u/Alexhasadhd

Free of charge of course, the notes have existed in my google docs for actual months now, finally converting them into a useable flashcard set to hopefully cram it into my brain.

They're very in-depth, certainly containing more knowledge than you will possibly ever need for these essays, but they contain all the philosophers, key things they wrote, what they argue in them, and some key quotes.

DM me if interested!

(aren't finished yet so I'd send them over in an hour or two when they're done)

There’s every possibility I’m just reacting to the weird echo chamber on my phone, so bear with.

Obligatory, I think Michael Jackson was a great performer/musician but I also believe the allegations, I’m using that as context to my own argument, not the point itself as I know that this sub doesn’t like art VS artist discussions.

So since the movie came out, Michael Jackson has become the first person to go top 10 in 6 decades(or so I hear) and this has lead to me seeing many many videos and discussions claiming him undeniable goat status, which I don’t get.

I understand that he sold an unthinkable number of records, and had a leading role in probably two of the best 3 albums of the 1980s. But all of his music feels very straight shot to me.

Don't get me wrong here, it’s good straight, but I don’t feel particularly excited by it.

So, is there something to his legacy that I’m missing that will help shine a light on why he’s so often given goat status?

Major Spoilers for those who haven't seen the show!!!!

>!Obviously it’s a complicated relationship between Stanly and Stanford. Stan(I’m calling Stanly ”Stan” and Stanford “Ford” for simplicity) obviously fucked Ford over when they were teenagers(late 70s I’m going to assume) but at the end of the day, Ford ends up fine. A “nationally ranked“ PHD holder who gets a ton of money to cover his living costs and a nice house in the Pacific North West, that in 2014 would be worth at least 1’000’000 USD. !<

>!Obviously he goes completely batshit in the 80s(I’m going to assume the timeline is roughly, early 1960s, they’re young, late 1970s Stan is kicked out and Ford is a Doctor(PHD) by 1981, meaning by about 1987(we know he wasn’t around in the 90s from season 2 episode 13, I’m watching it currently) as the aprox year of him getting lost in inter-dimensional limbo) and isn’t thinking rashly when he has his fight with Stan and gets caught up in the portal. !<

>!However, Ford doesn’t even seem to care that Stan actually gave his life, at least 27 years, to get Ford back, he likely learned PHD level physics, committed several federal crimes crimes all whilst working on a relatively full time basis. !<

>!Whilst Stan was weird for taking Fords name, he had no money, he used that lie to cover for himself whilst actively working to bring his brother back. !<

>!I don’t think Ford really considers that(at least until the finale) his almost immediate response to Stan is “I want you out of my house.” He’s complicated but ultimately self obsessed when he is first introduced. !<

Im also watching this show rn, on a rewatch, so I’m not just a no life who knows everything about the show.

Hope you enioyed my random over-analysis of a kids show(it’s a really good kids show).

The biggest example of this for my is the Beatles, tried listening to Abbey Road when I was about 16, didn‘t work for me, now in 2026(a whole 3 years later) it’s in constant rotation. I had a similar situation with Los Campesinos! now hold on now, youngster and All Hell are an easy top 10 album pick for me.

Two of my favourite albums(one at the minute and the other is an all time pick) both follow this rule. When I first heard Ants From Up There by Black Country, New Road I really didn’t get it, now it’s the kind of music I listen to whilst I stare at my ceiling when I’m annoyed/stressed/sad about something. Similar story with the New Abnormal by the Strokes, I heard about Reality Awaits coming out in June(maybe a lil birthday present?) and suddenly became conscious of the strokes again. I had previously enjoyed their first 2 albums a lot but the New Abnormal never did it for me when it first came out(in all fairness, I would have been 12 at the time) now it’s the first album I go to when I leave the house and want to listen to music.

To get to the Crux of what I’m saying, I absolutely love that every time I think I‘ve got it made and figured out my music taste, I suddenly discover another thing about it, it’s always very fun and exciting.