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When you're successful and rich (enough, at least), this is a nice whimsical thing to say. When you're suffering in the trenches, this isn't very helpful.
oh yes, it becomes like this s/farce/curse
Yeah - but it may be a good way to articulate a bleak, from-the-trenches perspective on the world.
Your comment is exactly what successful and rich people say. You can find a lot of joy and acceptance among the poorest of people: the mind is remarkably adaptable, yet it's only those that always strive for more that cannot enjoy life's little moments.
I truly dislike this recent trend of making people feel bad if they have learned to just slow down and be content with life. "It's privilege being able to take a break and smell the roses, I'm too busy for this nonsense" is protestant crab mentality that I find revolting.
> The world is like a ride in an amusement park. And when you choose to go on it you think it's real because that's how powerful our minds are. And the ride goes up and down and round and round. It has thrills and chills and it's very brightly colored and it's very loud and it's fun, for a while. Some people have been on the ride for a long time and they begin to question: "Is this real, or is this just a ride?" And other people have remembered, and they come back to us, they say: "Hey, don't worry, don't be afraid, ever, because this is just a ride."
Richard Hicks
The title reminded me of this too, but it was Bill Hicks, not Richard Hicks.
Bill Hicks was spot on for most of the things.
So basically, Buddhism?
Which is greater. The volume of water in the oceans or the volume of tears that I have shed?
It's all donosaur piss anyway.
https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2023-10-06/recycled-wa...
This was an interesting interview. Like a lot of great comedians, Odenkirk has a very grounded and bleak view of the world. I suppose a lot of art, comedy included, is a way of coping with their perspective, for themselves and for the audience.
When the zeitgeist is overwhelmingly nihilist, dare to be an absurdist.
The thing is, if you never question anything, just lifing is worth it in itself.
If you do think too much about everything, and you survive this, you will land somewhere and this somewhere will be content.
I'm thinking about happiness and what I want for so long, that I now have crossed my half life point.
You also need to have a certain amount of freedom to even have this problem which makes it weird for others not having this. Oh you are not happy? But you have money?! I would be happy with money, i'm struggling.
Its weird if you sometimes think it would be interesting to struggle.
I liked the shoutout to On Cinema at the Cinema. Truly one of the most hilarious and fascinating pieces of comedy in the last couple of decades.
This is the kind of thought that only rich and successful people can have.
If you're working every day in a coal mine so you can feed your children otherwise they will go hungry, then you don't have these kind of thoughts.
Similarly, if you're fighting in a war so your family isn't raped or murdered then you don't have these kind of thoughts either.
Basically, you're lucky if you live in a situation that gives you the leisure and time to sit around and think about life being a farce. Probably he should be sitting around thinking, "boy, i'm so lucky I get to sit in this nice coffeeshop with no reason to work, no threat to my life, just chilling, so I can ponder on what a farce life is"
American or British farce?
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That's the only explanation that could justify how terrible Better Call Saul turned out.
Most people, including me, beg to disagree. Better Call Saul was a masterpiece.
I really enjoyed Better Call Saul and thought it was much much better than Breaking Bad. Walter White was such an irritating character. Saul was a brilliant hustler.
Is this some kind of ragebait?
Cinemagraphicly wonderful, storyline? awesome. Characters and Character development? great
I have watched it several times. Every time it hits different. It surely is a masterpiece.
I'm curious what makes you say that
I couldn’t make it through Breaking Bad, but I couldn’t put down Better Call Saul. Different boats for different floats.
How far through did you get? I think it gets significantly better in season 2, and continues improving thereafter. Basically after they starting bringing in bigger overarching storylines.
I respect you shitting on something that is nearly perfect. Your hatred is pure and that makes it special.
Terrible? Nah it was good. Really slow in places tho.