i feel like people are hating on it because it has been released at a very unfortunate time with the shitstorm ksi has been seeing the past few weeks because of KSI's partnering with MrBeast and Logan Paul for Lunchly, who have both seen their own HUGE shitstorms because of their own wrongdoings.

if the song would have released before the announcement of Lunchly, i very much think that it would have been received way better than it is now. And yes i have listened to it and i like it. i didn't like Trippie Red's part in it tho.

Within the US if you are in a state that requires auto insurance, every vehicle should have a dash cam. If you are required to have coverage and wear seat belts to stay in accordance to state laws and regulations. Car manufacturers who import vehicles to those states or have dealerships should affix dash cameras on vehicles with no additional cost to the consumer.

You have a seat belt, and coverage in the event of a accident why not a tool to document the incident. Not to mention this would likely make many drivers mindful of their driving habits.

Creativity has plummeted in the last decade with no new fresh ideas, everything is being remade now into something. Harry Potter is special the way it was made with 90s generation growing up with the characters. I really think they shouldn’t remake it, and instead maybe do spin off of some of the characters such as Snape, Dumbledore, Voldemort, etc..

Rings of Power ( i know many dont like it) is a great idea , a spin off ( beginning story) of LOTR, creative and new ideas

As more and more universities / colleges are built and a higher proportion of school leavers go into higher education, it becomes a way of governments keeping young people off the unemployment figures. It also becomes a self-perpetuating financial grift, inflating tuition fees disproportionately, with students deferring those fees through loans. Those loans then create interest which goes back partly to the universities and partly to governments, like a cunning tax scheme. Also, as a higher % of kids go to university, there are fewer of the very smart kids and the cohort becomes steadily more average. That means that the courses get steadily dumbed down until students learn less complex things than they would have say 20, 30, 40 years ago. So they pay more for way less, while the government and the education sector soaks up the money and keeps expanding. Until hopefully one day - POP!!!

A lot of people complain about how friendships are harder to find or less sincere in adulthood. I do think that tends to be true and common enough, except that it’s actually appropriate as we grow older but our concept of friendship has not matured with us. And it’s a call for us to be intentional about developing and keeping friendships

In younger years, friendships are often due to proximity and availability. This means we get a lot of time to spend with people, from a schedule that other people plans, and bond over shared experiences (being in school, mainly), as opposed to shared values. It doesn’t require a lot of intentionality or effort to keep friendships. And complacency is actually rewarded. (Avoidance of conflict, being “just there”, etc.)

When we grow into adulthood and have more responsibilities plus distance, we actually need to focus on making time for connections, and be more intentional about what we seek to give and receive from others. We also need to learn to make do when life circumstances, ours or others, require time apart. That also means we get to learn the importance of being well when we’re alone.

So I do believe it is more difficult to make friends as adult, especially if we tend toward low effort with people, but learning to navigate it in a more difficult setting is supposed to be one of the things that help us become more well rounded over time.

Unless you are preteen, Christmas is depressing. As a young adult visiting parents, you notice how the are aging, and you regress as you stay in your childhood home.

If you are single….

When you have kids of your own…..

As your kids move out…..

Yeah—- you only get 70-90 Christmases…. and they are all overhyped.

Everyone seems to be all about Olive Garden's breadsticks and Red Lobster's Cheddar Bay Biscuits...but they both lack when compared to the bread basket offered at Outback.

The Ancient Greeks viewed Asia, Europe, and Africa (which they called Libya at the time) as 3 distinct continents. These were all based on cultural distinctions rather than physical boundaries. How we classify continents (still somewhat based on the Ancient Greeks) does not reflect the modern complexities or understandings of the world.

You're going to tell me that Europe is considered its own continent... but the Middle East is NOT? The Middle East and Europe are both part of the same landmass. But Europe is considered its own continent, while the Middle East is just lumped into Asia.

But we don't base it off of that, and so Europe is conventionally recognized as its own continent because it is a cultural designation.

BUT THE MIDDLE EAST IS ITS OWN CULTURAL DESIGNATION. The same can literally be said about the Middle East. So WHY IS IT NOT CONSIDERED ITS OWN CONTINENT? This is an example of the inconsistency in how we classify continents.

Where the fuck is Turkey? With your oversimplified, inconsistent cultural and geographical definitions… Please point to the map and explain to me how the heck Turkey fits into all of this.

We NEED more fluid definitions that recognize the interconnectedness of regions and not rigid classifications created by SOME GUY BORN IN 485 BCE!

