InspectorMegre

I had to search online what 'system genre" is, so I am writing this post from what I learned today - system genre shows small individuals against the powerful system.

You havent seen Made in Korea kdrama? or kdrama The Murky Stream? Check it out. Totally system genre :) and done in the Hwood way - with the message - "it is HOPELESS to fight the system".
Same for kmovie No Other Choice that recently won an award. Very hwood sustem genre.
Or "reverse system genre" of ppl joining the system - and the Hwood message is "it is very beneficial and if you dont get caught, very great to join the system " - that is kdrama Low Life

but then you have Parasite - a satire in system genre
and Squid Game season 1 is a powerful satire in system genre, showing small wins and overall never ending loss
Vincenzo is in system genre :) but done in very beautiful tragicomical thoughtful satirical way that is such a trademark of kdramas
There are many many many other kdramas where a small person exposes/overcomes a large system and at least makes a small victory - it always involves inner work and cooperation with others - and always the message is - you can make a difference, you can make a small win, but the evil comes back, it is a never ending job of pulling weeds out... STAY ALERT -

and recently there are kdramas like Walking on Thin Ice and Mad Concrete Dreams which are inverted system genre - the message is "sure you can join the system and this is the price you have to pay"

and these are appropriate, realistic and useful messages related to systems :)

So this is not new, that a kdrama instroduces "small man against the system" but HOW it is done ... is different in kdramas than, say, hwood :)
I think you are complaining of the hwood way :)

Even the USA has amazing system genre movies, but they are all made before 2006 or so :)
Matrix, Erin Brockovich, Equilibrium, Idiocracy, The Fifth Element, White Chicks, Legally Blonde, Truman Show, Twilight Zone episodes, etc etc etc are all in system genre and masterfully done. AND THEN SOMETHING HAPPENED AND ALL SUCH MOVIES ARE EXTINCT.
So the same future probably awaits kdramas :) if we are not careful :)

Nah. she is not evil lmao WHY do you guys think that "love" means only pampering?

**** LOVE MEANS YOU HELP YOUR LOVED ONE EVOLVE *****
so:
*** LOVE MEANS YOU STAND UP TO THE BS OF YOUR LOVED ONE AND YOU HELP THEM OVERCOME IT **
sometimes it is pampering and sometimes ** LOVE MEANS YOU TAKE THE KNIFE WHEN YOU NEED TO FREE YOUR LOVED ONE ***

She is doing tough love now. She wants to push him off the cliff so that he will FINALLY start flapping his wings and fly - or die - so that this stillmate stuck situation finally moves on.
AND SHE KNOWS THAT THE ONLY WAY TO MOVE ON IS TO PUSH HIM OFF THE CLIFF :) otherwise he will not try hard enough.

So yeah, this is the situation - she got tired of him sitting on the shore and complaining about fish swimming around, so she pushed him into a deep choppy fast water and his only way to survive is to SWIM HARD just like the fish lmao

So yeah - now he either sinks or swims. So he better walk his talk :) she forced him to :) She is BRILLIANT and very brave

REad my post above to a similar comment, i dont want to repeat the part about DM having to deal with 200-500 ppl on the set.

So who is gonna tell MDL to do this?

I agree with you, it is a razor's edge..... how to be emphatetic but not an enabler... This is a tricky issue :) and a very hard balance to reach...

Every culture has its pluses and minuses. Asians are so tightly packed, such high population density, so the culture evolved to be very conducive to keeping peace, law and order, or else it would have been a total chaos...
And Asians have Buddhism and other very useful instructions for proper living.
But then the dark side of this is the abuse of it, basically corrupting the "original instructions" and reducing the original teachings of compassion to just forcing ppl to be obedient ants in an anthill, and be owned by their parents and family....

