And the on-demand shuttle service is expanding to nearby towns: https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/via-cupertino-shuttle-ser...
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I write about the life lessons in movies: https://moviewise.substack.com/p/are-you-socially-mad-or-cap...
If the object was to prevent others —— i.e. the syndicates who helped him develop the comic strip and helped to promote and distribute it —— from profiting from his work, why wouldn't you call this selfish?
Bill Watterson chose to syndicate "Calvin & Hobbes," that is, he chose to sell it, so he fully engaged in capitalism. He just didn't want to profit (or let others profit) from it in other ways, e.g. selling plushy toys etc. But he profited enough from newspaper syndication and book publishing to retire at 35.
"When people wonder about founders, inventors, scientists, the “workaholics” who seemingly dedicate their lives to their work, they rarely ask about the intrinsic motivations behind this behavior. But the adage from Mark Twain, “Find a job you enjoy doing, and you will never have to work a day in your life,” holds true. Do you want to know why people start companies, create new technologies, build new products? Because they’re having fun doing so. Even after making gazillions of dollars and being able to afford a life of leisure, most “workaholics” choose to continue their work. Why? Because it is intrinsically rewarding and motivating to learn to do something, to discover something. This is happiness. And this is why the United States has been so successful in developing big international brands. Part of the American psyche is to encourage fun. It’s not just drills and homework, drudge work and toil. School includes recess, sports, and clubs. Companies often offer extensions of these. Entertainment in various forms is pervasive in the US, and why “moviewise” even exists at all."
From: https://moviewise.substack.com/p/going-through-an-existentia...
"Walker and Watterson also had very different approaches to dealing with the public at the three-day festival. Walker agreed to numerous requests to do autographed sketches and pose for photos, while Watterson declined to give autographs and requested no photos and no taping of his remarks."
"I worked too long to get this job, and worked too hard once I got it, to let other people run away with my creation once it became successful.""
From: https://moviewise.substack.com/p/are-you-socially-mad-or-cap...
From: https://moviewise.substack.com/p/are-you-making-the-best-of-...
What are the characteristics of the "hero" and of the "villain"?
Are there any patterns seen across different stories, e.g. Ebenezer Scrooge from "A Christmas Carol", Phil Connors from "Groundhog Day" as the "villain Grinches" vs. SpongeBob, Ferris Bueller, Pee-Wee Herman as the "happy warrior heroes" or the "capably glad" vs the "socially mad"?
"Lupiano told NJ Spotlight News that the school is located less than 12 miles from the Middlesex Sampling Plant — a site that was used, under the direction of the Manhattan Project, to crush, dry, store, package and ship uranium ore for the development of the atomic bomb.
He alleges that some contaminated soil was removed from the site when it closed down in 1967 — the same year Colonia High School was built. Lupiano is wondering whether some of that soil ended up on the school grounds."
https://nypost.com/2022/04/14/why-nearly-100-people-at-nj-sc...
From: https://moviewise.substack.com/p/a-short-history-of-jazz-in-...
It would help writers and readers if Substack bundled groups of writers together, perhaps by genre/type/subject like a magazine, and for the current cost of one subscription newsletter have 5 newsletters that the subscriber/paying customer can choose to assemble to create their personal "magazine." This would allow the reader to financially support more writers/artists, which would allow more of them to continue publishing their work and grow.
Unfortunately, Substack wants to do an internal reference or "recommendation" system that basically mimics a closed clique. Those that know other writers may get a friend to "recommend" their newsletter, but it will very likely not be anything that the readers of this friend are interested in since the recommendation may have nothing to do with the content, or the merits of the recommended writer, it's just who they know.
I think people are interested in the content, in a subject, or a genre/type of writing, like humor, advice, reviews, etc. They may want to spend more time with a subject rather than being given irrelevant recommendations based on who the writer reads.
"The next time you find yourself embroiled in an argument with someone that’s contentious and uncomfortable, say, institute the following rule: you don’t get to respond to the person’s claims until they’ve exhausted that particular claim and […] until you have recapitulated their viewpoint and summarized it in a manner they find acceptable."
https://moviewise.substack.com/p/communication-insights-from...
How To Comfort Someone Who Is Sad
Some Words Of Wisdom And Tips From Six Beautiful Movies
I feel and understand your sadness. I’m here to support you and hold you up: https://moviewise.substack.com/p/how-to-comfort-someone-who-...
But then, Disney's "inclusion and diversity" writing program application materials were only posted on Facebook, not on a website. And that was fine, if annoying, because it was publicly accessible, until the application failed to send, and the ONLY way they had set up to notify them of "technical difficulties" was to message them through Facebook. So now I have a Facebook account, which I otherwise don't use.
Leave a comment about how you're feeling and I'll do my best to reply with a movie that has characters who seem to feel the same way.
I believe that seeing others struggling through something similar in a movie is therapeutic, but at the very least distracting and quieting down your mind by watching an entertaining movie could in itself be helpful. That's my hope:
This can be fixed by joining groups or activities that you enjoy. Friends are just people you enjoy being with. Overtime they can become people you learn to care about and even love like family. But it starts with having fun with them, or at least being likeminded somehow.
Also, fear is no way to live. Part of life is accepting that you will die someday, and most people die alone. Even the idealized version of dying, surrounded by family and friends, is no picnic for them or you. This usually entails being drugged or being otherwise "out of it." So don't worry about "being alone." The end is the same for everyone, and hopefully you won't even notice and you'll get to die peacefully in your sleep.
Life is for living and enjoying it as much as possible, and some people do enjoy being alone. However, living alone for a prolonged period of time is probably not THE healthiest thing to do because we are a social species and we do need physical contact. Having a pet like a dog or cat can help in this regard, but having someone who can always accompany you to doctor appointments, or go with you to events, or restaurants, or even just having breezy conversations with, really helps with having good mental health.
So I recommend cultivating friendships and partnerships, and doing your best to maintain them through the inevitable bumps in the road. But obviously, if these relationships are toxic and you find yourself feeling bad, then stay away from them, even if they are your blood relatives. Life is too short to spend time with someone unpleasant, but I promise that there are many people out there who are fun to hang out with, who are kind and generous, and who can become dear friends or life partners if you take some time to find them.
I wrote about how in more detail here: https://moviewise.substack.com/p/movie-wisdom-on-making-frie...