Oh yeah, I forgot about that. I was upset at first, but I figured they're making something really good, and I was fine paying. If it was continuous, I would probably drop it for a different one.
I always thought I didn't like shows with main characters I wasn't supposed to empathize with, but found I loved The Sopranos and Barry. Not sure what it was with Breaking Bad that didn't stick.
Yeah, I find the best approach for me is to workout as long as it's still fun. As long as you're trying to do more than the day before, you'll make progress, if that's what you want.
When I'm not feeling it, I just tell myself that if I start and I'm not feeling it, I can leave, but by then I'm invested and looking forward to it.
Only thing I can think of is if you find a community that you're interested in, but it doesn't have a lot of activity, check other instances for that same community.
There's way too many that get vaccinations, then turn around and spout anti-vax nonsense for the grift. Going to medical school does not just make you a pood person.
To summarize, parodies show why those things being parodied are dumb, while self awareness is embracing the tropes while not taking itself seriously. Which answers my question.
I watched the original Scream years after seeing Scary Movie, and realized Scary Movie is just Scream on cocaine. A lot of the jokes are the same or just slightly different.
What's the line between being self aware and a parody?
Had it not been for Cotton Stick Joe...