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I think the key to appreciating the Knives Out movies is accepting that they take place in a setting where “world’s greatest detective” is something a person can be rock-star-level famous for. Everything proceeds from that. “Oh, but it’s not plausible that the Louvre would let Elon Musk rent the Mona Lisa” like, maybe not in our world, but that doesn’t matter. These folks don’t live in our world. We’re playing by Agatha Christie Cinematic Universe rules here – of course shit like that happens.

My doctor writes me a prescription for “whatever”. When I show it to the pharmacist, she leads me to a concrete room full of vending machines. It's my lucky day.

at some point you have to realize that you actually have to read to understand the nuance of anything. we as a society are obsessed with summarization, likely as a result of the speed demanded by capital. from headlines to social media (twitter being especially egregious with the character limit), people take in fragments of knowledge and run with them, twisting their meaning into a kaleidoscope that dilutes the message into nothing. yes, brevity is good, but sometimes the message, even when communicated with utmost brevity, requires a 300 page book. sorry.

when people talk about cop propaganda and other people are like “no! the characters in my favorite cop show are diverse and sympathetic and not racist at all!” great observation that’s why it’s cop propaganda

if you’re not paying attention to trees and how they sway in the wind then what are you even doing

I'm nicer when i like my outfit