My best friend catered our Pluribus viewing to me exactly
Trigger warning for mentioned parental death. Also, spoilers for the first episode of Pluribus.
My best friend and I decided to watch Pluribus together after she watched it and loved it. She asked me ahead of time, “Would you rather I spoil things for you, warn you right before they happen, or just let you watch the whole thing?”
For context, I have PTSD from a few things, but specifically from being the only witness to my mother’s sudden death when I was fourteen. She had a blood clot on our nightly walk and collapsed.
I said to warn me right before, and we set to watching it. She paused right as the main character’s wife, Helen, started seizing and let me know that Helen would fall to the ground in a way she thought might be triggering so she offered to skip it and any other scenes showcasing her on the ground. I agreed, especially after seeing that Helen looked a lot like my mom, particularly from behind.
She had the remote right next to her the whole time and skipped every single part that was even remotely similar. She even apologized at one point for ‘not being fast enough’ when a character gasped before falling to the ground because she remembered me telling her that my mom
this comes across more reactive than planned which is why this is getting picked apart
the main issue seems to be how this is handled That’s the key detail here. That’s the impression it gives me.
Reaction: me_irl
On the surface, the way this is presented changes how it lands and that’s what people are responding to That’s what changes the context.
Reaction: I just want to see something new
the timing matters more than people admit which makes the reaction pretty predictable That’s just how it reads to me.
Stepping back, there’s a gap between the message and the outcome and that’s where the disagreement starts Hard to say where this lands long term. That’s the impression it gives me.
From where I sit, the logic is there, but the execution is uneven
Stepping back, the direction makes sense but the details are messy so the response doesn’t surprise me That’s what changes the context. At least from my perspective.
From a neutral view, the follow-through is what will decide this which explains why reactions are split That’s what changes the context.
this feels more about execution than intent which explains why reactions are split That’s what makes this interesting. That’s the impression it gives me.
Looking at this, this depends heavily on what happens next Time will tell.
To be fair, the main issue seems to be how this is handled We’ll see how people react over time.
this depends heavily on what happens next and that’s why this won’t land the same for everyone This probably isn’t the last word on it.
If we’re being honest, there’s a gap between the message and the outcome That’s what makes this interesting.
From the outside, the logic is there, but the execution is uneven which is why this is getting picked apart Not convinced this is settled yet.
Bluntly speaking, the logic is there, but the execution is uneven which turns this into more of a debate Hard to say where this lands long term. Others will probably see it differently.
From where I sit, the logic is there, but the execution is uneven At least from my perspective.
Stepping back, this depends heavily on what happens next which turns this into more of a debate That’s what makes this interesting. Hard to say where this lands long term. That’s the impression it gives me.
Bluntly speaking, the idea isn’t bad, but the delivery is doing damage Let’s see what happens next. That’s the impression it gives me.
On the surface, this solves one problem while creating another which makes the reaction pretty predictable That part stands out.
If we’re being honest, the idea isn’t bad, but the delivery is doing damage That part stands out. That’s just how it reads to me.
At this point, the signal is clear, the strategy less so This probably isn’t the last word on it.
Not gonna lie, the signal is clear, the strategy less so
Just reading this, the idea isn’t bad, but the delivery is doing damage and that’s where it gets complicated Curious how this plays out. Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
Looking at this, this feels rushed rather than thought through and that’s why this won’t land the same for everyone That’s what makes this interesting. Curious how this plays out. That’s the impression it gives me.
Honestly, this reads stronger on paper than in practice and that tension shows up immediately That’s what makes this interesting. Let’s see what happens next. At least from my perspective.
Looking at this, the direction makes sense but the details are messy which is why the comments look the way they do That’s what makes this interesting.
Real talk, this depends heavily on what happens next and that’s where the disagreement starts Interested to see the follow-up.
the main issue seems to be how this is handled and that’s where people will push back Others will probably see it differently.
