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[Antifragile]

<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 22018" data-quote="MitchC" data-source="post: 1002668" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=1002668" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-1002668">MitchC said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> I saw an interesting article about how something like 70% of right wing politicians emails land in gmails spam box but 90% of left wing ones land in the inbox. Those numbers are wrong but it was very similar.<br /> <br /> These companies are all doing the same thing. </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote>100% of politicians (left+right) emails should land in spam. Our lives would be better. Believe me.</div>

 

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[MTF]

<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 55234" data-quote="Antifragile" data-source="post: 1002649" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=1002649" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-1002649">Antifragile said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> I’m giving Twitter a go.<br /> <br /> What resources, lessons, advice do you have to grow an audience?<br /> <br /> Anyone here with a 100k+ followers? </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote><br /> Maybe start a joint progress thread?</div>

 

[MTF]

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[StrikingViper69]

<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 4862" data-quote="Kak" data-source="post: 1002622" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=1002622" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-1002622">Kak said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> Speaking of all this… Are there any people here that are legitimately anti 5G? I know this is a thing and I just can’t wrap my head around that. </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote><br /> The thing with 5G concerns, from what I&#039;ve seen, is that it takes &quot;understanding&quot; a little bit of science to show why we will all die from it, and understanding more complex science to show why it is absolutely fine.</div>

 

[Simon Angel]

<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 1" data-quote="MJ DeMarco" data-source="post: 1002611" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=1002611" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-1002611">MJ DeMarco said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> You bet. It saddens me that my posts have been perceived in a manner that implies I&#039;m miserable and living in fear, when it&#039;s exactly the opposite. The top 3 words that I would describe my life is: Happy, gratuitous, and excited ... cynical would be #9 or 10 ... which tends to manifest itself here. Obviously I need to do better. </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote><br /> I can empathize with this.I also believe it&#039;s a fair balance and that cynicism is needed.<br /> <br /> I feel like I&#039;m getting less cynical the older I get but that might just be a false perception of the self.<br /> <br /> However, back when I was in school I was extremely cynical. My peers disgusted me and I rebelled against any and all authorities. People would often tell me that I was &quot;serious&quot;, aloof, and that I should &quot;stop thinking about life in that way&quot;. Throughout all of this, I still managed to not be considered an outcast and was generally liked.<br /> <br /> Fast forward to now, my girlfriend of 3 years is my complete opposite. Up until recently (before some tragic events unfolded) she was quite literally seeing the world through rose colored glasses. It was actually fascinating how differently we perceived everything.<br /> <br /> I am always reading between the lines, suspicious of ulterior motives, and usually notice the &quot;bad&quot; about a person or a situation first. She, on the other hand, would usually see the good first and often rationalized how to excuse someone&#039;s behavior. This has lead to a lot of &quot;I told you so!&quot; moments. <br /> <br /> I&#039;m happy to report that things have been balancing themselves over time for both of us.<br /> <br /> But now, I&#039;m curious: What were you like in your childhood and adolescence?</div>

 

[Mathuin]

<div class="bbWrapper"><div class="bbOembed bbMediaJustifier" data-media-site-id="twitter" data-media-key="1520196096877867008" data-xf-init="oembed" data-provider="twitter" data-id="1520196096877867008"> <a href="https://twitter.com/x/status/1520196096877867008" rel="external" target="_blank"><i class="fa--xf fab fa-twitter fa-twitter-square "><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" role="img" aria-hidden="true" ><use href="/community/data/local/icons/brands.svg?v=1749395433#twitter"></use></svg></i> https://twitter.com/x/status/1520196096877867008</a> </div><i><span style="font-size: 10px"><a href="https://twitter.com/USMiniTru/status/1520196096877867008" target="_blank" class="link link--external" rel="noopener">View: https://twitter.com/USMiniTru/status/1520196096877867008</a></span></i><br /></div>

 

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[WillHurtDontCare]

