"How I Made Sure No Woman Ever Friend-Zoned Me Again"

She calls you when her car breaks down. When she needs help moving. When some guy she's actually dating treats her badly.

You're the listener. The reliable one. The guy who would treat her so much better, if she'd just open her eyes.

She won't. You trained her to see you as the low-effort option — the friend who requires zero risk and zero investment. Every favor dug the hole deeper.

The "22 Rules" break the pattern. You'll stop auditioning for a role she already cast and become the man she chases instead. It starts with Rule 1.

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No CGI was used in this film

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There is a recent trend among Hollywood movies to say that there was no CGI used, to appeal to the broad audiences who desire practical effects and authenticity.

But in truth, these films are full of CGI. A shot of a huge ball rolling down a street might indeed be shot practically, but then CGI is overlayed on top of it, with the practical shot used for reference. There is CGI in movies where you the audience member would not expect to see any visual effects, there is beauty VFX where someone's makeup is changed or shave off a few pounds of their body. The best CGI is invisible CGI.

You cannot even trust behind-the-scenes footage.

A notable example of a production lying about no CGI was Top Gun: Maverick.

 
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"You'll Never Feel READY to Walk Over"

Next Monday you'll feel more confident. After the gym you'll feel more confident. After one more drink you'll feel more confident. After you get a better haircut, a better jacket, a better job.

You've been "getting ready" for two years.

She's standing ten feet away right now. She'll be gone in four minutes. No amount of preparation will manufacture the courage that only comes from moving your feet.

Walk over. Stumble through the first sentence. Let it be clumsy. Let it be imperfect. You will feel more alive in those ten seconds than you have all month.

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Deep Dish said:
There is a recent trend among Hollywood movies to say that there was no CGI used, to appeal to the broad audiences who desire practical effects and authenticity.

But in truth, these films are full of CGI. A shot of a huge ball rolling down a street might indeed be shot practically, but then CGI is overlayed on top of it, with the practical shot used for reference. There is CGI in movies where you the audience member would not expect to see any visual effects, there is beauty VFX where someone's makeup is changed or shave off a few pounds of their body. The best CGI is invisible CGI.

You cannot even trust behind-the-scenes footage.

A notable example of a production lying about no CGI was Top Gun: Maverick.

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Took in a screening of Mike Mann's Thief last night

There's a movie that's not been tainted by CGI for ya!!!
 
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