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thenewgreen  ·  3424 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: The "Up" series

I didn't find it depressing at all, I thought it was extremely fascinating. Things don't always shake out the way you think they might. However, that said it was an interesting look into how someone's birth circumstance is a great predictor of their life outcome.





Grendel  ·  3424 days ago  ·  link  ·  

    However, that said it was an interesting look into how someone's birth circumstance is a great predictor of their life outcome.

The idea that a person's fate is mostly determined at birth doesn't bother you at all?

thenewgreen  ·  3424 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Sure it does, there are a lot of things in life that bother me but that doesn't mean that watching a sociological film about them makes me depressed.

Read about the film, logistically it's a miracle it exists. If you're not interested, don't watch it, but it shouldn't be because you're afraid of being depressed.