BBC Gives Up on Threads (By Instagram), Sticks with Mastodon

Re:BBC Gives Up on Threads (By Instagram), Sticks with Mastodon by nocoiner on Wednesday October 04, 2023 @01:12AM (#37761067)

I dunno. Try watching it. It’s one of the few movies I’ve seen that I’d call literally “life changing” and certainly convinced me that nuclear war is the most immoral act our species is (currently) capable of undertaking.

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Re:BBC Gives Up on Threads (By Instagram), Sticks with Mastodon by beowulfey on Wednesday October 04, 2023 @01:30AM (#37761146)

I can relate to this a little. I had a similar experience (maybe not quite as strong, but still) when I first read On the Beach by Nevil Shute

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Re:BBC Gives Up on Threads (By Instagram), Sticks with Mastodon by nocoiner on Wednesday October 04, 2023 @04:32AM (#37762455)

I first read that back in high school and it is legitimately one of my favorite books - I re-read it every few years.

I think in my area it was pretty broadly assigned reading at the time - lots of other high schools in the US assigned it - though no idea if that’s still the case (the book certainly isn’t perfect - the female characters are incredibly one-dimensional) but I hope it is still commonly read.

I see On the Beach as being Threads-Lite. On the Beach is certainly upsetting but wow, does Threads show a more upsetting version of similar dynamics. Plus none of the characters of Threads are as uncomplicatedly virtuous as the characters of On the Beach.

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Re:BBC Gives Up on Threads (By Instagram), Sticks with Mastodon by seoulmetro on Wednesday October 04, 2023 @01:57AM (#37761338)

I've seen it. I've also seen some scary movies that make me scared of the dark, but that's not PTSD.

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