Sorry it took so long to respond. I just finished my last exam last night.
I've heard of Midsommer and plan to watch it at some point, but I don't know where I can at this time.
I've not seen either Parasite or Joker. I don't want to see Joker, either. It didn't look interesting to me. Parasite I'll look into.
I didn't see a video... Maybe you sent it on Discord, I'll check. I'm curious about it because a long time friend of mine makes AMVs on YouTube. I'm wondering if it's one of his. He's amazing at coordinating the lyrics with the actions taken.
I picked up smoking just because. I think it was peer pressure, but its been a decade and I can't really remember. I was only a social smoker though, didn't smoke very often on my own. I don't drink often any more either. I was an alcoholic when I was a teenager, little did my parents know. When I was 17, I started drinking when I had a cigarette.
My friend lives 1200 miles away; over 1900 kilometers. So I can't visit him in person, but we talk a lot on Discord. He doesn't talk much about it anymore, like you said he's probably used to it so doesn't bring it up much.
I've spoken to native English speakers who used simpler language than you do, so you're actually a lot better with English than you realize. I don't point out the spelling mistakes, though I can from now on if you like. I hardly ever notice grammar mistakes.
Not making fun of them, just a tidbit I noticed.
Well, I'd think some general knowledge is helpful. I mean, hair dryers have a disclaimer not to submerge them in water, and plastic bags have to print "Don't let children play with this, they could suffocate." That should be general knowledge. Common sense is lacking so much these days, it's ridiculous.
I don't like the term 'victim' when used in conjunction with 'autism'. It just sounds so negative. While it may impact our entire lives, I don't see it as a wholly negative disorder. Some of the smartest people in the world had autism, and they often make the best inventors and musicians. Famous living people with autism are:
Satoshi Tajiri, the creator of Pokemon;
Daniel Tammet, also known as Brainman, is regarded as 1 of the 100 living geniuses today. A film was done based on his life named Brainman and he wrote a bestseller, Born on a Blue Day;
Tim Burton, famous director of The Nightmare Before Christmas, Sweeney Todd the movie, and others;
Bill Gates, Microsoft founder (The reason Windows OS and Xbox exist);
Anthony Hopkins, actor famous for playing Hannibal Lector in Silence of the Lambs;
Then there's speculation that the following deceased were autistic based on known issues: Robin Williams, Thomas Jefferson (3rd US President), Abraham Lincoln (16th US President), Mozart, Emily Dickinson, Charles Darwin, Albert Einstein, Michelangelo, H. P. Lovecraft.
There's others, of every possible career throughout history, but these were particularly famous.
You're simply "autistic". Not an "autism victim". It's a mental disorder where your brain is wired differently, it's not a traumatic experience.
I finally messaged her. Apparently the problem was that I snapped at her when I felt she was badmouthing a good friend of mine, who I consider family. My apology wasn't good enough because I didn't realize her silence meant she was angry with me, which isn't fair because she's stayed silent when other things happened and it had nothing to do with me. I pointed that out to her and apologized again, but no answer. It's ridiculous. I can't read minds, and I'm not going to bother trying.
I gave my number to the guy in my class, so we'll see.
I could've sworn I told you how I felt about The Witch... It was very slow moving with an interesting concept but I hated the execution.
As for End of the F***ing World, I haven't watched it yet. I'm not interested enough to watch it right away, but I will eventually.
Parasite I don't even know where I can watch it.
In the future, how about you add a symbol to the topics you DEFINITELY want a response to, so that we don't have this issue of you being disappointed I didn't mention it. Maybe add a # or a * to them.
All I can say is that history is written by the winners, and when something particularly heinous happens it's blown out of proportion. We still have black people pulling the "black=slave" card even though they haven't been slaves in generations.
Hell, Abraham Lincoln didn't actually care about eradicating slavery. It was just a side benefit and yet everyone portrays him as this benevolent guy who went "Slavery is bad! Let's end it."