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Luxury is relative. From a Tiger's POV, buying meat at a supermarket is the ultimate laziness.

I think Jordan Peterson did very well overall, considering he's trying to have an intellectual discussion with these kids who seriously don't know what they're talking about. And those on this reddit thread should be ashamed with their straw manning of JP. He tries to find a bit of nuance and they mock him for not committing to the Christian label. Ironically, JP is being somewhat post-modernist by steering away from the rigid label of 'Christian'. What do you think?

If you're interested in intelligent geopolitcal discussion about US-China relations that go read Kevin Rudd's book.

That's not always true. Film labor in Aus/NZ is marginally cheaper, maybe 20% less on non-union jobs. Plenty of Americans are coming here to follow the money. Unfortunately, the film unions have done more harm than good in America. But they were right to strike. They were striking because pay is low and working conditions were bad, but that is because producers can't pay more because the incentives are so weak.

Some Hollywood bigshot asked him to do this. It's obvious. The LA film industry is dead and it's the government and studio's fault. It's being eaten by Australia, New Zealand and others who are offering 45%+ tax rebates. It's cheaper to fly hundreds of crew members to another country than to walk across the studio lot and do it at home. But most American states are too cheap to offer a competitive rebate. So tariffs it is. Atlanta is really the last bastion for American filmmaking, as far as I know.

There is nothing smart about wanting to be a billionaire.

People can disregard their hatred. It's the whole lesson Jesus taught. They just don't want to, because they enjoy being hateful in some way. I'm here to tell you that instinct of enjoying hatred is wrong. Give up hate. Don't make excuses for unhealthy behaviours and worldviews. Just because you can logically understand it doesn't mean it's justified.

@SQAAD How does it feel to carry that hate around with you? What's the point of hating? You can just stop doing it if you wanted to.

Let's not be mean about it. Charlie is not a dubious character. I met him once long ago when I applied to work as his video editor and he's a very genuine guy. He was simply naive and a victim of a manipulator.

A lesson in gaslighting and manipulation. I really resonate with Charlie's experience here. I must admit I can be easy to gaslight as I try to take 100% responsibility for everything in my life, or give people the benefit of the doubt. But sometimes people take advantage of that habit. Luckily he got most of the money back. Be careful who you do business with, and trust your gut if you sense something wrong with them. Evil people can look and sound the same as good people. Judge people based on their actions, not just their character.

“Above all, don't lie to yourself. The man who lies to himself and listens to his own lie comes to a point that he cannot distinguish the truth within him, or around him, and so loses all respect for himself and for others. And having no respect he ceases to love.” ― Fyodor Dostoevsky, The Brothers Karamazov

Master writing short stories before doing novels. Publishers will do a lot to promote the hot new author on the block - so don't let that first break be a pile of shit.

Stephen King: On Writing Chuck Palahniuk: Consider This Best two books on creative writing I have ever read. Palahniuk in particular is amazing.

Thanks for the comprehensive answer. @Leo Gura