From my side, the direction makes sense but the details are messy Not convinced this is settled yet.
Looking at this, this solves one problem while creating another That part stands out. Curious how this plays out.
From a practical angle, this feels more about execution than intent and that’s what people are responding to That’s what changes the context. This could age very differently in a week.
If you zoom out, the follow-through is what will decide this and that’s the part people are stuck on Hard to say where this lands long term.
Just reading this, this solves one problem while creating another which makes the reaction pretty predictable Not convinced this is settled yet.
If you zoom out, the main issue seems to be how this is handled and that tension shows up immediately We’ll see how people react over time. Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
From a practical angle, this comes across more reactive than planned which makes the reaction pretty predictable That’s the key detail here.
this comes across more reactive than planned
To be fair, the intention might be solid, the rollout less so That part stands out.
To be fair, the idea isn’t bad, but the delivery is doing damage which is why this is getting picked apart Feels like there’s more coming here.
At first glance, this feels more about execution than intent and that’s why this won’t land the same for everyone That’s the key detail here. Feels like an opening move, not an ending.
From the outside, the main issue seems to be how this is handled which is why this is getting picked apart That’s just how it reads to me.
the wording alone shifts how people read this and that’s the part people are stuck on We’ll see how people react over time.
At this point, the framing does a lot of heavy lifting here which makes the reaction pretty predictable Hard to say where this lands long term. Others will probably see it differently.
To be fair, the intention might be solid, the rollout less so and that’s the part people are stuck on Feels like an opening move, not an ending.
At first glance, the main issue seems to be how this is handled Feels like an opening move, not an ending.
Just reading this, this feels rushed rather than thought through and that’s where it gets complicated We’ll see how people react over time. That’s the impression it gives me.
Trying to be fair, the framing does a lot of heavy lifting here and that’s what people are responding to Feels like there’s more coming here. That’s the impression it gives me.
On the surface, this reads stronger on paper than in practice which explains why reactions are split That’s what changes the context. Others will probably see it differently.
the logic is there, but the execution is uneven This probably isn’t the last word on it.
this feels rushed rather than thought through so the response doesn’t surprise me That’s just my read on it.
If we’re being honest, the main issue seems to be how this is handled and that’s where the disagreement starts We’ll see how people react over time.
the direction makes sense but the details are messy That’s what changes the context.
At first glance, this feels more about execution than intent Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
From where I sit, the direction makes sense but the details are messy and that’s where it gets complicated That part stands out. Feels like an opening move, not an ending. Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
Looking at this, this comes across more reactive than planned Hard to say where this lands long term.
From a practical angle, the idea isn’t bad, but the delivery is doing damage and that’s what people are responding to That part stands out. We’ll see how people react over time.
this feels rushed rather than thought through and that’s where it gets complicated That’s what changes the context.
On the surface, the timing matters more than people admit which turns this into more of a debate Others will probably see it differently.
On the surface, the intention might be solid, the rollout less so That’s what makes this interesting. This probably isn’t the last word on it.
From my side, this feels rushed rather than thought through Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
the logic is there, but the execution is uneven This probably isn’t the last word on it. Others will probably see it differently.
From where I sit, the main issue seems to be how this is handled and that’s where people will push back Interested to see the follow-up. Others will probably see it differently.
the main issue seems to be how this is handled At least from my perspective.
From a practical angle, the follow-through is what will decide this and that’s what people are responding to That’s what changes the context. Not convinced this is settled yet.
Real talk, there’s a gap between the message and the outcome That’s what makes this interesting. Time will tell. That’s the impression it gives me.
At first glance, this feels like a half-step, not a full move so the response doesn’t surprise me That’s what makes this interesting. Let’s see what happens next. Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
Looking at this, the intention might be solid, the rollout less so which explains why reactions are split
this reads stronger on paper than in practice Hard to say where this lands long term.
On the surface, the timing matters more than people admit That part stands out.
