Posts by blueharbor15

Rose Red lasts almost four hours, and since it’s nowhere to be found on this forum, I’m dropping the recommendation here.
It’s not even a series—it’s actually a movie that was split up into a miniseries.

Look, my advice? Don't start a business. I was in the exact same spot and I blew through every cent of my capital—ended up in debt on top of it. Doesn't mean you'll fail, but if I were you, I'd just stick to side hustles or whatever gray market stuff works. Even a coworker of mine tried the whole entrepreneur route and it went south fast enough.

Timothy Cox2 said:I don't see it that way. Easy Rider is a lifestyle. Life moves way too fast these days compared to back then. Just look around—everyone’s got earbuds in, everyone’s glued to their smartphones. We're seeing Marxist alienation from one another at an all-time high. But on the flip side, there are still people fighting this way of life without needing coke to do it.
Obviously, when you talk about the movie Easy Rider, its power comes from being a cult classic and (if I recall correctly) the first real road trip movie. There are still people today who just move from point A to point B without caring how many miles they put on the odometer. But let's not forget that the whole Western system we live in is partially built on slavery. Democracy is just demagoguery; it doesn't actually exist. We're all just slaves to advertising and brainwashing, and the only thing that never lags behind is the bills. When the bill shows up, you pay it, or things go south. It's hard to live the Easy Rider way under those conditions because it's a mindset. And it doesn't have to be on a bike. Could be a beat-up old car, could even be just some shoes. Up until recently, most Roman folks were basically Easy Riders.

Going off-topic here, but there's a great American road trip movie you should check out, "sky above landscape"

I wouldn't agree that being an er is just a lifestyle either. It was born from something much deeper—more like an enlightenment. In the movie (it's been a while since I watched it, so my memory isn't perfect), the goal is to show what a truly free man looks like. Free in the sense that he doesn't accept the social, religious, or any other rules that hold modern people back from being human. That hits on what you said about ads and stuff. Society has made it a rule that you have to own certain things, and everyone is obsessed with what others think. If someone actually walked away from that nonsense—which is totally unnecessary for survival—they'd be on their way to becoming an Easy Rider. This frantic pace of modern life shouldn't stop anyone from just moving slow and taking it easy...
I agree that being an er doesn't require a motorcycle or coke; I only mentioned the movie as a connection. But you can't just take out a loan, drive across the US for three months, and then come back and spend the next year paying it off. That's just an adventure, not the essence of being an Easy Rider.

Personally, I don't see any barrier stopping someone from diving into the lifestyle of those two main characters, other than their own mindset. All you need is a solid connection, a few kilos of coke, and you've bought yourself a dream life.

It’s pretty obvious you guys just aren't cut from the same cloth. I won't get all philosophical on you because the reality is simple: nobody hangs out in a group they don't fit into. A group only works if everyone balances their own interests with what the group needs. If an individual stops pulling for the team, the whole thing falls apart. For example, take some star athlete who's a devout Catholic—if he's sitting on the bench while seven or eight of those losers you mentioned are out grabbing overpriced lattes at Starbucks, it just doesn't work.