Centrist. Gamecocks, Buccaneers, St Louis Cardinals - Star Trek ๐๐ป Enneagram 1w2 or 2w1 @OFTUPodcast - @brquick.bsky.social - I have a LOT of cats.
THE FUCKING NERVE OF NETFLIX AND OTHER STREAMING SERVICES TO ENCOURAGE US TO CANCEL OUR CABLE WITH THE PROMISE TO DELIVER AN AD FREE SERVICE, ONLY TO TURN AROUND AND RE INTRODUCE ADS, AND THEN CHARGE YOU ON TOP OF YOUR CURRENT PLAN FOR THE PRIVILEGE TO REMOVE THEM!!!!!
To everyone so eager to cancel someone for a tattoo they got at age 22, a drunk text, a selfie they took in the middle of a mental health crisis:
Show us your laptop.
Show us your iCloud.
Open your entire digital life to your worst enemy. No context. No filter. No explanation.
You wonโt.
You wonโt because you know what I know. Any one of us, frozen at our worst moment, photographed in our lowest hour, looks like a monster. Looks like a stranger. Looks like someone who deserves to be cast out.
That is not who we are.
My mom and baby sister were killed in a car accident when I was just a kid. Cancer took my brother Beau, my best friend and my rock. I battled alcoholism. I battled addiction. I chose the cowardโs way out more times than I can count.
For years I believed the defining chapters of my life were written by tragedy, loss, and shame.
I no longer believe that.
Pain can shape us. Loss can humble us. Failures can leave scars that never fully fade. But none of them have the authority to define us.
And it sure as hell ainโt the critic that counts.
That authority belongs to us alone-the person in the arena.
Every setback presents a choice. Play the victim, or cut the bullshit and take ownership for who we become next.
Life does not determine our character. It reveals it.
Again and again we are asked the same question. When shit happens, what next?
We are not defined by what happened to us. We are not defined by the worst photo, the worst text, the worst tattoo, the worst night. We are defined by the person we choose to become. And by the courage to choose that person, every single day.
So before you reach for the gavel - show us your laptop.
You wonโt.
The whole world saw mine. And I am still here. Still becoming. Still choosing. Still standing.
That is the only definition that matters.
@wellACTUALILY I built mine from scratch. But a friend of mine built one using Base 44. As far as I know, he just put his idea in and that program did the rest, because I donโt think he knows how either. I think there are other app building programs also. Worth a look if nothing else!
@wellACTUALILY Do what Iโve done. Build a few apps that will fund your retirement! I mean, theyโre not quite doing that yet, but itโs early days stillโฆ๐ค๐ป๐
@dawny005@just_guy42759 You know, if you didnโt use the word โlibtardโ, your points would hold a little more weight. You just sound like another โDemocrat = badโbrainwashing victim.