From a practical angle, this feels more about execution than intent which explains why reactions are split Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
To be fair, this comes across more reactive than planned That’s just how it reads to me. Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
this depends heavily on what happens next That’s what makes this interesting. That’s just how it reads to me. Others will probably see it differently.
If we’re being honest, this feels more about execution than intent and that’s where it gets complicated
From my side, the framing does a lot of heavy lifting here so the response doesn’t surprise me Not convinced this is settled yet. Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
From my side, the timing matters more than people admit Hard to say where this lands long term.
On the surface, the idea isn’t bad, but the delivery is doing damage That’s what changes the context. Interested to see the follow-up.
Trying to be fair, the follow-through is what will decide this That’s the key detail here. Feels like there’s more coming here. Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
Trying to be fair, this comes across more reactive than planned That’s what makes this interesting.
Stepping back, the main issue seems to be how this is handled
From a neutral view, this feels rushed rather than thought through which is why the comments look the way they do
this reads stronger on paper than in practice and that’s why opinions are all over the place That part stands out. That’s just my read on it.
Bluntly speaking, the idea isn’t bad, but the delivery is doing damage
the direction makes sense but the details are messy Interested to see the follow-up. Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
From a neutral view, this reads stronger on paper than in practice and that’s where the disagreement starts Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
On the surface, the main issue seems to be how this is handled This probably isn’t the last word on it.
Bluntly speaking, the way this is presented changes how it lands and that’s why this won’t land the same for everyone This probably isn’t the last word on it. That’s just my read on it.
Just reading this, the framing does a lot of heavy lifting here Not convinced this is settled yet.
Looking at this, the intention might be solid, the rollout less so and that’s the part people are stuck on That part stands out.
From the outside, this feels more about execution than intent That part stands out. We’ll see how people react over time. That’s the impression it gives me.
Looking at this, the logic is there, but the execution is uneven which explains why reactions are split Let’s see what happens next. Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
If you zoom out, this depends heavily on what happens next That part stands out.
the framing does a lot of heavy lifting here That’s what makes this interesting. At least from my perspective.
Putting bias aside, the signal is clear, the strategy less so That’s what makes this interesting. Let’s see what happens next.
If we’re being honest, the wording alone shifts how people read this and that’s why opinions are all over the place That’s what makes this interesting.
From where I sit, the idea isn’t bad, but the delivery is doing damage and that friction is hard to ignore
At first glance, there’s a lot said here but not much clarified and that’s where the disagreement starts That’s what makes this interesting. Hard to say where this lands long term.
Stepping back, there’s a gap between the message and the outcome We’ll see how people react over time.
From a practical angle, the logic is there, but the execution is uneven That part stands out.
At this point, the timing matters more than people admit which explains why reactions are split
Stepping back, this feels like a half-step, not a full move We’ll see how people react over time. At least from my perspective.
If we’re being honest, the intention might be solid, the rollout less so That part stands out. Interested to see the follow-up.
If you zoom out, there’s a lot said here but not much clarified That’s the key detail here. Let’s see what happens next. That’s just my read on it.
Putting bias aside, this solves one problem while creating another which turns this into more of a debate That’s the key detail here. Not convinced this is settled yet.
Looking at this, this reads stronger on paper than in practice and that’s where it gets complicated
At first glance, this solves one problem while creating another and that’s where people will push back That’s just my read on it.
the wording alone shifts how people read this and that’s where people will push back We’ll see how people react over time. At least from my perspective.
Not gonna lie, this feels more about execution than intent which makes the reaction pretty predictable That’s what makes this interesting. Curious how this plays out.
Just reading this, this feels rushed rather than thought through and that’s why opinions are all over the place Hard to say where this lands long term.
Putting bias aside, this feels more about execution than intent and that friction is hard to ignore Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
Honestly, the signal is clear, the strategy less so Feels like an opening move, not an ending.