I just found out my cousin had to undergo emergency surgery at the local hospital—it’s frustrating because the public healthcare system failed to diagnose the issue entirely, whereas a private clinic caught it immediately.
Money can buy happiness, sure. But there's a threshold—a point where material wealth stops having any real impact on the spiritual side of things.
That said, if you consider that experience isn't strictly a spiritual pursuit, then money becomes a tool to acquire it. By purchasing experiences, we are essentially buying happiness.
Gary Reed9 said:Hmm, I don't know about that... The whole situation feels pretty shaky to me. If you hadn't made the transfer yourself—if you were claiming he just straight-up misread your instruction—then maybe I'd see where you're coming from. But as it stands? How is he supposed to prove he accidentally typed in 5,000 when you actually sent 500? He has no way of knowing the error didn't happen on your end instead. On the flip side, your story isn't exactly airtight either. I mean, who honestly goes to the Bank to make a deposit without double-checking the amount they're handing over? It just doesn't add up.
Me 🤦 I think more was actually deposited—I'm totaling it up right now. It’s honestly not an issue on my end; I have no problem returning the money if that's what happened. The sum isn't huge, I don't know exactly how much, but I really don't feel comfortable keeping it.
What’s the best way to handle this? A representative from Wells Fargo called me to say they accidentally deposited more money into my account than I actually had. Honestly—I have no idea what my exact balance was before this happened. If there was an overpayment, I’ll certainly return the funds, but I'm feeling pretty uneasy about the whole situation.
I know how this sounds—completely foolish. It’s that I wasn't exactly counting every cent, but—frankly—I didn't feel the need to.
I’m feeling quite embarrassed right now; it feels like I'm being framed as if I were "hiding" something, when in reality, I had no clue until they reached out.
I didn't say they were absolute garbage, but compared to that powerhouse era from 1988 to 1994—to me, they just fall short.
Of course, it’s all subjective—but honestly, Hollywood's self-destruction and total lack of innovation have hit a breaking point. We were practically expecting this bell curve to dip—I truly fear we're looking at nothing but junk for the next few decades.
Colin Firth (The King's Speech) - 2010 Jean Dujardin (The Artist) - 2011 Daniel Day-Lewis (Lincoln) - 2012 Matthew McConaughey (Dallas Buyers Club) - 2013 Eddie Redmayne (The Theory of Everything) - 2014 Leonardo DiCaprio (The Revenant) - 2015
Yeah, the "problem" is that most of us haven't sat through the whole thing. But, let's be honest—I tried a few, and I just couldn't finish them without nodding off... -.-
I've watched 41/89
Robert De Niro has always been—I don't know how to put it—just an ordinary actor to me. Boring.
And everyone keeps comparing him to Jack Nicholson, Dustin Hoffman, Tom Hanks, or Al Pacino... wtf? For instance, Denzel Washington is 🤣, so I'd give that to Russell Crowe—take his performance in Gladiator—and then pair him with Ed Harris for Pollock; Forest Whitaker is 🤦
Daniel Day-Lewis, say, exclusively in There Will Be Blood... and he's a triple Oscar winner, the only one on this list who is truly top-tier.
Jack Nicholson was unbeatable in One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest, but kind of meh in Good, Bad, and Ugly—though still good.
We were just talking about the greatest actors the other day, so this felt like the perfect excuse for a thread. Since we already get annual lists and "best of" announcements, why not try to dissect the absolute cream of the crop? 🙂
Is Denzel Washington actually better than Ben Kingsley? Is Anthony Hopkins superior to Nick Nolte?
Dustin Hoffman versus Hoffman?
Or maybe Jack Nicholson is better than his own past performances?
It’s always the same debate—two greats at once, one should have won, "this guy deserved it more," political correctness, recycling old arguments, or even government subsidies to get people watching the classics...
Here is the list, including all the nominees: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academ...for_Best_Actor
Anyway, you get the idea... 🙂
I've set the poll up chronologically...
Christoph Waltz disclaimer: Just so no woman thinks this is some chauvinistic topic—I'll preemptively settle that by letting a lady lead the discussion on ladies 😳—besides, Adrien Brody is on the list... 😁
All you really need to do is answer your own call and take some kind of st
What you're describing—these excuses—are nothing more than ways to delay a better life. And excuses aren't particularly helpful, especially when they serve only to block your path to happiness and fulfillment
I’m going to quote Frank Zappa—for you and for everyone else like you;
"If you're going to face reality, you have to come to one big realization: reality is something that belongs to you as an individual. If you want to grow up—which most people don't—you have to do one thing, and that is take responsibility for your own reality and face it on your own terms. Don't expect that just because you're paying someone else, or taking some oath to join a club, or running down the street, or wearing a pile of clothes, or playing some sport, that it's going to take care of things for you. If you end up with a boring and pathetic life because you listened to your father, your mother, your teacher, a priest, or some guy on TV telling you how to fix your shit, then you deserve it."
quietbison86 said:So, what—are you just gonna sit there, locked in your room, waiting for love to magically drop through the ceiling? Like it’s some kind of lightning strike or a freaking Uber Eats delivery? Give me a break. You actually think things just happen by themselves? Honestly, if you want something—especially something like love—you have to actually put in the work. You have to go out there and make an effort. It doesn't just manifest while you're staring at a screen, does it?
I think I’ve pinpointed exactly where the issue lies—honestly, I probably gave you about 90% of the answer already.
Falling in love isn't always something you can control. Sometimes it just happens—and other times, if you catch yourself before the romantic thoughts take over, you can simply... rationalize it. I’ve been there myself, stuck in an unhappy crush once. I don't want to strip away the sentimentality for you, but love isn't something you hunt down; it just finds you.
Carl Rivera43, I think you realize exactly what needs to be done and what your next big move should be. I’ve done my part—now it's up to you to take the reins.
The first question we should probably ask this guy is: are you actually independent?
Secondly—what kind of "views" are we even talking about here?
If you’re still just coasting through life—and dumping all those existential, anti-work philosophies on your parents who don't get you—then you're just taking advantage of them. They're stuck with you because they're your parents and they feel bad seeing you like this, so they just endure it because they feel obligated to—instead of pushing you to find some real work and finally cut the umbilical cord.