I have felt I have come across some INSANE anti-social driving the past couple of years. Everyday I see some lunatic, manically weaving and dodging traffic. I often think to myself, has it always been like this? It certainly feels worse. Not my thought, but the infrastructure of America really feeds this alienation. When people drive, it seems they don't seem to think they are driving with other humans, but the car gives them power and one degree of abstraction to dehumanize the other drivers. People flip people off, honk, swear at others, like they're some kind of Duke Nukem badass. I doubt people would typically have these types of interactions if the "transgressions" were face to face. I notice this with myself when I get mad at other drivers even. In general, the ambient anger in the air is almost palpable.
Very interested in your thoughts on whether Severance criticizes capitalism. I think it obviously fucking does and does a good job of it. But some snooty lefties have found fault with it. Are you a snooty lefty, or do you agree with me?
Anyway, love this piece. We once had people down the street threaten to sue us because their dog put its dumb snout in a hole in the fence and my Wheaten Terrier who believes he is a full gray wolf bit his ear off in *our yard.* We were nice and paid because we love dogs. But those people were idiots thinking we owed them!
It’s an amazing show with a great story, artful aesthetics, amazing acting, and a compelling thought experiment that considers our relationship to both work and ourselves in a way that no one has (except maybe Daniel Dennett: https://www.lehigh.edu/~mhb0/Dennett-WhereAmI.pdf.
Everyone is allow to just not like a TV show (maybe it’s just not for you), but this is just dorks affecting a contrarian intellectualism to the point of not being able to enjoy anything at all. And dorks need to learn that not liking something isn’t a “critique,” and it doesn’t make you smart or political.
I was on tenterhooks the entire time, sure this property management company was chekov’s gun and she’s going to try to go around you because she has as much moral fiber as meat or something (I don’t understand dietary fiber).
Also, I think you may be confused. Apple TV is the name of the little puck you can get that’s like a Roku if a Roku cost $200, fastidiously tried to prevent you watching anything you own as a computer file, and popped up an alert whenever AirPods were nearby (that last one is great for me but I also live alone). The TV app is the app on the Apple TV that puts all the shows you want to watch in one app, so you can open something from Amazon prime video or something from Disney+ without ever having to leave the app; it’s also where you can buy movies or seasons of tv shows from Apple (but not where you can see subscriptions, that’s iTunes). Apple TV+ is a service you can pay Apple for that lets you watch programming that looks pretty slick and I’ve heard is good, a somewhat standalone thing. However, you can only access it through Apple’s TV app on your Apple TV, or the Apple TV app on your Roku or your TV. If you aren’t subscribed to Apple TV+, the Home Screen of the TV app on your Apple TV is 3 rows of programming you could be watching if you’d only subscribe to Apple TV plus — I don’t know if that changes if you actually sub because I refuse to on principle. It’s all very simple.
Apple is, of course, in a perpetual war with Disney (wish, imagination, magical, enchanted) to use as few distinct words as possible in their product names as well as marketing (Pro, Max, Plus, Mini). There are also perennial rumors that Apple will make a TV like the kind you put on your wall, which means there may be a day in the near future where you have the option, for a mere $7999, to watch all of this on your 59.9” (they have to round the corners) Apple TV, or for the very reasonable $10,499, your 79.9” Apple TV Plus!
That IS Bullshit and yes, gazing into the middle distance and thinking about what to attempt to compel others to do increasingly seems to be how these kinds of rich freaks spend thier lives
I'm appalled by the temerity of your neighbor. You may already have discovered this helpful LA city ordinance: Protected Tree Ordinance (LAMC Sec. 46.00). It is illegal to cut down your Sequoia Sempervirens if the diameter of the trunk is 12 inches or larger measured at 4.5 feet above ground without first getting a permit from the LA Bureau of Street Services (Urban Forestry Division). Doing so is subject to a fine of $10k or more.
