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This may be the end of humanity as we know it (Sorta NSFW)

https://youtu.be/_ZpVSgclw2M

Has science gone too far? Or not far enough?

Let's discuss the current philosophical political pop culture shit storm.

The documentaries Leaving Neverland and Surviving R Kelly were released a month or so ago and the debate about banning or boycotting artists who are criminals or politically toxic has flared up again. You might call it the next phase of the Me Too movement.

Now one point we could argue is whether R Kelly and Jackson are in fact guilty. There's a lot of fans who are clinging to that sliver of doubt but I think the bigger perspective is more interesting.

A lot of people are pushing for boycotting these artists and removing them from the radio, music platforms, statues of Jackson should be removed, erc. Which begs the question, can you separate the art from the artist? And can you just expunge a part of our culture and history that easily?

R Kelly I don't really care about, he's not that significant to me, however Michael Jackson is the biggest pop culture icon of all time. His music has been influential for damn near 5 decades.

Then again that's sort of hypocritical, if Kelly goes, then Jackson should go and that's where I think the whole thing falls apart. Because what about all the other artists we know have a dirty past? How many of our favorite rock bands fucked a bunch of under age girls? How many of them have committed other crimes? Domestic violence? Drug offences? Tax fraud? What's acceptable? What's forgettable?

We set up a new display yesterday. The covers might be too much of a give away but I thought the board could play a game of "guess who".




EDIT: Added spoilers because size.

Any of you guys into Lockpicking videos?

I went down a real Lockpicking YouTube hole this weekend. I recently came across a video by the Lockpicking Lawyer, which led me to Bosnian Bill and his locklab and lots of other Lockpicking stuff. You wouldn't think watching somebody fidooe with a lock for 10 minutes would be fun but I am hooked.

These videos are great. Especially Lockpicking Lawyer and Bosnian Bill. It's real enthusiast stuff where you can tell how passionate they are and how much fun they have. Coupled with ridiculous knowledge about brands, security and Lockpicking tricks.

Here's a couple of examples but there's thousands of these videos:

https://youtu.be/Iaj6Hh2kr9E

https://youtu.be/M1hqMgc7Qa4

https://youtu.be/OLsJDELd4lo

What were your favorite films and TV shows this year? Doesn't have to be exclusive to stuff released in 2018. Doesn't have to be a top 10 list. Just share what you enjoyed this year and what stands out.

I mostly watch YouTube now a days so I have no horse in this race.