AwkwardLookMonkeyPuppet

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Cake day: June 25th, 2023

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  • It’s also about the fact that social standards and laws change. What may be perfectly acceptable today, could cost you your job or freedom in a few years.

    Look at how many people lost their jobs, careers, and social standings because of old tweets that were resurfaced years later. That’s not even legal changes, just social propriety changes. The internet used to be the Wild West. People would go out with guns blazing, hootin ’ and a hollerin’. Then several years later we found ourselves in this socially progressive identity focused environment and shit people said in passing, likely without any thought at all, suddenly became part of their public identity.

    Now imagine that there’s a drastic change in the law. Today you’re celebrating pride month, and 5 years from now homosexuality is outlawed retroactively… Seems preposterous, but it’s really not. We need our privacy, from both the government and corporations.











  • I printed a lot of custom stuff that I designed for specific uses in Fusion 360 when I got my computer, and for about two years afterwards. But I don’t have any more custom stuff that needs to be printed, and I don’t have a D&D group any more, so my printer has been sitting for about six months. I’d say it’s a success though, since I made everything I need, and it’ll still be there if I ever need anything else.







  • I enjoy going to the theater still, but there are so few movies that will motivate me to do so. I saw Dune 2 the opening weekend, same with Honor Among Thieves. I took my wife to see Barbie opening weekend because she was excited about it, and we went to see Everything Everywhere too. But before those movies I can’t even remember a movie I was excited to see in the theater. Most movies are fine at home.


  • AwkwardLookMonkeyPuppet@lemmy.worldtomovies@lemm.eeMovie Trailers Are Killing Movies
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    18 days ago

    The trailers aren’t what made The Fall Guy a mediocre movie, not really worth sitting through. My guess is that’s what hurt its box office performance, not the trailers.

    I know for me the fact that they force me to watch straight-up commercials before the movie greatly detracts from my enjoyment. Movie trailers at the theater are one thing, but making me watch an M&M or fuckin car insurance commercial definitely kills the vibe. I completely avoid that shit at home. Why would I want to pay $100 to be subjected to it at the theater? I know the average person doesn’t give a shit, but people like me do, and it heavily impacts my enjoyment at the theater.