[-] Vanth@reddthat.com 30 points 16 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago)

I'm doing better now, but 15 years ago Walmart was the only option I had for food. Local/regional grocery stores were more expensive and I was living paycheck to paycheck with growing debt.

"If people were smart they would stop buying the most cost-efficient option" is really not feasible.

"If people were smart" they would read and stop putting oligarchs in power.

[-] Vanth@reddthat.com 3 points 20 hours ago

Lol, too much pregnancy or lesser likelihood of pregnancy. There's just no winning.

[-] Vanth@reddthat.com 6 points 2 days ago

Speech pathology for the stutter and the slip. You can find some free help online but be careful, trying to fix speech issues on your own can make things worse in some cases. If you can, seek professional input.

[-] Vanth@reddthat.com 2 points 2 days ago

Being pigeon holed.

Staying Bond-fit for 15 years.

Declining majority of other projects for the length of tenure as Bond.

Dealing with "fans" who want the character to remain unchanged from the racist and sexist 1960s version.

Dealing with fans in general after 15 years being the face of one of the most recognizable franchises in western film.

Craig specifically had some really nasty body shaming comments slung his way for being too small, too short, not handsome enough, blah de blah.

"Boo hoo, he made millions per movie". Yes, and he's vocally ready to make millions from other projects that he finds more in line with his current interests.

[-] Vanth@reddthat.com 4 points 3 days ago

Millennial. I had to take a root words class in grade school, with the promise it would help us become lawyers and doctors. It did not. It has helped me win a couple pub trivia rounds.

[-] Vanth@reddthat.com 21 points 3 days ago

If they want another five movies out of the next Bond actor, I'm not sure that's Pattinson. Craig has been vocal about not liking being stuck with the character for five movies. And Pattinson already has experience being saddled with a less-than-stellar character for movie after movie (Twilight).

I would be more interested in 007 movies rather than James Bond. Keep the universe, put different characters in the 007 position so we get fresh stories. 27 Bond films seems like plenty, I'm not sure how much more can be said about Bond. I would be more interested to see Pattinson as 007 and free from the Bond baggage.

[-] Vanth@reddthat.com 8 points 3 days ago

It helps knowing you're not the only one, IMO. Look up people who have left high-control communities (would have been called cults in decades past). People can come out of some pretty horrific backgrounds and with hard work, intention, and support, live good lives.

[-] Vanth@reddthat.com 2 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Not familiar with the acronym "EI"

Employment insurance?

Idk, if they fired you for screaming and threatening someone, seems like they'd have an argument that you were the toxic one. The company didn't steal your lunch. Even if you could prove you made every possible effort to report the thief and handle it through official channels, falling back on screams and threats would really detract from any argument, IMO.

I'm not Canadian though so I can only say I personally wouldn't intentionally burn bridges like that over leftovers. To answer your original disbelief that anyone could be so passive about accepting lunch thefts, I've not had it happen with any frequency that would make me put my employment at risk by acting out.

[-] Vanth@reddthat.com 20 points 4 days ago

If they're any good at it, you won't know who stole your food. If I did know who the thief was, yelling/cursing/threatening would get me fired. It's easier to keep my food at my desk in an insulated lunchbox with an ice pack.

And finally, HR doesn't give a flying fuck about your lunch. They would laugh in your face if you threatened to sue them.

[-] Vanth@reddthat.com 12 points 4 days ago

Idk why a ban is necessary. Just remove some of the protections so they can be held liable for things they should be held liable for.

They're currently not liable for third-party content (if they have reasonable moderation policies and respond in a timely manner to requests, yada yada). But if they promote it, they are no longer a passive hosting platform; they are actively promoting content so should be held proportionately liable for that content.

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Inspired by a post since deleted, I feel bad for probably coming off judgemental about the poster's taste in the movie that drove him to consider sailing.

The earliest desired media I can remember that drove me to figure out sailing was DC Talk, a Christian rock band. Pop music was not allowed in my house, so a Christian group was tantalizing and scandalous to a rebellious, young Vanth. Things escalated from there.

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