the movie is very loud. My scholarly ears picked up on some of the nuances of the sound editing such as the screams when people died or the battle cries when people went to war (which not to harp on this, does NOT happen in Homer’s unrivaled epic, The Odyssey, but does happen in CHRRRRISSTOPHER’s rivaled narrative, The Odyssey).
So to recap, I think there are some things that CHRRRRISSTOPHER NOLAN (aka my own personal antichrist) can do to improve on this. And to make my criticism constructive, here are some action steps to help move forward: Read the goddamn book, rewrite the entire film, stop making films, exile yourself in a tundra (any tundra will do), learn to survive against the odds, lose yourself along the way, and then I guess come crawling back for forgiveness. Just a thought though, do whatever I guess.
One good thing did come of seeing this film though. It did inspire me to eat healthier and workout cause I’m scared of how much precious life I wasted watching it that I now have to go to extreme measures to lengthen my time here on earth simply to decrease the ratio of CHRRRRISSTOPHER’s The Odyssey (this time with 50% less Odyssey) to life lived.
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