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Cake day: October 15th, 2023

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  • Very unique was originally an insult veiled as an unintentionally incorrect usage of the expression. The hidden meaning could be explained as “I think it’s retarded but I don’t want to say that in public.”

    Source: chick movies.

    As for Jealous vs Envious. Are you sure it isn’t merely your perception that’s mistaking the use?
    I know I tend to confuse the two because one wants something that resembles what you have and the other wants what you have directly.
    So the perception of those involved can mix up the two concepts in this regard.







  • Nothing proven. Much documentary about it though.

    There’s a vine/TikTok dude that made a short about it somewhat recently in a shallow and humorous fashion.
    Basically, the Jackson dad was an asshole who beat his kids. Michael being the most successful one got the worst of it, as per the documentary. Not sure if his brothers covered him and how often.
    He didn’t have a childhood, he had beatings, training and concerts.
    His soft-spoken voice was beaten into him, only allowed to use his full voice for singing.
    His Neverland was built for that which he never had and he tried to give that to other children he felt were like him.
    Whether something happened is only known by the the people involved, but odds are that unless Michael himself was molested as a child, it’s far more likely that he was deeply traumatized, cried himself to sleep and had recurring night terrors.

    I’ll repeat, only the people involved know what happened and they’re not talking.





  • Now you’re reminding me of those literary analysis classes. “The author used the colour blue to express their hidden and deep sadness over the loss of a burrito to a seagull…”

    While we might be able to extract her point of view at the time of writing and we might assume its evolution based on her later public interactions, logic only suggests a probable conclusion based on those components, not a definite one.

    Rowling also integrated parts of her own experiences into her stories. How do we know Hermione wasn’t a jab at herself or some other girl she knew? Must it absolutely be a broad perception of real life? Why can’t it be a particular and individual event to have given it inspiration to grow into something bigger?

    Logic is only sound when it covers all the angles, not just the ones favorable to a set conclusion.