1984 was supposed to be a warning. China is using it like it's a playbook.

Totally agree. The first season felt like he was Jack Ryan. The last 2 seasons feel like a generic action series.

Watched first episode and I'm disappointed. It's halfway decent action but it doesn't feel like Jack Ryan at all. It's just generic action.

>"The other characters were just shitty, boring, obnoxious rich people doing shitty stuff."

I watched one episode and abandoned it partially because of this. It gave me a strong Wes Anderson vibe and I can't stand Wes Anderson. This does not mean it is terrible, it is just (it seems to me) a specific type of humor targeted to a specific demographic. Personally, I can't stand this kind of humor but a ton of very smart people that I know absolutely love this stuff and eat it up and find it hilarious. It's just a perspective thing. I think it's more prevalent if you grow up with money and privilege because you're exposed to these type of characters and this behavior so it triggers a strong response maybe? All the people I know that love this stuff grew up kind of like that but that's not my world so I'm really just guessing.

no

The private school cost per student comparison is specious. You can't compare them one for one. Private schools aren't forced to serve special education students which is where the bulk of the per student costs go along with the lawsuits when accommodations are not met.

If you're drunk at night, yeah, but otherwise not that bad :)

your bike is your best friend for this.

good result hopefully but the plan and execution was insane:

Step 1: rip up the existing pavement in preparation for the repaving

Step 2: wait 2 years

Step 3: repave

Can someone explain why we had to drive over a landscape resembling the surface of the moon for 2 years instead of them just repaving the next week?

Santo pie is a religious experience