Posts by briskwalker10

Full support for my uncle and my buddy bluecyclist64!

Michelle Bennett14 said:I can already see the future coming... your story is going to be... 🙏

🤣

I've already got mine... the story...Look, that one isn't meant for chatting—it was basically created just for messing around and having a bit of fun. You can see I even used to sign off as Master... 😁

She looks kind of grumpy to me—not exactly charming, either...

Michelle Bennett14 said:briskwalker10, so you're telling me all it takes is some oil wrestling 😛 ...it only took three pages for someone—a real man, for that matter 😁 —to finally remember...

Aaaaah, no matter how hard he tries, he can't escape his own nature🤣

Michelle Bennett14 said:And I already pointed out that you basically answered your own question 🙂

The first sentence in the post you just quoted. We won't have a struggle 😁

What a shame! A good oil wrestling match would've been fun to watch!



Oops! Wrong link. I meant this one. 🤣

hiddenmarlin14 said:We all need a bus like that running once a day—it’s the only way we’ll actually progress as a society, as a nation, as a civilization!

Someone should put that in their signature!

Kate Fox58 said:Interesting point.
But I've got one for you. 😁
Their work comes from undeniable talent.
And Picasso was a total piece of trash.
Except he wasn't busy practicing law or crunching numbers for an investment firm.
So people remember him for his paintings...

Yes!

Michelle Bennett14 said:Fine, I'll take every single word you said and dissect it carefully...🥳

Kate Fox58 said:Bad motives always lead to some kind of ruin.
It’s just a natural law at this point.
That’s why I argued that true creation has to come from a healthy foundation.
Something that doesn't put us or anyone else at risk—something that actually inspires people.

I don't buy that. Plenty of bad people—even murderers—have been brilliant artists.

Kate Fox58 said:Budakvins makes a valid point here.😁
A calm person—not someone who's stagnant, mind you, but someone with genuine inner peace—will always find a way to resolve things more effectively.

I couldn't agree more! Anyone who actually fights for a peaceful life—and I mean peaceful, definitely not being stuck in place—is arguably the wealthiest person on the planet.

Just look at Bandić’s millions (if not billions) earned through a chaotic, restless existence... it cost him his soul. If he had just taken a breather once he hit that level of wealth, he could have traveled the world—there’s so much to see—hosted some seminars to ramble on about, or even written some silly memoirs... but instead, he just kept chasing the next big thing.

Walter Baker2 said:The only thing worth doing is the struggle for your own peace.

That’s exactly what we’re after, Mr. Buddha Budakvins...

Kate Fox58 said:A struggle—specifically a conflict between two women—just ends up looking ridiculous.

Unless it looks this way... 😁

Creativity—actual creation—emerges from a healthy foundation once that surging energy starts searching for its own path.
But those are just my thoughts.

Look, I get what you're saying.

I don't think the struggle itself sparks creativity. Rather, once the passions settle down—once the emotions triggered by a past struggle aren't quite so "alive" inside you anymore—I think something creative can be born from that aftermath (in that subsequent "cool down") if the person actually has a knack for it... Maybe. This is just me throwing things out there; I haven't given it much deep thought...

Kate Fox58 said:Is there actually anything creative involved in a struggle, fundamentally speaking?

There is. Without the struggle, the brain just atrophies. When you're fighting, you end up uncovering parts of your own mental potential you didn't even know existed...

Michelle Bennett14 said:I’m not a feminist. 😁

Well, my apologies then! Now that I've actually gone back and read the previous posts, I realize I completely misread the situation... 🙂

If I could be anything at all—if I actually had a choice in the matter—I’d choose to be an Amazon... 🤣

This immediately brings certain associations to mind... 😳

I actually really liked this one little detail from the explanation of the Easter events—specifically the part regarding the women...

I'm an atheist, but I actually really dig this interpretation! What I appreciate about your approach is how you weigh these things without any preconceived notions...

By the way... once we actually get to the voting stage, I’m planning to turn this whole discussion into a series of case studies—so you'll all be facing off against one another in a real competition. I might even throw an option out there, if it sounds like something you'd actually be into... 😉

For God's sake, am I going to end up caught up in some drama too?

Michelle Bennett14 said:Why? It could easily be tied to past experiences—none of us are immune to those kinds of influences, I suppose... including me.

Of course—that’s exactly why I say I can wrap my head around it...