I have felt I have come across some INSANE anti-social driving the past couple of years. Everyday I see some lunatic, manically weaving and dodging traffic. I often think to myself, has it always been like this? It certainly feels worse. Not my thought, but the infrastructure of America really feeds this alienation. When people drive, it seems they don't seem to think they are driving with other humans, but the car gives them power and one degree of abstraction to dehumanize the other drivers. People flip people off, honk, swear at others, like they're some kind of Duke Nukem badass. I doubt people would typically have these types of interactions if the "transgressions" were face to face. I notice this with myself when I get mad at other drivers even. In general, the ambient anger in the air is almost palpable.
Where's part 2!? I'm on pins and needles, here.
WE SENT A RESPONSE TO HER RESPONSE AND WE'RE WAITING
Godspeed!
Very interested in your thoughts on whether Severance criticizes capitalism. I think it obviously fucking does and does a good job of it. But some snooty lefties have found fault with it. Are you a snooty lefty, or do you agree with me?
Anyway, love this piece. We once had people down the street threaten to sue us because their dog put its dumb snout in a hole in the fence and my Wheaten Terrier who believes he is a full gray wolf bit his ear off in *our yard.* We were nice and paid because we love dogs. But those people were idiots thinking we owed them!
It’s an amazing show with a great story, artful aesthetics, amazing acting, and a compelling thought experiment that considers our relationship to both work and ourselves in a way that no one has (except maybe Daniel Dennett: https://www.lehigh.edu/~mhb0/Dennett-WhereAmI.pdf.
Everyone is allow to just not like a TV show (maybe it’s just not for you), but this is just dorks affecting a contrarian intellectualism to the point of not being able to enjoy anything at all. And dorks need to learn that not liking something isn’t a “critique,” and it doesn’t make you smart or political.
Thank you for the reply. I very much agree.
I was on tenterhooks the entire time, sure this property management company was chekov’s gun and she’s going to try to go around you because she has as much moral fiber as meat or something (I don’t understand dietary fiber).
Also, I think you may be confused. Apple TV is the name of the little puck you can get that’s like a Roku if a Roku cost $200, fastidiously tried to prevent you watching anything you own as a computer file, and popped up an alert whenever AirPods were nearby (that last one is great for me but I also live alone). The TV app is the app on the Apple TV that puts all the shows you want to watch in one app, so you can open something from Amazon prime video or something from Disney+ without ever having to leave the app; it’s also where you can buy movies or seasons of tv shows from Apple (but not where you can see subscriptions, that’s iTunes). Apple TV+ is a service you can pay Apple for that lets you watch programming that looks pretty slick and I’ve heard is good, a somewhat standalone thing. However, you can only access it through Apple’s TV app on your Apple TV, or the Apple TV app on your Roku or your TV. If you aren’t subscribed to Apple TV+, the Home Screen of the TV app on your Apple TV is 3 rows of programming you could be watching if you’d only subscribe to Apple TV plus — I don’t know if that changes if you actually sub because I refuse to on principle. It’s all very simple.
Apple is, of course, in a perpetual war with Disney (wish, imagination, magical, enchanted) to use as few distinct words as possible in their product names as well as marketing (Pro, Max, Plus, Mini). There are also perennial rumors that Apple will make a TV like the kind you put on your wall, which means there may be a day in the near future where you have the option, for a mere $7999, to watch all of this on your 59.9” (they have to round the corners) Apple TV, or for the very reasonable $10,499, your 79.9” Apple TV Plus!
That IS Bullshit and yes, gazing into the middle distance and thinking about what to attempt to compel others to do increasingly seems to be how these kinds of rich freaks spend thier lives
I'm appalled by the temerity of your neighbor. You may already have discovered this helpful LA city ordinance: Protected Tree Ordinance (LAMC Sec. 46.00). It is illegal to cut down your Sequoia Sempervirens if the diameter of the trunk is 12 inches or larger measured at 4.5 feet above ground without first getting a permit from the LA Bureau of Street Services (Urban Forestry Division). Doing so is subject to a fine of $10k or more.
i agree. the television program, "severance," on apple tv.
It is quality entertainment on AppleTV, which is short for "Apple Television," and broadcasts many programs.
and that woman's name? britt lower