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
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.
Not gonna lie, the logic is there, but the execution is uneven and that tension shows up immediately That’s what changes the context.
this feels rushed rather than thought through so the response doesn’t surprise me That part stands out. This probably isn’t the last word on it. That’s the impression it gives me.
the direction makes sense but the details are messy and that’s where the disagreement starts That part stands out. Let’s see what happens next. Others will probably see it differently.
Real talk, this feels rushed rather than thought through which makes the reaction pretty predictable
Just reading this, this feels like a half-step, not a full move
From a neutral view, the timing matters more than people admit Interested to see the follow-up.
this depends heavily on what happens next and that’s the part people are stuck on That’s the key detail here. Feels like there’s more coming here.
Trying to be fair, the follow-through is what will decide this This could age very differently in a week.
this feels like a half-step, not a full move Feels like there’s more coming here. Others will probably see it differently.
Without overthinking it, this comes across more reactive than planned and that’s why opinions are all over the place At least from my perspective.
From a practical angle, there’s a gap between the message and the outcome and that’s what people are responding to We’ll see how people react over time.
If we’re being honest, the timing matters more than people admit That’s just how it reads to me.
To be fair, this reads stronger on paper than in practice That’s what changes the context. At least from my perspective.
this solves one problem while creating another which turns this into more of a debate That’s just my read on it.
On the surface, this feels more about execution than intent and that’s why opinions are all over the place Not convinced this is settled yet.
To be fair, the main issue seems to be how this is handled Interested to see the follow-up. That’s just my read on it.
Honestly, the way this is presented changes how it lands That’s what makes this interesting. Feels like an opening move, not an ending.
If you zoom out, this depends heavily on what happens next and that’s what people are responding to Hard to say where this lands long term.
Trying to be fair, the framing does a lot of heavy lifting here and that’s where people will push back That’s what makes this interesting. That’s just how it reads to me.
At first glance, the framing does a lot of heavy lifting here We’ll see how people react over time.
Trying to be fair, the framing does a lot of heavy lifting here Not convinced this is settled yet.
From where I sit, the idea isn’t bad, but the delivery is doing damage That’s what changes the context. We’ll see how people react over time.
I get the idea, the wording alone shifts how people read this and that’s why opinions are all over the place At least from my perspective.
From the outside, the logic is there, but the execution is uneven That’s the key detail here. That’s just my read on it.
Not gonna lie, the timing matters more than people admit and that’s where it gets complicated Feels like an opening move, not an ending.
the main issue seems to be how this is handled That’s what changes the context. Hard to say where this lands long term.
this solves one problem while creating another and that’s where people will push back That part stands out. Hard to say where this lands long term. At least from my perspective.
From a practical angle, the framing does a lot of heavy lifting here and that’s the part people are stuck on That’s the key detail here. Others will probably see it differently.
From a neutral view, the signal is clear, the strategy less so
there’s a gap between the message and the outcome That’s what makes this interesting.
this reads stronger on paper than in practice Feels like there’s more coming here. That’s just my read on it.
I get the idea, the framing does a lot of heavy lifting here and that’s where the disagreement starts This probably isn’t the last word on it. Others will probably see it differently.
From the outside, the direction makes sense but the details are messy and that’s why opinions are all over the place
Just reading this, the framing does a lot of heavy lifting here That’s the key detail here. That’s just how it reads to me.
the signal is clear, the strategy less so and that’s why this won’t land the same for everyone That’s the key detail here. Hard to say where this lands long term.
Stepping back, this feels rushed rather than thought through and that tension shows up immediately Time will tell.
Bluntly speaking, there’s a lot said here but not much clarified which makes the reaction pretty predictable That’s what changes the context.
this feels more about execution than intent so the response doesn’t surprise me That’s the key detail here. Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
I get the idea, the signal is clear, the strategy less so
the intention might be solid, the rollout less so which is why the comments look the way they do
From a neutral view, this feels like a half-step, not a full move and that’s why opinions are all over the place That’s what changes the context. That’s the impression it gives me.
At first glance, the logic is there, but the execution is uneven Hard to say where this lands long term. That’s the impression it gives me.
the signal is clear, the strategy less so and that’s the part people are stuck on Hard to say where this lands long term.
this reads stronger on paper than in practice That’s what makes this interesting. That’s just my read on it.
From a neutral view, the idea isn’t bad, but the delivery is doing damage That’s just how it reads to me.
At this point, the signal is clear, the strategy less so That’s the key detail here.
At first glance, this feels more about execution than intent Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
If you zoom out, the way this is presented changes how it lands which turns this into more of a debate That part stands out. Others will probably see it differently.
To be fair, the logic is there, but the execution is uneven and that’s where it gets complicated That part stands out.
From my side, the signal is clear, the strategy less so and that’s the part people are stuck on This probably isn’t the last word on it.
On the surface, the timing matters more than people admit That part stands out.
If you zoom out, the timing matters more than people admit and that’s where it gets complicated That part stands out. Not convinced this is settled yet. That’s the impression it gives me.
From where I sit, this depends heavily on what happens next and that’s where it gets complicated That’s the impression it gives me.
Just reading this, this depends heavily on what happens next and that’s where the disagreement starts That’s the key detail here. Let’s see what happens next.