<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 4862" data-quote="Kak" data-source="post: 1002622" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=1002622" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-1002622">Kak said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> Speaking of all this… Are there any people here that are legitimately anti 5G? I know this is a thing and I just can’t wrap my head around that. </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote><br /> I am, though I&#039;m not going to do anything to fight it or run around warning the people of the dangers of it.<br /> <br /> It will allow for further surveillance because these devices will be able to transmit more data faster.<br /> <br /> I also think that there is something to belief that all of this WiFi is bad for our health in the same way that airport scanners are. Though to what degree, I cannot say.<br /> <br /> I&#039;m not going to go Alex Jones on this topic and I&#039;ll likely end up using 5G myself, but it just looks like we&#039;ll gain faster internet in exchange for more spying.</div>

 

[WillHurtDontCare]

<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 59844" data-quote="Rabby" data-source="post: 1002652" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=1002652" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-1002652">Rabby said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> Wait... you&#039;re not implying that there are other countries, are you?<br /> Please be serious guys. </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote><br /> There aren&#039;t - there is only America and country-less savages</div>

 

[Antifragile]

<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 59844" data-quote="Rabby" data-source="post: 1002652" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=1002652" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-1002652">Rabby said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> Wait... you&#039;re not implying that there are other countries, are you?<br /> Please be serious guys. </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote>Wait; let me get my globe of America and take a closer look. BRB.</div>

 

[MTF]

<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="" data-quote="" data-source="" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> For every <b>$1.00</b> a film makes at a cinema:<br /> <br /> <br /> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">$0.60 goes to the cinema chain (!)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">$0.20 goes to the distributor</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">$0.07 goes to the sales agent</li> </ul><br /> This leaves just <b>$0.13</b> left. After studios recoup their costs (marketing, travel, SAG residuals), the investors get paid out. There&#039;s often nothing left over to pay the actual filmmaker.<br /> <br /> <br /> That&#039;s right: <b>Creators are the last to get financial rewards from a film</b>.<br /> <br /> <br /> This payment injustice isn&#039;t limited to the directors — actors are also affected.<br /> <br /> <br /> Take <i>Return of the Jedi</i>. The film grossed $450 million in 1983 ($1.3 billion today). But actor David Prowse, who played Darth Vader, never received a single residual paycheck for his work. </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote><br /> Source: <a href="https://alts.co/film-financing-crypto-a-look-at-retrogression-with-director-anthony-hayes/" target="_blank" class="link link--external" rel="noopener">Film Financing &amp; Crypto: A Look At Retrogression With Director Anthony Hayes | Alts</a><br /> <br /> Conclusion: don&#039;t make movies, start a cinema chain. So absurd that they get 60%.</div>

 

[Antifragile]

<div class="bbWrapper"><div class="bbOembed bbMediaJustifier" data-media-site-id="twitter" data-media-key="1519735033950470144" data-xf-init="oembed" data-provider="twitter" data-id="1519735033950470144"> <a href="https://twitter.com/x/status/1519735033950470144" rel="external" target="_blank"><i class="fa--xf fab fa-twitter fa-twitter-square "><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" role="img" aria-hidden="true" ><use href="/community/data/local/icons/brands.svg?v=1749395433#twitter"></use></svg></i> https://twitter.com/x/status/1519735033950470144</a> </div><i><span style="font-size: 10px"><a href="https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1519735033950470144?s=21&amp;t=S9Tt_rcAQNh3UNBSB3SCxw" target="_blank" class="link link--external" rel="noopener">View: https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1519735033950470144?s=21&amp;t=S9Tt_rcAQNh3UNBSB3SCxw</a></span></i><br /></div>

 

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[Angler]

