Guess I was expecting the book release date

Figures they’d have released a movie of it on the eponymous year.

Apologies for the snark.

iirc

Technically, this made the rest of your comment t true.

Propaganda, indoctrination, and de-education, especially when applied over generations, are a hell of a force.

(1984) 1984

Thanks for the list, ChatGPT.

What would you recommend for somebody for which going to be with them physically is not an option?

Hope you’re in a better place these days.

People often argue using bad assumptions.

the only correct first response.

Yeah, definitely good to make sure whether or not the suicidal person is “okay.”

How else would you know?

Dark humor aside, the correct first response is generally just to let them know you are there and ready to support them however they need. Encourage them to seek help.

Oof.

Several comments here already that explain why this is not a good answer.

There are starving children that could be eating the show.

No. There isn’t.

laugh track

names 4 shows with no laugh track.

2 of them don’t even have a studio audience.

EDIT: Apparently they “sweetened” the live studio audience in Friends and BBT, so there’s that.

Office and Parks & Rec both famously have no laugh track.

You sure did.

Proud of you, bud.

That’s great and was very much inferred already.

Just glad we can all agree that you dramatically exaggerated when you said you needed 7 9s of availability.

I think you drastically underestimate how much I love my partner.

This was your response to me saying you were exaggerating.

What did you mean by this?

Apologies for assuming you said it because you were refuting my comment.

You’re just driving my point home.

Oh no.

there’s no reason for you to act like this.

Act like what?

Offering opinions in a public forum in support of the OP? Contradicting somebody making a silly claim that they can’t bear to be apart from their partner for 4 seconds a year?

Defensive when somebody tells me that I lack empathy?

And yet you decided to continue this thread by saying that you weren’t exaggerating.

Hot takes here chunkystyles.

You really got me thinking about how some people just love each other so much that they would move mountains to make sure they don’t miss a single text message, and that’s completely normal, and not at all anxious behavior.

That missed text message or call could be the one where they call for help and you don’t get it and oh god what if I could have helped and oh god what if I didn’t get a chance to say goodbye?

Sure hope this person never drives or rides a bike anywhere. Probably fine if they do text and drive though. Because of the love.

No doubt.

I’m sure you’ve got multiple backup carriers and a satellite phone with you at all times to ensure that 99.99999 uptime, which translates to about 4 seconds of downtime a year.

But surely you weren’t exaggerating that part too.

I’m happy for you.

I think you dramatically overestimate both the cost of missing a call, and the benefit of not missing a call.

That said, it sure is convenient.