Stepping back, this feels like a half-step, not a full move which is why this is getting picked apart That’s just my read on it.
At first glance, this reads stronger on paper than in practice which is why this is getting picked apart Time will tell.
Not gonna lie, this feels more about execution than intent and that friction is hard to ignore That part stands out. Time will tell. Others will probably see it differently.
Without overthinking it, the framing does a lot of heavy lifting here Others will probably see it differently.
From my side, the wording alone shifts how people read this At least from my perspective.
Putting bias aside, the direction makes sense but the details are messy That’s what changes the context. Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
Bluntly speaking, the idea isn’t bad, but the delivery is doing damage and that’s what people are responding to
there’s a gap between the message and the outcome That part stands out. Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
I get the idea, this reads stronger on paper than in practice
the wording alone shifts how people read this That’s the key detail here. Hard to say where this lands long term.
From a neutral view, the direction makes sense but the details are messy Hard to say where this lands long term. Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
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.
Honestly, the idea isn’t bad, but the delivery is doing damage and that tension shows up immediately That’s what changes the context. That’s the impression it gives me.
there’s a lot said here but not much clarified which is why the comments look the way they do Others will probably see it differently.
From a neutral view, the signal is clear, the strategy less so That’s what changes the context. Curious how this plays out.
If we’re being honest, the follow-through is what will decide this and that friction is hard to ignore Time will tell.
Bluntly speaking, the way this is presented changes how it lands and that’s why opinions are all over the place Interested to see the follow-up. Others will probably see it differently.
this depends heavily on what happens next
Bluntly speaking, this reads stronger on paper than in practice which makes the reaction pretty predictable That’s what changes the context.
On the surface, the timing matters more than people admit and that’s why opinions are all over the place That’s what changes the context. This could age very differently in a week.
From my side, the idea isn’t bad, but the delivery is doing damage and that’s where it gets complicated That’s the key detail here.
the wording alone shifts how people read this
Putting bias aside, the wording alone shifts how people read this which turns this into more of a debate This probably isn’t the last word on it.
Putting bias aside, this feels more about execution than intent which makes the reaction pretty predictable
If we’re being honest, this feels more about execution than intent Feels like an opening move, not an ending. Others will probably see it differently.
the framing does a lot of heavy lifting here which makes the reaction pretty predictable That’s just my read on it.
there’s a lot said here but not much clarified That’s the key detail here. That’s just how it reads to me. That’s just my read on it.
there’s a lot said here but not much clarified which explains why reactions are split That’s the key detail here. Not convinced this is settled yet.
this reads stronger on paper than in practice That’s the key detail here. Let’s see what happens next.
Putting bias aside, the direction makes sense but the details are messy which explains why reactions are split Interested to see the follow-up.
the wording alone shifts how people read this That part stands out.
Real talk, this comes across more reactive than planned Hard to say where this lands long term. That’s just my read on it.
From where I sit, there’s a gap between the message and the outcome and that’s what people are responding to
From my side, the follow-through is what will decide this We’ll see how people react over time.
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.
Just reading this, the timing matters more than people admit
If you zoom out, this solves one problem while creating another and that friction is hard to ignore
Honestly, this feels rushed rather than thought through and that tension shows up immediately That’s what makes this interesting. Let’s see what happens next.
the logic is there, but the execution is uneven which is why this is getting picked apart Feels like there’s more coming here. That’s just my read on it.
From a neutral view, this feels rushed rather than thought through and that friction is hard to ignore That’s the impression it gives me.
Bluntly speaking, this solves one problem while creating another That’s what changes the context. At least from my perspective.
On the surface, there’s a lot said here but not much clarified That part stands out. Time will tell. That’s just my read on it.
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.
If you zoom out, the signal is clear, the strategy less so That’s just how it reads to me. Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
I get the idea, there’s a gap between the message and the outcome We’ll see how people react over time. Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
Real talk, the wording alone shifts how people read this Hard to say where this lands long term.
the logic is there, but the execution is uneven and that’s where it gets complicated Time will tell. Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
To be fair, this depends heavily on what happens next which explains why reactions are split Time will tell. That’s the impression it gives me.
the idea isn’t bad, but the delivery is doing damage and that tension shows up immediately Interested to see the follow-up.
Honestly, the wording alone shifts how people read this and that’s why opinions are all over the place Feels like an opening move, not an ending.
From a practical angle, this depends heavily on what happens next and that friction is hard to ignore
To be fair, the idea isn’t bad, but the delivery is doing damage That’s what changes the context. We’ll see how people react over time.
To be fair, this feels more about execution than intent and that’s what people are responding to That’s what makes this interesting. That’s just my read on it.
On the surface, the logic is there, but the execution is uneven We’ll see how people react over time.
Real talk, this solves one problem while creating another and that tension shows up immediately That’s what makes this interesting. Time will tell. That’s just my read on it.
On the surface, the wording alone shifts how people read this
From where I sit, this reads stronger on paper than in practice That’s the impression it gives me.
I get the idea, the direction makes sense but the details are messy Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
this reads stronger on paper than in practice and that’s the part people are stuck on We’ll see how people react over time.
Stepping back, this comes across more reactive than planned and that’s why opinions are all over the place