<div class="bbWrapper">So where I live, for 30$ a month you get to work out as much as you like. You even get to go into the sauna bathing room and steam room. I decided to bring a childhood buddy of mine, who&#039;s pretty scripted and jaded by his environment, to the sauna room to see how good it&#039;ll make him feel. I really love this guy and want to see things better for him. I made sure to cover the guest fees to make it easy for him. Two days in a row now. He told me it&#039;s one of the best thing that could have happen to him. One of the best thing he could be doing since he laid off smoking. He sees the benefit.<br /> <br /> Guess what though? <br /> He said he don&#039;t see himself getting a membership, for 30$ a month, because it&#039;s too expensive... <br /> The punch line is after he says this. <br /> He called a buddy of his to go eat out later, that&#039;ll probably cost him 50$ including tips... <br /> 50 dollars for a meal that probably cost 10$ if he cooked at home... 50$ of gluttony &gt; 30$ a month of potentially life changing health benefit and clarity. Lesson learned... don&#039;t drag people out of the hell hole, especially if they find it comfortable there.</div>

 

[MTF]

<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 99060" data-quote="Angler" data-source="post: 1002873" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=1002873" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-1002873">Angler said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> So where I live, for 30$ a month you get to work out as much as you like. You even get to go into the sauna bathing room and steam room. I decided to bring a childhood buddy of mine, who&#039;s pretty scripted and jaded by his environment, to the sauna room to see how good it&#039;ll make him feel. I really love this guy and want to see things better for him. I made sure to cover the guest fees to make it easy for him. Two days in a row now. He told me it&#039;s one of the best thing that could have happen to him. One of the best thing he could be doing since he laid off smoking. He sees the benefit.<br /> <br /> Guess what though?<br /> He said he don&#039;t see himself getting a membership, for 30$ a month, because it&#039;s too expensive...<br /> The punch line is after he says this.<br /> He called a buddy of his to go eat out later, that&#039;ll probably cost him 50$ including tips...<br /> 50 dollars for a meal that probably cost 10$ if he cooked at home... 50$ of gluttony &gt; 30$ a month of potentially life changing health benefit and clarity. Lesson learned... don&#039;t drag people out of the hell hole, especially if they find it comfortable there. </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote><br /> This is extremely sad and extremely common. I have a LOT of stories like that. People rarely make logical decisions but what&#039;s crazier is that they STILL don&#039;t make logical decisions when they&#039;re clearly in pain and find a viable solution (their brain will for some unfathomable reason rationalize why they shouldn&#039;t solve their problem).</div>

 

[Andy Black]

<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 99060" data-quote="Angler" data-source="post: 1002873" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=1002873" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-1002873">Angler said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> Lesson learned... don&#039;t drag people out of the hell hole, especially if they find it comfortable there. </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote>You didn’t drag him out of a hell hole. You just showed him something better. <br /> <br /> It’s up to him to take the next step if he wants it, and he may do later after you’ve planted a seed.</div>

 

[Antifragile]

<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 99060" data-quote="Angler" data-source="post: 1002873" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=1002873" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-1002873">Angler said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> So where I live, for 30$ a month you get to work out as much as you like. You even get to go into the sauna bathing room and steam room. I decided to bring a childhood buddy of mine, who&#039;s pretty scripted and jaded by his environment, to the sauna room to see how good it&#039;ll make him feel. I really love this guy and want to see things better for him. I made sure to cover the guest fees to make it easy for him. Two days in a row now. He told me it&#039;s one of the best thing that could have happen to him. One of the best thing he could be doing since he laid off smoking. He sees the benefit.<br /> <br /> Guess what though?<br /> He said he don&#039;t see himself getting a membership, for 30$ a month, because it&#039;s too expensive...<br /> The punch line is after he says this.<br /> He called a buddy of his to go eat out later, that&#039;ll probably cost him 50$ including tips...<br /> 50 dollars for a meal that probably cost 10$ if he cooked at home... 50$ of gluttony &gt; 30$ a month of potentially life changing health benefit and clarity. Lesson learned... don&#039;t drag people out of the hell hole, especially if they find it comfortable there. </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote><br /> To each their own. You can’t make people do anything. It’s all internal. But don’t feel bad. You may have planted a seed. It takes time for it to grow. It can be this little act that will bring your buddy to a better life… just down the road.<br /> <br /> You can’t un-ring a bell. Hopefully this was you doing just that for your buddy.</div>