(btw the issue of the same nature exists in the West, in some cultures it is still family, but in most of the West it is allegiance to self only lmao and/or work and other groups with common interests as a substitute for the family)

So .... finding that fine line between enabling and empathy and finding discernment... is tricky :) for ANYONE
and especially
If you have been conditioned to think that being an enabler is being emphatetic :)

Just one example: kdramas have this idea that not telling the truth to protect eelings of someone is a good thing. Heck it is not. It is just egotism of the liar, trying to avoid the uncomfortable :) The person will find out sooner or later and it will be a LOT WORSE

So as I said, every culture has its pluses and minuses, its shiny side and its dark side, and discernment is the key here.

Asia will always have to be very ... walking on eggshells carefully around each other bc it is how many billions of people on such small amount of land? It is A MUST that ppl are considerate to a very high degree. But then - how much, where is the line...

and that is for you to determine :) bc it is your land and your culture -
you drive the EVOLUTION of your culture

e.g so far you guys evolved by getting rid of slavery, made some progress to reduce sexism, etc

so how you keep evolving and polishing your culture and yours to decide :)
but there are certain Universal Principles that just cannot be ignored and are the same for everyone anywhere

And also, I think your culture is under attack. With the lowest birth rates globally, you might go extinct. Also, kdramas are the best entertainment out there, based on the principles of Real Storytelling, showing some very fine accomplishments of your culture. Kdramas really are masterful healing pieces and great education for ordinary people to live their lives better. And that is a threat to some :) And also misused in attempts to make more money off it.
So kdramas are under attack now, trying to be exterminated, converted into hwood like trash, etc.

So you gotta fight to survive AND evolve :)

PS - There is a lot more to be said about this kdramas allow your culture to voice itself, and that is being taken away with outsiders like Netflix etc running that business and taking the voice from the local... but that is another topic, How Netflix ruined kdramas. For starters there is a good youtube video by Asian Boss

A good actor is needed for SML. And SML role can be very complex and meaningful.
And I see your point - in this case SML role is too simple.

I told you to go away and do something else and not reply and there you are, disobeying.

Everyone has a very strong thick wall of egotism. Its purpose is to keep you safe from saber tooth tigers and such. But it takes over our entire life. It is a servant who has taken over as the master and this servant kicked the master out - for some ppl, master is locked up in jail, for some, the master lives in a dirty old shack somewhere far or near and sometimes even shows up. YOUR SERVANT is under attack and it knows it and is self defending.

So this is the paradox - you need that servant to avoid tigers, and yet your conscious mind has to give orders to kick it out of master bedroom and put it back into its place.

So your enthusiasm to my post was an inkling you had that. So now the next step as always is that the servant fights back and refuses to leave the master bedroom.

So that is why you are offended - the servant speaks as the master :)

WHEN YOU ARE READY, you will start looking for the real master. First you will have to make a conscious decision, it is making a decision just like you would decide to enroll in a college program, or buy a car, etc.
AND THEN YOU WILL HAvE TO WORK YOUR AS@ OFF TO MAKE IT HAPPEN :) and it will take time

SO I TOLD YOU
TO STOP READING THIS AND GO AWAY so that your servant does not have the chance to shut all the doors and lock itself in the master bedroom, refusing to leave

I TALKED TO YOU WHILE THE SERVANT KEPT THE DOOR CRACK OPEN, feeling so confident nothing will endanger it lmao
but now it knows it is endangered and it will do everything to shut all doors

So ... sorry... but at this point, you didnt listen and now you are in a tough situation :)

So no more talking here. BYE.

I dont think she is doing it out of hate. I think she is doing it out of tough love.
She is really trying to help him cut out all his rot, all his lollygagging and bad habits, all his talk and no action, all his LACK OF DISCIPLINE TO ACCOMPLISH TASKS IN REAL LIFE.

