Jia Tolentino
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But he was the one that rocked it. He was the one that was telling his little brother that he needed to get laid, get everything.
But he was the one that rocked it. He was the one that was telling his little brother that he needed to get laid, get everything.
It's the morning after episode. Yeah. It's the morning after episode.
It's the morning after episode. Yeah. It's the morning after episode.
The monk says to Timothy, you know, he's like, people run towards pleasure and they get there and they just find more pain.
The monk says to Timothy, you know, he's like, people run towards pleasure and they get there and they just find more pain.
They could have had just a wonderful sort of skinny dipping time in the pool and watching the fireworks and making out on the full moon party. But it's like, you know, the message that is coming through the screen is that we as humans are not content with that. We have to take it one step farther. We have to cheat on our partners. We have to have sex with our brothers. We have to...
They could have had just a wonderful sort of skinny dipping time in the pool and watching the fireworks and making out on the full moon party. But it's like, you know, the message that is coming through the screen is that we as humans are not content with that. We have to take it one step farther. We have to cheat on our partners. We have to have sex with our brothers. We have to...
You know what I mean? Like our desire for more.
You know what I mean? Like our desire for more.
We have to become an Asian woman. You know what I mean? It's like there could be places where pleasure could be contentment. And yet the message of specifically Buddhism, right, it's like if you are not mindful of what pleasure is, it will hurt you. Your relationship to it will hurt you. Right.
We have to become an Asian woman. You know what I mean? It's like there could be places where pleasure could be contentment. And yet the message of specifically Buddhism, right, it's like if you are not mindful of what pleasure is, it will hurt you. Your relationship to it will hurt you. Right.
Unfortunately, one feels that Belinda is marked for death because of how good this episode has been for her.
Unfortunately, one feels that Belinda is marked for death because of how good this episode has been for her.
Yeah, like she had this hot, sweet night with this guy that's so nice and like so respectful, but like... you know, is, like, snuggled up close to her in the morning, and he starts this conversation about, you know, maybe we could start our own spa.
Yeah, like she had this hot, sweet night with this guy that's so nice and like so respectful, but like... you know, is, like, snuggled up close to her in the morning, and he starts this conversation about, you know, maybe we could start our own spa.
Right. And she, when she encounters Greg, when Greg forcibly encounters her, you know, she's shaking. You know, she's shaking because Greg is now, he's made a full transformation into murderer, murderer vibes. It's hard to get a clear read on what he's doing. You know, like my Occam's racer for his behavior towards Chloe is that he's in a profound case of sort of anhedonia.
Right. And she, when she encounters Greg, when Greg forcibly encounters her, you know, she's shaking. You know, she's shaking because Greg is now, he's made a full transformation into murderer, murderer vibes. It's hard to get a clear read on what he's doing. You know, like my Occam's racer for his behavior towards Chloe is that he's in a profound case of sort of anhedonia.
You know, where he's incapable of experiencing any pleasure whatsoever and cannot like he's not really interested in having sex with his incredibly hot 28 year old girlfriend or whatever. He just he can only like process increasingly sort of violent versions of it. You know, like he's interested now in harm in some way. Like he's just he's radiating like interested in harm.
You know, where he's incapable of experiencing any pleasure whatsoever and cannot like he's not really interested in having sex with his incredibly hot 28 year old girlfriend or whatever. He just he can only like process increasingly sort of violent versions of it. You know, like he's interested now in harm in some way. Like he's just he's radiating like interested in harm.