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Sara Zarr's avatar

I watched so many weird little movies in the 90s because that’s what the neighborhood store had and that’s what I chose and that was my sole option, and I watched with my whole brain.I’ve honestly been thinking about killing my streaming subs because the commitment of a single rental, even online, demands a different kind of attention.

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Lance Rubin's avatar

YES, SARA, YES! It does. You’ve made a Commitment. You’ve put time into your choice, so you wanna make it WORK. Limitless choice has flattened our life experiences.

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Halice Rubin's avatar

Video stores were the best. Nothing better than picking out a video to watch that night.

And I was able to work on my patience, also. Thank you, Lancer! XOXO

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Lance Rubin's avatar

aw thanks, Mom. glad it wasn’t torture haha

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Katie Schorr Rubin's avatar

Schlepper 4ever.

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Lance Rubin's avatar

and ever and ever

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Greg Andree's avatar

I know what you mean with that story about going to the museum of television to watch that simpsons episode . . . that feeling. In my twenties, I used to go with my friends Julius and Stephen to star trek and sci-fi conventions mainly to find VHS dupes of half-remembered tv shows from our childhood that we hadn’t seen since they first aired. It was such a rush to find the shows, then determine what you could afford, then getting home and popping them in the VCR.

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Lance Rubin's avatar

Ohmigod, Greg, YES YES YES. This rush! This magical rush! I love that. This rush is something today's kids won't have access to BECAUSE they have access to everything always at all times.

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Greg Andree's avatar

right? 😂😭

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stephen feehan's avatar

Vivid - thanks for writing it Lance!

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Lance Rubin's avatar

Hey thank you, Stephen! Appreciate you regularly reading.

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Reenie Castellanos's avatar

So glad to have you back during these dark days. Your voice is one I recognize, and as I read your words I can hear your voice. It brings me comfort. Especially today, when I watched the news in tears. My great grandmother, who was everything to me, was born in a village just outside of Kiev, and as a child I would listen to her stories about her difficult life and her struggle to come to this country with my great grandfather. So today I chose to participate in the economic boycott, and I wore my Resist T-shirt and red lipstick as a sign of protest, and I thought about the choices I make every day- out of convenience, and I decided that it is time to make big changes. Thank you for your insightful posts. I look forward to them. They remind me that others feel the same way that I do. We can make a difference.

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Lance Rubin's avatar

Oh thank you for these kind words, Reenie. Means a lot, and I’m glad these posts can provide some comfort and a reminder that we are very much together in this. Yesterday’s news was Rough, and I can’t imagine how it felt in light of your great grandmother’s story. So sorry. But hell yes to your resistance, to all of our resistance. Together we are incredibly powerful.

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