 

[MTF]

<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="" data-quote="" data-source="" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> Dr. Sebastian Martin was an Indian Christian fraudulent in Vasai, Mumbai, Maharashtra. He was the founder Ashirward Prayer Centre. He gained notoriety for claiming chronic illnesses particularly renal problems in public spectacles. He was booked under Black Magic Act for allegedly fraudulently claiming to cure patients. Ironically, he died of renal failure after being released on bail. </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote><br /> Karma is a bitch, ain&#039;t it?</div>

 

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[Supa]

<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 5905" data-quote="MTF" data-source="post: 1002875" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=1002875" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-1002875">MTF said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> This is extremely sad and extremely common. I have a LOT of stories like that. People rarely make logical decisions but what&#039;s crazier is that they STILL don&#039;t make logical decisions when they&#039;re clearly in pain and find a viable solution (their brain will for some unfathomable reason rationalize why they shouldn&#039;t solve their problem). </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote>For some it might be all they know. No matter how dumb it may sound, but some people would rather choose what they know and are familiar with, even if it hurts them, then changing.</div>

 

[MJ DeMarco]

<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 5905" data-quote="MTF" data-source="post: 1002875" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=1002875" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-1002875">MTF said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> This is extremely sad and extremely common. I have a LOT of stories like that. People rarely make logical decisions but what&#039;s crazier is that they STILL don&#039;t make logical decisions when they&#039;re clearly in pain and find a viable solution (their brain will for some unfathomable reason rationalize why they shouldn&#039;t solve their problem). </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote><br /> Because their pain and victimhood is their identity. If you remove the pain and victimhood, you jeopardize their life-long identity and they might not know who they are without it.</div>

 

[WillHurtDontCare]

<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 1" data-quote="MJ DeMarco" data-source="post: 1002888" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=1002888" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-1002888">MJ DeMarco said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> Because their pain and victimhood is their identity. If you remove the pain and victimhood, you jeopardize their life-long identity and they might not know who they are without it. </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote><br /> &quot;Zarathustra, however, answered thus unto him who so spake: When one taketh his hump from the hunchback, then doth one take from him his spirit—so do the people teach. And when one giveth the blind man eyes, then doth he see too many bad things on the earth: so that he curseth him who healed him. He, however, who maketh the lame man run, inflicteth upon him the greatest injury; for hardly can he run, when his vices run away with him—so do the people teach concerning cripples.&quot;<br /> <br /> -Thus Spoke Zarathustra</div>

 

[Guest-5ty5s4]

<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 5905" data-quote="MTF" data-source="post: 1002852" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=1002852" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-1002852">MTF said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> Source: <a href="https://alts.co/film-financing-crypto-a-look-at-retrogression-with-director-anthony-hayes/" target="_blank" class="link link--external" rel="nofollow ugc noopener">Film Financing &amp; Crypto: A Look At Retrogression With Director Anthony Hayes | Alts</a><br /> <br /> Conclusion: don&#039;t make movies, start a cinema chain. So absurd that they get 60%. </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote>This should be common sense for fastlaners.<br /> <br /> Passions don’t make CENTS.<br /> <br /> The chain is the one with control.<br /> <br /> Go make movies once you’re rich - or send your trust fund kid to acting school.<br /> <br /> Howard Hughes didn’t make his fortune from movies - it came from tools and patents in the oil and gas industry. That money paid for his movies!</div>

 

[Rabby]

<div class="bbWrapper">Finally delivered a technology thing today that&#039;s been past &quot;due.&quot; Or I should say, past when I thought it would be done. But it&#039;s done! Great feeling.<br /> <br /> Tomorrow I&#039;m ignoring anything business related, short of &quot;the office is on fire and we followed your email instructions to wire all the money to Serbia.&quot;</div>

