The Expendables (2010)
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Personally, I was expecting some sort of pathetic little comedy about a bunch of small-time losers 👎
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Donna Wood52 said:I’m sure most of you have been through this exact thing—a friend lands a new boyfriend and suddenly, she just... vanishes. You send her a text, maybe an invite, and nothing. Just radio silence.
What’s your take on this phenomenon? Personally, I find it pretty fascinating—if a bit irritating.
I wonder what the psychologists would say about the mechanics behind it.
briskhound2 said:Even in 4D—it’s a total revolution. 😍 Just keep pushing the envelope...
TechGiant said:Infantile compared to what, exactly?
briskcobra12 said:I really hope you're right...
You mean a girlfriend🙄. I had one, but we just broke up recently, so yeah, I'm flying solo for now.
Sam Green73 said:The other day, someone actually said to me, "You know, sometimes it’s just easier to be honest—it takes way less effort," and I have to admit, it totally threw me for a loop.
I get the logic behind it; telling the truth is definitely simpler because you don't have to spend half your life playing mental gymnastics trying to remember which lie you told to whom.
But is "honesty" really that straightforward?
Is it truly just a simple thing?
Honestly, I don't think so.
To me, being an honest person isn't some innate quality you're just born with; it's more like a skill that you actually have to work at.
Think about little kids—they’ll happily grab a toy from someone else, but they find it incredibly hard to actually share one of their own. Parents have to step in and teach them how to act in a socially acceptable way.
I'm a firm believer that being honest pays off in the long run, but when you look at the short term, is being truthful always the easiest path?
p.s. I almost wrote this whole thing as a post about sincerity, but I realized those aren't quite the same thing.
slymaker9 said:Hegel once noted: "The fool is the man who is asked for his honest opinion and gives it."
What are your thoughts on honesty in light of this observation?
Is being candid a recipe for disaster—something reserved strictly for children, fools, the mad, or the elderly?
Furthermore, are philosophers truly sincere in their writings, or is diplomacy and self-promotion just as prevalent in their work? In your view, who stands as a paragon of sincerity, and who is merely a diplomat?🙂
Mark Wood79 said:Hardy is an absolute cinematic institution. Especially considering everything it had to go through just to reach theaters...
I know Hollywood decided to do some kind of remake a few years back... I don't even want to imagine how that turned out.