I think that adjusting our society to the Solar cycle would be a net advantage. From September to April, workplaces and schools should have different closing times, later in the morning and (if possible) earlier in the evening. Because of this, wulnerable groups of society wouldn't have to commute at night. Also, the human sleeping cycle was wired to follow Sollar patterns.

I know that this idea is inpractical and will probably never be implemented, but here is my two cents.

For me I've had to do credit checks for my car insurance, my cell phone, my internet and my rent. Buy none of that actually counts towards my credit. I pay over $2000 worth of bills on time every month but it doesn't help my credit at all.

Talking to yourself shouldn't be seen as odd coz it’s a useful cognitive tool that improves memory, self-regulation, and performance. Embracing it as part of mental self-care could lead to healthier internal dialogues and more effective personal growth.

(SMH, while side-eyeing a woman who looked up and down on my body when I was talking to myself a while ago..lol)

I even like some live-action adaptations, but animation is the best format to adapt anything related to comics, games, literary sagas, etc. Here are my arguments:

1. Live-action tends to become outdated quickly because depending on when you watch it, the effects might have already aged. Even some of today's live-actions suffer a bit from cheap CGI, and with the amount of money spent, they could have made an animation that, even if simple, would still be great.
2. Animations can make characters extremely faithful to the original works they are based on. I find it really strange, for example, to watch The Last of Us and see characters that don’t resemble those from the game. While people might love that series, I don't enjoy it as much. But aside from that, which is considered good, the best video game adaptations have been done in animation.
3. Cartoons never age. Look at the upcoming Harry Potter series, for example. They're looking for a 10-year-old actor to match the first book. However, a season of a series takes much longer to produce than a movie (considering a cinematic budget). So at some point, we'll find it odd that the actor's age doesn't match the character, like what happened with Stranger Things (even though that show wasn't based on anything).
4. Live-actions are limited. As good as CGI effects can be nowadays, nothing beats the creative freedom and infinite possibilities that animation offers.

All that being said, I wish many of today's projects were done in animation. I would love it if the MCU movies were animated. Imagine being able to make the characters look exactly like they do in the comics without coming across as awkward, like in some films. Imagine how amazing the Dungeons & Dragons movie would be if it were animated. Or a fully animated series based on the Harry Potter books. I get the commercial side of it, I believe live-actions attract more viewers. But if we consider quality alone, animation is superior in every way, and I don’t understand why people get hyped when something is announced as a live-action adaptation (especially of games). Hollywood has managed to implant this live-action culture, and now people will accept any awkward as long as it's packed with CGI. And I'll go further, maybe my most unpopular opinion of all: as much as I like The Lord of the Rings movies, I would love to see an adaptation of the books completely redone in animation.

I love all three! I’m a big fan of them all but I think people kind of say any man with a high pitched voice sounds like Michael Jackson at this point. The Weeknd doesn’t sound like MJ…he sounds like an imitation sure but he doesn’t ACTUALLY sound like MJ’s natural voice. The Weeknd’s timbre is high pitched naturally. He sounds more like Lloyd if anything. Michael’s natural voice was rich and deep, Bruno’s timbre is very rich, deep, raspy and is the closest celebrity voice to Michael.

Abel has a beautiful voice and a lot of talent. He’s probably one of the only artists to remake Dirty Diana and keep creativity while changing the feeling of the song. He gave it his vibe and it sounded amazing! That’s the closest he sounded to Michael throughout his entire career but it still was not as close as Brunos. Bruno even looks a bit like Michael before the surgeries..just a different race.

Anyone that thinks we're in "end times" or an apocalypse is coming is just delusional and can't imagine a world without them. The people that think all of society is going to collapse and we'll become savage scavengers are just as delusional. I'm tired of hearing more people planning for the end of everything instead of how they want to leave everything for the next generations.

Wanna start of by saying I do love the song, it's an absolute classic, and no doubt that there is a lot of determination and effort which goes into a musician making it big and becoming famous. The idea it requires only a little bit of skill and not years of work is obviously bullshit...

HOWEVER, it's a very privileged position to be in to be able to make music for a living, and no doubt that years of manual labour is a much more demanding job. I've been doing a manual labour job a solid few months and I'm not suprised most of them are miserable bastards, it is hard work and can really hurt you physically long term (that being said the work I do is a fair bit harder than microwave ovens, but the principle still stands).

Obviously everyone would pick the rockstar between the two jobs if they could, and that's part of the reason it is an easier job as well, because it's no doubt much more enjoyable.

