Ordinary People

 I saw a poster of Tom Cruz and his new pic. I'm not so impressed anymore by this. I want to see more movies about ordinary people or maybe even the very young men who really make this carrier operate.

Do you realize how young these men are? The engines, the weapon systems, mechanics... how bout a story about a fuck up kid who joins the navy and his life that turns around. He ends up being responsible for the flight worthiness of an aircraft. Stories that can motivate young people to join.

We don't need the military for this kind of training. These kids learn WAY more than just how to do their jobs. They are taught many life skills in how to communicate better and things that make their world so much bigger.

All sorts of jobs that young people end up doing. Cops, firemen, programmers, nurses, teachers... Kids get these notions that you must be a fighter pilot or something big. Not enough emphasis on regular people doing remarkable things.

We need to stop "looking down" on people who flip burgers. Some people are not capable of much more but deserve our praise for getting out of bed and working. I bet most would not last one shift as a burger flipper.

Let's not forget the people who have to face the public EVERY FUCKING DAY. Most would not last 5 minutes in these jobs. If we are facinated at Nomadland then I think we can find a story that can help people "feel" what these people feel. We need to know we are all in this together.

The smartest guy I ever met was a 35 yo Busboy. The things he shared with me blew my mind. How many awesome people are out there that nobody pays any attention to? I am saddened to think how there may be Einsteins out there who get wasted because they didn't have the right people to push them.

Always encourage people, never look down and criticize. Even to yourself. Fuckups need encouragement also. We would have a better world if people didn't live in fear about a roof over their heads or food to eat. WAY less crime and drug abuse (I can prove this). We can encourage lazy people too. 

Teamwork is about all of us feeling like a community instead of individuals. Our culture shifted along the way and now we are all just grabbing as much money as we can and fuck everybody else. It's a "free for all". Did you read the balloon story? Perfect illustration. We all own a balloon in the pile with our name on it. Finding it takes forever but if we grab the first balloon we see and give it to the person who owns it then we can all get our balloons much easier.

Forget about trying to be a macho guy with a macho attitude. Most women do not like it so if that is your motive then you need to rethink your strategy.