She is trying to tough love him and kick him into ACTION
She doesnt know that he already took some action :)

But she is right, he needs to take A LOT MORE action :)

And she just pushed him off the cliff and forced him to start flapping his wings a lot more vigorously to start flying :)

Sure he has a better script but is the revision done yet? He will need another edit... at least!!!!
Is HE presentable yet? CAN he entice the needed actors? CAN he work with the crew? this is the very hard part for him since he is so immature and undisciplined and unruly. Not everyone on the set will be gentle and on his page, so he will have to learn to cooperate with ppl under all conditions....
Did he try to sell his script, etc.etc etc

A film means that 200-500 ppl will have to collaborate as a team. IS DM READY TO DO THAT? HE BETTER BE lmao SHE PUSHED HIM TO GET THERE ASAP

It is a lot more than just a good script :) Yeah it starts with a good script. At least we are almost close to having that. And then... all the rest too needs to happen :)

DS was adopted after Chairman's bio daughter went missing and his wife died out of grief.

So, DS and SH never met until adults, never lived as siblings, and do not share one drop of blood.

So their relationship and kids are ok :)

DS, i.e. father of SR/JM, was adopted :)

Ok then. Please do not answer to this post and keep it in the back of your mind.
To do what you said you want to do is a SKILL THAT IS LEARNED
and you will have to get educated.
and imo the best, most concise, logical, down to earth instructions are in Buddhism, esp Tibetan, which is like a cookbook with recipes "how to do." A simple search on "how many negative emotions in Buddhism" will be educational

So no matter what method you use to accomplish your goal, it is helpful to read Buddhist ideas on negative and positive states of the mind and how to transform. They give HOW TO INSTRUCTIONS for self observation without judgment, awareness, and trying to PAUSE and act differently in that split second while you still have a choice. Meditation and prayer. Basically connection with your own inner compass, the Divine in yourself.

So now, pause, and go do something else, or you will be overwhelmed. FORGET what I said :) and let it cook on its own and come back to you later.

SO DO NOT REPLY AND GO DO SOMETHING ELSE :) Have a nice day

Yeah, MDL already monitors and keeps track of each user's progress, but those are "point probes" like recording how many dramas you watched, how many hours, etc. Monitoring in real time and then digging for patterns in that would be too much.

But the little details like checking time, would be so easy to fix and MDL *should* be interested in that.

So far the best and easy solutions are:
1. disable rating individual episodes that did not air yet
IF current_date > episode_airing_date THEN ___ the old code to allow rating
ELSE error messsage
2. disable giving star rating for dramas that are currently airing (ie allow giving a text review on any number of episodes, but allow star rating only after the drama ended)
IF current_date > drama_end_date
THEN ____ old code to allow starrating the drama
ELSE error message
___ the old code to enter text review

SOMEONE HAS TO TELL THIS TO MDL

Indeed, appropriate choltes are necessary (e.g. Christans have 10 of those),
and unnecessary choltes are just a wall of fear.

Trying to live like Dong Man for one day could be helpful to overcome attachment to unnecessary strong dislikes used to cover up inner fear.

That is a wonderful new CHOLTE - never to allow egotism to cloud inner peace and compassion.

he is a capable actor.

This drama is proof that actors can be forced to act stupid.
In 100 Memories, the script made Jae Pil into a piece of (sometimes polite) cement. It was so frustrating. The script never went beyond the surface. Also, the actor looked super ugly with a facial expression like that.
Bad scripts/bad directing stopped the ML actor in Sold Out on You from expressing anythiing and turned him into grumpy John Wayne/Clint Eastwood Good Bad Ugly,
lively creative ML actor from Spirit Fingers was turned into a moping moron in Spring Fever or Crushology 101,
llively super creative ML actor from Shopping King Luis was turned into a piece of cement in Boyfriend on Demand,
the complex deep SML actor from Glory, Queen of Tears was turned into slow motion old ugly bland ML in Practical Guide to Love,
someone is trying to turn ML in daily Our Happy Days into John Wayne, etc

SOMEONE IDIOTIC THINKS THAT JOHN WAYNE GRUMPY STRONG SILENT TYPES ARE ATTRACTIVE. Someone needs to tell them John Wayne ***DIED*** long time ago...