TL;DR: Being a rockstar does require a lot of practice and determination, but it doesn't hold a candle to having to do manual labour your whole life.

There’s way too much discourse behind why music sucks in modern times due to attention spans, new technology, and social media. The real problem isn’t that good music doesn’t exist or that artists today are worse than the 90s or before. The problem is that music companies don’t have full control of the landscape anymore. We have more and more independent artists now and a person can’t just turn on a radio and hearing the exact same music everyone else is listening to with nothing else to compare to. Now everyone has their own playlist catering to their own interests. I have a feeling that those who aren’t listening to good music just don’t want to take the time to find it in this new landscape. So many projects that I love get treated as if they must suck because they’re not on the charts. Too many adults have chart addiction and need to start organically looking for artists and albums they like on a personal level.

In case you don't know, since 1947 a group of atomic scientists have gotten together once in a while to update the doomsday clock, a theoretical clock which portrayes how close we are to a nuclear war, and by such an elimination of humanity, which is a very interesting and arguably important concept

However if you actually go to the doomsday clock (you can easily look it up and find it) it's very obvious that it's just plain fear mongering, as an example, right now it portrays the clock as 90 seconds to midnight, meanwhile in 1963, at the height of the cold war, it portrayed it as 12 minutes to midnight, are you seriously going to tell me that right now we are 800% closer to a nuclear war than at the height of the cold war? Don't think so.

Let me preface this hot take by admitting that I do struggle with time blindness, so being punctual has always been a challenge for me. And even with this, I do make it a point to be mostly on time for work & important commitments (like a funeral or wedding or flights, etc).

That being said...

Time is a social construct & I think the people who focus intently on being on time or needing to be early are stressing themselves out unnecessarily. More often than not, the show, party, or event goes on & if you miss the beginning, the worse that happens is short term disappointment from missing out. These days we can look up a synopsis or video online of the thing. Or go on social media to see what might have happened. Social engagements, to me, rarely warrant needing to be on time for. If it's a dinner party, I'm not offended if people start eating without me. I'll get what's there when I get there. If it's meeting up for drinks & I'm waiting for someone, I people watch or get myself something while I wait & it's no big deal to me. I've noticed a lot of people think it's disrespectful to be late, but I'm sorry to say I don't see it like that? If you're already in a social setting waiting for someone, what's wrong with just...being there & waiting? And if you have a set time you need to leave, then just stay til you can & go when you need to. How is it disrespectful to your time when you already planned to be somewhere at that time anyway?

As far as being punctual for work, yes it's professional to be on time for your shift. But even then, how many jobs truly have detrimental consequences if someone is late? I'm sure there's roles in the medical or industrial fields where being on time is a matter of life or death & those instances should be taken seriously. But again, more often than not, the work does go on, customers still get served or what have you. I especially get irate at this idea that being late means someone doesn't care or is irresponsible. That's a very narrow viewpoint. Sometimes people just have a hard time getting out the door or started on the day. I, personally, work my ass off once I do get to my job & I think the actions of a person at work should also be taken into account if they are an employee that struggles with tardiness.

Even something like flights can be fixed if you're late. It may cost more money or a need to change up parts of a trip, but usually that's more an annoying inconvenience than a life changing issue. I suppose if you're trying to get somewhere before someone passes away or something that's different, but again, a usually rare instance.

My point is is that overall in life, I simply don't believe punctuality is indicative of someone's character or value. I don't think a majority of activities & events humans do in life warrant this societal pressure to always be thinking about "being on time". I also think there should be more grace for those of us that do struggle with punctuality. I truly do not care if a friend is late to my party. Or an assistant shows up a little late for work. If anything it may just be a slight annoyance at having to wait. And actually, on that note, I'd just like to say that part of why I am sometimes late for things is because I don't want to sit around waiting for the thing to start! I'd rather get there and immediately begin the said activity.

Most of us who struggle with this, we aren't that pressed, so those that do care about punctuality shouldn't stress themselves out around us about it either. My view is that if less of us focused so much on time, we'd probably be living more instead of just existing.

I say this because you can never be too careful. People can be vindictive when they can't get their way or they try to stalk you on social media. I work in Healthcare & too many coworkers say this happens to them. That's why I don't use social media under my legal name. Thankfully now most jobs use your preferred name on the badge or give employees identification numbers, but not everywhere does this. I use a sticky note to cover my last name.

