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N. Brad Garrett's avatar

I think a lot of us have been thinking about this. My one-word theory is "ambition." Some people have this quality at the expense of all others. As for how this happens, there are several possible answers, all of which are disturbing.

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Keri Smith's avatar

Same train of thought as you. Do you think ambition can be broken down into a positive kind and a negative kind of ambition? If so, then I think the system has changed, where it selects for the negative kind.

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N. Brad Garrett's avatar

Here's an interesting tidbit from Tucker Carlson about what might be going on. I've been coming across a lot of things like this recently, and I'm willing to entertain them, given we live in a world where the "authorities" lie to us constantly.

https://x.com/MmisterNobody/status/1795852797625188576

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David Strigens's avatar

I told everyone I know the John Adams miniseries is great, couldn't convince anyone to watch it.

Equally good is the AMC series Turn. I think a lot of people didn't see it just because of the bad title. Brilliantly written and acted and even (mostly) historically accurate - I kept checking whether the things depicted really happened and learned a great deal I never knew.

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Keri Smith's avatar

It IS great! We are loving it! I haven't heard of Turn. Will add it to our list; thank you!

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