 

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[Supa]

<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 85205" data-quote="thechosen1" data-source="post: 1002918" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=1002918" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-1002918">thechosen1 said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> This should be common sense for fastlaners.<br /> <br /> Passions don’t make CENTS.<br /> <br /> The chain is the one with control.<br /> <br /> Go make movies once you’re rich - or send your trust fund kid to acting school.<br /> <br /> Howard Hughes didn’t make his fortune from movies - it came from tools and patents in the oil and gas industry. That money paid for his movies! </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote>Passions don&#039;t make CENTS, but a movie, to me, actually does make CENTS. The movie company has the control. Entry is quite reserved for the big ones. People always want good stories to watch. You make it once and then can earn for decades from a good one. It&#039;s easily scalable, especially after its run in the cinemas.<br /> <br /> This is just my humble opinion, though. To me, the cinema chains make the most money with the movie&#039;s 2 or so months that it runs in the cinemas. Everything after that, or even for some things during that period, makes quite some money for the studio who made it (including the filmmakers). For example merchandise. Streaming rights. Digital and Blue ray sales.<br /> <br /> Take the new Spider-Man for example.<br /> <br /> Yes. The cinema chains make a lot of money at first. But what happens after the movie is played in theatres? Here in Germany it&#039;s available to rent or buy at Amazon for like $22. This money does not go to any cinema chain. Same for all these little Spider-Man figures, t-shirts and all that they probably sold during it was played in cinemas, and continuing to do so afterwards.<br /> <br /> Don&#039;t get me wrong, that&#039;s not meant to say that being an actor or screenwriter is fastlane. There is only a very small number of people of get to such a position as those who work on movies like Spider-Man. What I mean is, that there&#039;s more to it than simply the earnings from cinema tickets. And that there are a lot of people, especially behind the scenes of a movie, that I&#039;d consider fastlane.</div>

 

[MTF]

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[Guest-5ty5s4]

<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 31790" data-quote="Supa" data-source="post: 1002937" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=1002937" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-1002937">Supa said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> Passions don&#039;t make CENTS, but a movie, to me, actually does make CENTS. The movie company has the control. Entry is quite reserved for the big ones. People always want good stories to watch. You make it once and then can earn for decades from a good one. It&#039;s easily scalable, especially after its run in the cinemas.<br /> <br /> This is just my humble opinion, though. To me, the cinema chains make the most money with the movie&#039;s 2 or so months that it runs in the cinemas. Everything after that, or even for some things during that period, makes quite some money for the studio who made it (including the filmmakers). For example merchandise. Streaming rights. Digital and Blue ray sales.<br /> <br /> Take the new Spider-Man for example.<br /> <br /> Yes. The cinema chains make a lot of money at first. But what happens after the movie is played in theatres? Here in Germany it&#039;s available to rent or buy at Amazon for like $22. This money does not go to any cinema chain. Same for all these little Spider-Man figures, t-shirts and all that they probably sold during it was played in cinemas, and continuing to do so afterwards.<br /> <br /> Don&#039;t get me wrong, that&#039;s not meant to say that being an actor or screenwriter is fastlane. There is only a very small number of people of get to such a position as those who work on movies like Spider-Man. What I mean is, that there&#039;s more to it than simply the earnings from cinema tickets. And that there are a lot of people, especially behind the scenes of a movie, that I&#039;d consider fastlane. </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote>fair enough. the movie - the product - can be pretty great. Products that come in media formats are often cited here on the forum.</div>

 

[MJ DeMarco]

