I think my article got about 200 views before someone bought it? Took a couple weeks before someone bit, and it was competitively priced at the time. This was years ago though.
Jokes aside, I like this tip. Creates some variety for the evening, and potentially if someone isn't feeling it from the outset and doesn't want to continue, it gives an opportunity for them to bounce while you can still check out something fun (if you want) that makes the evening a still-pretty-good time.
Saved, I'm gonna need ideas like this eventually and it's a good one.
Gonna echo the other folks here - heroism does not require perfection. Everyone you can think of as a hero has a flaw (or several), big or small.
The upside to this is that heroism is accessible to almost everyone. Any opportunity you have to do the right, but difficult (and tbh sometimes not all that difficult, perhaps just uncomfortable or risky), thing is the chance to be a hero to someone in some respect. The downside is that people you may admire as heroes, when you meet them as just people, can sometimes be disappointing.
The only flawless heroes are superheros (and even then, few are written about like that these days). Think about that prefix- how are the terms superhero and supernatural alike?
I made $25 once on a content mill website, and there's some folks who've made a decent income churning out such stuff. But given the current climate with AI I don't know that this is a great option anymore.
Honestly, the best thing to do is look at your current skillset and see what opportunities fit. Most of the stuff where you make real money, unfortunately, will involve some calls and meetings.
As an aside, it's also not a huge pot of money, but UI testing on Testbirds can have higher-than-average payouts than your usual micro-gig website stuff. It all varies though, and you can't necessarily bank on what jobs come down the pipe for your consideration.
Ugh, soon...once things stop exploding in infascinating ways my coworkers aren't equipped to handle without leaving a bonfire for my return. Not their fault, I'm just the guy tasked with the oddball stuff that looks nothing like their day-to-day. Fine when things are the normal amount of on fire, less so when actively erupting and (recently) literally on fire.
K, I should probably read the article, but a) this is nonsense, and b) I'd be curious how this impacts American films that shoot in Canada, which are many because of our various credit systems for film and lower costs (cheaper to shoot in Toronto and pretend it's NY or Chicago, or the Ottawa Valley and pretend it's Anywhere USA - or so I've been led to believe).
Hang onto your mistletoe, Hallmark film fans - things might get interesting.
I see your point, but I still think a little thinking about what the 'real you' actually is is still warranted for the OP statement to work its fullest benefit. Sometimes it can be hard to suss out what's actually 'real' or what was simply adaptation to specific circumstances to present a certain facade that was useful then, but harmful now. We humans are great at lying to ourselves so often it starts to feel like truth.
But agreed - don't intentionally be disingenuous when engaging with others, because you'll likely need to keep that up to keep them in your circle, and at some point the dissonance will bite you in the ass.
There's some merit to this idea in general, but it begs the question: who are you? It can be argued that the 'real' you is a set of behaviours developed through your upbringing, education and social history to date. That might carry with it some unpleasant or maladaptive behaviours that, on the one hand, you may want to reject as not being the 'real' you, or if taking a tack of self-acceptance without thorough self-reflection, part of the 'real' you that you can and should change but which now seem like immutable traits.
Some time should be spent on figuring out what the 'ideal' you is - for no one other than yourself - to bring that closer into the field of being the 'real' you, then suss out which elements don't fit from that ideal vision. It should also be noted that the 'real' you, despite maybe being based in some pillars that are resistant to this, can change over time - and that can be OK.
Signed: Guy who twisted himself into pretzel over the last decade and a bit, and is tasked with figuring out this whole 'real you' thing again. Only core pillar I'm not questioning is "Kindness is key", though with new modifier "but you must protect yourself from those who have no appreciation of it, and be able to read and acknowledge those signs from flatterers and other folks who benefit unfairly".
You ever start having a lucid dream, then something kicks in and it's not really a lucid dream anymore?
This is me with this thought. Quite liberating in the moment but hard to maintain to guide my actions for very long.
Edit: I should note I'm one of those freaks who play GTA V in first person pretty much exclusively (driving is tough, ngl), so this without the 'imagining in third person'.
These are very fair criticisms, and curiosity is key. It's more about the opportunities to follow your curiosity/get exposed to ideas that may at first be outside of your interests. Formal education can facilitiate that well, but you're right that it's not the only way or the best way for everyone. Learning never stops.
It was a very weird conversation. Most of the time I didn't think about the education gap between myself and my ex, but that was one of (to be fair) maybe three times it was illustrated.
Credit where credit's due, she's pretty clever in most other respects, just not this stuff as much. And it's not like I'm an expert myself, I just know the difference here 'cause school.
True, but part of this is impact and speed. As an uneducated person, you can immediately grasp what's intended here and why it's bad. Takes longer, and probably time you guys in the U.S.* simply don't have, to better educate folks to come to the same ultimate conclusion in large enough numbers.
Your education systems are widely gutted, general level of political knowledge is poor, and you have folks speed running to old school authoritarianism with the support of a lot of dumb people - and those folks are very close to the finish line. You. Don't. Have. Time. I'm not saying I'm a fan but there's a practical component to this.
*Noted that this is an assumption and you may not live in the U.S.
The problem being that for many people (including my own ex, apparently, both to my and my kid's utter shock), authoritarianism and communism/socialism are synonyms. For those folks who got fed the propaganda and had no real reason or desire to question it, that's the characterization that works the best to communicate the threat.
For reference, an actual conversation:
"Man, Trump is going to make the U.S. a full-blown communist country"
[Me and Kid: Mouth agape, silence for about 5 seconds]: "I'm sorry, WHAT?"
"Yeah, you know, communist, like Russia was with Stalin".
"...do you not know what communism is?"
"Yes, it's when there's an authoritarian dictator."
"No, that's authoritarianism."
"Oh. I've never heard of that before."
I think my article got about 200 views before someone bought it? Took a couple weeks before someone bit, and it was competitively priced at the time. This was years ago though.
Site was https://www.constant-content.com/ if you want to look into it further.