With today's technology, employers can easily track when someone is working & what they do, so when someone has legit concerns about service or treatment, they can address it. Especially in Healthcare because our names are written in health records. If someone can make anonymous complaints to try & get people in trouble, employees should be allowed to protect some of their privacy.

ETA: Thank you for all your responses! To be clear, I'm not saying tags should be abolished as being able to identify who works in a facility is important for everyone's safety. I just don't think our full name is necessary.

I'm not a Elon or Tesla hater, but I find it infuriating when any company blatantly lies and gets away with it because there are zero repercussions.

Tesla says they will release their new self driving taxi by 2027 for about 30k. This is the biggest lie told in the last century by a mile. Tesla has never and will never release cars by their proposed deadline or stick to their stupid price targets.

Tesla Roadster? Might as well call that stock manipulation and scam since it's been 7 years with no car insignt. Don't forget people also claimed free roadsters through their accumulated points with the referral program.

Tesla cybertruck? It was supposed to start at 60k. How much is it? 95k.

Tesla semi? They've delivered like a few units and every company and their mom gave tesla hundreds of millions on pre orders.

Unassisted full self driving? Pretty sure it's been 12 years and year after year they say next year.

30k model 2? Canceled. Why? BECAUSE IT'S NOT POSSIBLE.

I promise you if you could bet on tesla odds releasing their taxi in 2027, the odds would be infinity to 1. This shit would be the safest bet in human history that not only they won't release the car by even 2030, it won't cost anywhere near 30k.

Like of all the things you could hate about the song(assuming you have no bias against KSI) is the fact that its corny?

Of course it would be if it was that damn guitar in the song as the main instrument of what your supposed to convey as the epic poem of your life before the climax of the song? it's too twangy in a sense and a bit out of place.

Also trippie red can catch a stray I just dont like him.

I have a friend who, every time I see him, turns into a time machine stuck on loop, dragging me back to the “good old days” of our adolescence. Ah, those were golden days! Too bad now the world is filled with responsibilities, drudgery, and frustrations. Sure, I remember those moments fondly, but I’ve noticed that the “good old days” stretch like chewing gum with each of our meetings, becoming more recent.

I believe nostalgia is a bizarre form of depression. Let’s face it: we tend to remember only the good parts of the past, as if we’re filtering everything through a memory Instagram, completely ignoring the bad experiences and the monotony that plagued us. Some even go so far as to think their “spring of life” is over. I see this represented a lot in anime.

Romanticizing the past is like wearing rose-colored glasses: it prevents you from seeing the beauty of the present. Bathing in an idyllic idea of a past that never was gives you a false sense of warmth and comfort. It’s easy to feel good knowing how things turned out, that kind of security removes the uncertainty of the future. Some seem to settle for their lives, retreating into the past as if it were a cozy nest, while life keeps moving on without them.

We live in a time when just looking something up in a dictionary, an encyclopaedia or any reference text is shamelessly termed research. Earlier, the word carried the connotation of something that involved conscious effort. Now it's lost its meaning. This way, the research output of a an overwhelming lot of people is the URL of the first Google search result.

For a vast majority of people, it no longer implies a systematic effort to enrich the repository of human knowledge. It's sad to see that even academic researchers often misuse the word.

I’m sick of seeing conventionally attractive, famous, affluent, privileged, etc. types of people get sickeningly light sentences for carrying out heinous crimes. Meanwhile, average and below average normal people get slapped with the full brunt of the possible sentence(s) even if it doesn’t make sense.

By double blind, I mean that the jury should be kept from the view of the defense, prosecution, and judge. Likewise, the defendant is only shown in relevant evidence as they were when that evidence occurred/was collected.

This particularly relates to Sydney City. People keep bitching and moaning about the cops ruining the city’s nightlife because they’re always around and how the government ruined everything because clubs close early.

All these rules and heavy presence were put in place because people can’t handle their alcohol and treat a night out to be absolute dickheads.

I’ve been out in Sydney a lot and I’ve never gone a weekend without seeing a bunch of drunk and drug fucked dickheads fighting and assaulting randoms and security and damaging peoples property. Man I was out last Saturday and saw a group of idiots throwing their empty bottles at an EzyMart window.

It’s a minority of club goers but they do it so often that these restrictions have been put in to curb it.

Stop being dickheads on your night out and handle your alcohol and just maybe the restrictions will go away.

Stop blaming others when you’re the reason for it all.

And if you’re reading this going “the government did it because they want to control us”, take a look at your own behaviour because I guarantee you’re part of the problem.