<div class="bbWrapper">This gentleman emailed me and said my book (Unscripted) was instrumental in getting his business started, and that now he recommends it anytime he can. Nice story, warms my heart. <br /> <br /> <div class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--unfurl is-pending is-recrawl js-unfurl fauxBlockLink" data-unfurl="true" data-result-id="342059" data-url="https://www.bbc.com/news/av/business-61232693" data-host="www.bbc.com" data-pending="true"> <div class="contentRow"> <div class="contentRow-figure contentRow-figure--fixedSmall js-unfurl-figure"> <img src="/community/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fichef.bbci.co.uk%2Fnews%2F1024%2Fbranded_news%2F11CF%2Fproduction%2F_124295540_p0c38qrk.jpg&amp;hash=742e97df818d5b6443b3606061b6e14e&amp;return_error=1" loading="lazy" alt="www.bbc.com" class="bbCodeBlockUnfurl-image" data-onerror="hide-parent"/> </div> <div class="contentRow-main"> <h3 class="contentRow-header js-unfurl-title"> <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/av/business-61232693" class="link link--external fauxBlockLink-blockLink" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-proxy-href=""> &#039;An hour a day built my million-pound side hustle&#039; </a> </h3> <div class="contentRow-snippet js-unfurl-desc">Joel Remy-Parkes of kids tableware company Bamboo Bamboo shares his business advice for CEO Secrets.</div> <div class="contentRow-minor contentRow-minor--hideLinks"> <span class="js-unfurl-favicon"> <img src="/community/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fstatic.files.bbci.co.uk%2Fbbcdotcom%2Fweb%2F20250428-123652-7bc49a8f4-web-2.20.1-1%2Ffavicon-32x32.png&amp;hash=c75cceb4279ce42fcc1a4542b080fb79&amp;return_error=1" loading="lazy" alt="www.bbc.com" class="bbCodeBlockUnfurl-icon" data-onerror="hide-parent"/> </span> www.bbc.com </div> </div> </div> </div></div>

 

[Andy Black]

<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 1" data-quote="MJ DeMarco" data-source="post: 1002980" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=1002980" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-1002980">MJ DeMarco said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> This gentleman emailed me and said my book (Unscripted) was instrumental in getting his business started, and that now he recommends it anytime he can. Nice story, warms my heart.<br /> <br /> <div class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--unfurl is-pending is-recrawl js-unfurl fauxBlockLink" data-unfurl="true" data-result-id="342059" data-url="https://www.bbc.com/news/av/business-61232693" data-host="www.bbc.com" data-pending="true"> <div class="contentRow"> <div class="contentRow-figure contentRow-figure--fixedSmall js-unfurl-figure"> <img src="/community/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fichef.bbci.co.uk%2Fnews%2F1024%2Fbranded_news%2F11CF%2Fproduction%2F_124295540_p0c38qrk.jpg&amp;hash=742e97df818d5b6443b3606061b6e14e&amp;return_error=1" loading="lazy" alt="www.bbc.com" class="bbCodeBlockUnfurl-image" data-onerror="hide-parent"/> </div> <div class="contentRow-main"> <h3 class="contentRow-header js-unfurl-title"> <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/av/business-61232693" class="link link--external fauxBlockLink-blockLink" target="_blank" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" data-proxy-href=""> &#039;An hour a day built my million-pound side hustle&#039; </a> </h3> <div class="contentRow-snippet js-unfurl-desc">Joel Remy-Parkes of kids tableware company Bamboo Bamboo shares his business advice for CEO Secrets.</div> <div class="contentRow-minor contentRow-minor--hideLinks"> <span class="js-unfurl-favicon"> <img src="/community/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fstatic.files.bbci.co.uk%2Fbbcdotcom%2Fweb%2F20250428-123652-7bc49a8f4-web-2.20.1-1%2Ffavicon-32x32.png&amp;hash=c75cceb4279ce42fcc1a4542b080fb79&amp;return_error=1" loading="lazy" alt="www.bbc.com" class="bbCodeBlockUnfurl-icon" data-onerror="hide-parent"/> </span> www.bbc.com </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote>Great little video and great little product. Changing lives MJ. Nice story indeed.<br /> <br /> As a side note… little videos like that are getting easier and easier to make with affordable software out there. Interesting seeing it on the BBC website.</div>

 