If a man cannot smile, communicate, feel, express, etc then he is a man-child dinosaur and should take a time machine back to 1950s or join a rehab program.

or find the audience that thinks that a very ignorant, closed man with personalty of a cardboard box is ah so cool. The sad part is, there IS plenty conised audience who like men-children.. :( So these boring ML's keep being created.
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But - I am glad I got to see this actor here after the flop that 100 Memories was, bc all the arrogance, selfishness and meanness that I suspected was under Jae Pil's supposedly polite and composed face is shown here :) so I finally feel like I completed watching 100 Memories :)

OK that is a great solution and very easy to implement. So user can write reviews for the drama for any number of episodes, but they can assign a star rating only after the drama ends.

THAT IS EASY FIX -
the part of the existing code that has the stars will be inside IF THEN ELSE statement:

IF current date is before drama end date
THEN display to the user "you can give star rating after the drama ends"
ELSE display the star rating menu

and then copy in the piece of code for how many eps, and the text box for review

EASY PEASY TO FIX and mdl should really do this, it is a great solution, it leaves the opportunity to create a hype and talk about the drama, and prevents trolls

And definitely do not allow rating individual episodes before they air.

It cannot be open source since it has user accounts and ppl pay money and give gifts...

But thy could easily fix their code. They MUST NOT allow rating individual episodes before they air. That is the minimum they could do. IT WOULD BE EASY since the date of the drama is already a part of individual episode display, so they just need to put their existing sotware for individual episode rating into an IF statement :
IF currentdate < episode airing date
THEN throw an error message, tell user the episode didnt air yet, and come back later, and exit
ELSE ___insert original code here ____

It would be nice if we could see usernames of those who rate

FL's best friend, ML's ex girl, chaebol Choi Hui Su (I think that is how her name was spelled)

My comments do not make sense to YOU :) so speak for yourself and do not try to prevent me from communicating with others....
What you are doing is called CENSORING :) and YOU ARE THE CENSOR :)
But - I am not writing for you :) I am writing for someone who has a mind open enough to get what I am saying ;)
And - nothing prevents me from saying i dislike acting of that actress and also her plastic surgery and pale face look. Everyone can say what they have to say. YOU are saying great things about thi actress and terrible things about me, and you feel 100% entitled to speak your mind LMAO and then you preach to me how I am not allowed to speak up LMAO.

So live with it :) Grow up and accept that you have no power to censor others

Yes - but MDL wont do that bc they like the hype of reviews, no matter how early

The realistic solution is that INDIVIDUAL EPISODES should be rate-able only after they air

I was tongue and cheek trying to console the whining fans, who called him pathetic and said they rather see him as a psycho
- so sure. let them see him as a psycho and be happy!!!!

Psychos are aggressive, cold towards others and even if they look depressed, they will seek enjoyment by torturing others. They NEVER go "pathetic" for real.

This dude is a ... masochist :) Now seriously - HE IS AN ENABLER. He is a very unhappy person trying to live for his very TOXIC UNCARING family, and he is very self destructive,
i dont think he is emphathetic. He is loving and loyal and a blindly obedient team player, trying to earn approval.
If he were truly emphatetic, he would be that for himself too.
HE IS AN ENABLER. He threw himself under the bus to "earn' the love of those who he WANTS to love him, but they cannot - bc they are selfish pshycho idiots

He needs to stop being a little boy and stand up for himself as he were his own father.
that alcoholic moron, and that cruel father who set him up with that for life, all gotta go. ASAP

Ep 8 I love that Executive Adjuma! I was not her fan for giving a privileged treatment to her hubby to cater to his weakness - which led to his major flops outside of that protective bubble - but many things she said/did so far were totally cool, and ep 8 is swell :) Fighting, Dog Man! :)
Dog Man is really cute but it is time to ALSO grow up :) he can be a cute grown up too :)
PUSH HIM INTO THE DEEP WATER AND MAKE HIM SINK OR SWIM!!!!