MaybeSecondBestMan
MaybeSecondBestMan t1_jdvokhj wrote
Reply to comment by earthgoddessK in This sub's most popular posts regarding Paulo Coelho's The Alchemist are negative... I loved it! by benspaperclip
> Ironically, I purchased it at the airport in Rio de Janeiro during an 11 hour layover, when I was returning home to live in the US after spending 6.5 years living abroad.
Damn, this book must have hit hard for you. Sometimes you just find the right thing at the right time. That’s awesome.
MaybeSecondBestMan t1_jdvcttk wrote
Reply to This sub's most popular posts regarding Paulo Coelho's The Alchemist are negative... I loved it! by benspaperclip
The r/books circlejerk is never more obnoxious or banal than when this book gets mentioned. “DAE actually not like the Alchemist?” is pretty much a meme at this point. People take way too much joy pontificating about how the book is “actually not that deep” and ”not as smart as it thinks it is.” I’m guessing these would be better descriptors of the people who pile into these threads than the book itself.
It’s a feel-good fairytale adventure about trusting your destiny and finding some treasure. People almost universally enjoy simple, well-told stories, and that’s exactly what it is. It’s a nice quick read, something to make you reflect a little and feel good for having gone on an adventure. It’s not trying to be the Bible, though you would think so for how much attention it gets on this subreddit.
Do yourself a favor and let yourself enjoy the book. Don’t even look at this subreddit regurgitating the same hackneyed takedown a thousand times over. “WOW, the Alchemist? My thoughts on this overrated ‘novel…’” Oh fuck off, you self-serious knob.
MaybeSecondBestMan t1_j7gx27c wrote
Reply to comment by EWC_2015 in MTA unveils new sleek, high-tech subway cars — here’s what lines are getting them by nemoid
I was on the A the other night when an older woman started slamming her shopping trolly against the doors and screaming at the top of her lungs. The girl next to me looked at me and shook her head, “We gotta get the fuck out of New York.”
Now we can’t even get out of the car!
MaybeSecondBestMan t1_j7grv9a wrote
Reply to comment by Donny_Crane in MTA unveils new sleek, high-tech subway cars — here’s what lines are getting them by nemoid
Comeback of the decade. Though I wonder if these open passageway cars will be a blessing or a curse. Now you can enjoy showtime from three cars away. And no sense in avoiding the empty car with somebody nodding off in a puddle of their own piss and shit—it’s all one car now. “We’re all in this together” will never be more true of the daily subway commute.
MaybeSecondBestMan t1_j6n2j5j wrote
This post has Chidi Anagonye energy.
MaybeSecondBestMan t1_j3s2otm wrote
Reply to comment by Pandapopcorn in Cat found on M train yesterday evening by ExistentialSuffering
Yeah unfortunately I think the hitch in your plan is that nobody in New York treats anything with respect.
MaybeSecondBestMan t1_j3rf1w8 wrote
Reply to comment by waveball03 in Cat found on M train yesterday evening by ExistentialSuffering
Somewhere there’s a bodega owner looking at his watch and shaking his head.
MaybeSecondBestMan t1_iqqt6eb wrote
Reply to comment by Nodonutsforbaxter44 in The Seattle Kraken unveil their mascot, a troll named Buoy. by makarmackinnonstan
Lmao I love this attitude. Everyone losing their shit and there’s one comment “Yeah of course he’s a troll great work let’s play some hockey”
MaybeSecondBestMan t1_je0a9uq wrote
Reply to New York’s MTA Hates Transparency by psychothumbs
I won’t pretend to understand the full nuance of what is no doubt a very complex issue, but as somebody who rides the trains every day, I can say that our public transit is shockingly bad for what is supposed to be the wealthiest city in the wealthiest country in the world. My impression from a few years of daily riding is that our trains are generally disgusting, inefficient, and probably badly mismanaged.