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[Aditya Gunjal]

<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 1" data-quote="MJ DeMarco" data-source="post: 1002980" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=1002980" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-1002980">MJ DeMarco said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> This gentleman emailed me and said my book (Unscripted) was instrumental in getting his business started, and that now he recommends it anytime he can. Nice story, warms my heart. <br /> <br /> <div class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--unfurl is-pending is-recrawl js-unfurl fauxBlockLink" data-unfurl="true" data-result-id="342059" data-url="https://www.bbc.com/news/av/business-61232693" data-host="www.bbc.com" data-pending="true"> <div class="contentRow"> <div class="contentRow-figure contentRow-figure--fixedSmall js-unfurl-figure"> <img src="/community/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fichef.bbci.co.uk%2Fnews%2F1024%2Fbranded_news%2F11CF%2Fproduction%2F_124295540_p0c38qrk.jpg&amp;hash=742e97df818d5b6443b3606061b6e14e&amp;return_error=1" loading="lazy" alt="www.bbc.com" class="bbCodeBlockUnfurl-image" data-onerror="hide-parent"/> </div> <div class="contentRow-main"> <h3 class="contentRow-header js-unfurl-title"> <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/av/business-61232693" class="link link--external fauxBlockLink-blockLink" target="_blank" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" data-proxy-href=""> &#039;An hour a day built my million-pound side hustle&#039; </a> </h3> <div class="contentRow-snippet js-unfurl-desc">Joel Remy-Parkes of kids tableware company Bamboo Bamboo shares his business advice for CEO Secrets.</div> <div class="contentRow-minor contentRow-minor--hideLinks"> <span class="js-unfurl-favicon"> <img src="/community/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fstatic.files.bbci.co.uk%2Fbbcdotcom%2Fweb%2F20250428-123652-7bc49a8f4-web-2.20.1-1%2Ffavicon-32x32.png&amp;hash=c75cceb4279ce42fcc1a4542b080fb79&amp;return_error=1" loading="lazy" alt="www.bbc.com" class="bbCodeBlockUnfurl-icon" data-onerror="hide-parent"/> </span> www.bbc.com </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote>Sir why aren&#039;t you uploading videos on YouTube. They are great and give much insight in short amount of time.</div>

 

[BD64]

<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 96363" data-quote="Aditya Gunjal" data-source="post: 1002985" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=1002985" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-1002985">Aditya Gunjal said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> Sir why aren&#039;t you uploading videos on YouTube. They are great and give much insight in short amount of time. </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote>he does upload youtube vids <a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/FastlaneMJ" target="_blank" class="link link--external" rel="noopener">https://www.youtube.com/user/FastlaneMJ</a></div>

 

[ijack]

<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 74605" data-quote="Mammoth" data-source="post: 998046" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=998046" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-998046">Mammoth said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> <a href="http://wordle-play.com" target="_blank" class="link link--external" rel="nofollow ugc noopener">Wordle</a><br /> Fun word puzzle game to get your brain firing in the morning.<br /> <br /> Eventually you start making up words like Kramer playing Scrabble with Jerry, but it&#039;s always more simple than you thought <img src="/community/imgs/emoticons/em-haha.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":happy:" title="Happy :happy:" data-shortname=":happy:" /> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote>I love this game. I’ve been playing wordle. I think I struggle with that particular vowel combination every time. And sometime have no other way to go but to use help of <a href="https://word-finder.com/wordle/" target="_blank" class="link link--external" rel="noopener">Wordle Cheat - Wordle Answer Finder</a> . Cool site.</div>

 

[Angler]

<div class="bbWrapper">Thought this was a solid gold nugget that described process and the market being the judge. <br /> Main sauce is in the last 3 paragraphs.<br /> <a href="https://www.thefastlaneforum.com/community/members/23590/" class="username" data-xf-init="member-tooltip" data-user-id="23590" data-username="@Andy Black">@Andy Black</a>, awesome recommendation!</div>