I’m not exactly some chauvinist toward the opposite sex—unless they really go out of their way to make me one...

Fair enough... That goes for me too. As much as I consider myself an egalitarian, if some extreme feminist comes at me... It’s honestly infuriating... So I intentionally drop some blatantly chauvinistic comment right in front of her. That doesn't count for anything... 🤣

Sticking to the topic of the struggle—yeah, I’m always going to be on the side of women. It’s not like I sat down and made some formal declaration to join that side... it just is what it is.

Well, that’s where we run into trouble. One smart woman... your gender... She said...

salomee said:An extreme feminist would be the kind of woman who’d cast her vote for someone like Kolinda over Milanović—even if she found her completely repulsive—just because she’s a woman... 😁

It doesn't matter whether you care about politics or not—you can apply that exact same logic to pretty much any other area of life...

Michelle Bennett14 said:Those who have lost big tend to play it safer—to tie themselves down. But then again, there aren't any rules, and there never will be. When you stop expecting things, you might just surprise yourself overnight.

I'm with you on that.

As a woman, I like to hold onto the hope that there can be a world filled with strong, complex women. A utopia, I know, but men don't hurt me in quite the same way 🤷

I disagree. 😁

It really comes down to the individual—it depends on their history, various traumas, and all that...

For instance, I’m an egalitarian; I don't generally divide people into "men" and "women." Usually (almost always), I just talk about people.
The thing is, humans are competitive creatures; it's an evolutionary impulse we all share—regardless of gender. The only real difference is that women tend to be more subtle and sophisticated in their little "wars," which actually makes the whole idea of female complexity even more frustrating...

Walter Baker2 said:The whole struggle over a woman has always seemed ridiculous to me—you give it a shot, and if it doesn't work, you move on. I see most guys leaning into it too much. Ten women fighting over one guy... honestly, it's laughable.

I agree. It's just chaos on both sides.

A woman will turn into a wolf against another woman just to get at a man.

The best part? That man doesn't even have to know they exist while this "war" is being waged.

Michelle Bennett14 said:After living in this fragile world for centuries, you realize people are basically just part of the scenery—replaceable, disposable, and not worth getting attached to.

Yeah. But you can't see that when you're actually bonded to someone—like a close friend. In those moments, it feels permanent. You’re already picturing them as your maid of honor or that perfect person to hit the coast with... yet look at how many people change from childhood to adulthood. We just keep falling for the illusion that *this* specific connection is the exception. It's human nature. Maybe evolution wired us this way just so we could handle losing people without completely breaking down. Who knows...

The whole idea of casting pearls before swine haunts me... we give our absolute best to a world that can't see past its own selfishness or its own weaknesses.

Right. It's a contradiction most of us deal with constantly. On one hand, you want to leave the world better than you found it—in whatever way you define that. On the other, you see how flawed people really are, and how much damage they do to the very people trying to make things better.

It still bothers me most when women turn on other women... 😁

I don't think predatory behavior is gender-specific. But I get it. And honestly... it's probably just evolutionary conditioning.

Dennis Hall41 said:I guess it would be a much smaller issue if some old guy was messing around with a twenty-something—but hey, I suppose those are just the times we live in.

Agreed. That would actually be considered "trendy" by now, and then nobody would give an age gap a second thought... 🤣

Benjamin Stewart53 said:There are just some movies I can't bring myself to watch. Take "Lost in Translation"—I honestly can't stand the idea of that older guy and that young girl getting tangled up like that.

Women... 🤣 Yeah, I get it. 😉

Irreversible (2002) — Is there anyone actually out there who can sit through the first 15 minutes? The camera work is just dizzying... it makes your head spin.

Benjamin Stewart53 said:It’s basically North Pole 2. I was so let down by all the cheap, vulgar jokes—which were somehow still politically correct—that I had to shut it off after only 45 minutes.

Nah, nothing could be worse than that. As soon as I see a movie trying too hard to be politically correct, I’m out—I don't give it a chance. Even if the movie had actual potential, I'm not interested in being sold some neoliberal garbage through a film.

Betty Fowler, you just lost 25 points because you decided to lecture the mods. You could have easily made the exact same point without throwing that commentary in there.
Then you end up thinking you got flagged for the actual content of the post—when really, you just barely dodged a ban because of those remarks about moderation...