Dm me or comment below if you want to do a car meet or are already part of an active group so you can direct me to them. Thanks. I am planning to commit to this game a lot during its run and am free most days to play it. It will be my main racing game for a long while. Been playing since Forza Horizon 4 and 5 but I have never really been part of a group. I'm free most days after lunch at around 1pm to 8pm. Those who are interested can comment to this as well and lets organize somewhere.
At some point, we need to recognize a hard truth: We are partly responsible for the kind of people who end up with influence in our society. We as a country need to stop making people like this famous in the first place. We should have already been filtering out personalities with obvious red flags early on, before they even ever reach their peak celebrity status. You know, weed them out before they grow into bigger powerful personalities with influence. Instead of elevating controversial figures, we should be promoting people of quality, individuals who actually represent something positive for the country. The problem with this country is that it seems to do the opposite, the more scandalous, the more controversial, the more issue ridden, the more people and media makes them famous and turns them into public personalities. The media could learn a thing or two on this. Fame is not harmless. It creates reach, credibility, and eventually power. These figures are given platforms to grow their influence, and in some cases, that visibility eventually translates into political power. The consequences of that shift are significant: positions of authority can end up filled by individuals who may lack competence, integrity, or a genuine commitment to public service. Once in office, they are entrusted with taxpayer-funded resources and decision-making power over laws that shape the country’s future, yet some fail to fulfill these responsibilities. This can manifest as absenteeism, self-serving behavior, protection of personal allies, and in more severe cases, corruption such as bribery or misuse of public funds.
You may think the young controversial celebrities and personalities we have may seem harmless now because they’re “just” actors or entertainers, we might be just using them for laughs right now, that because of what they do it is impossible for them to become to hold government seats, but who knows years down the line in their career, the moment they develop political ambitions or are given the opportunity to enter politics, the impact becomes serious and often damaging for the Philippines. We need to stop giving fame and influence to people who are clearly irresponsible, shallow, or surrounded by red flags, to the point where they gain enough popularity to win public office.
That’s exactly why so many celebrities transition into Philippine politics, it’s simply too easy for them. We’ve seen how easily celebrity status can translate into political power in the Philippines. Popularity becomes trust. Trust becomes votes. And votes become authority. Imagine how different things might have been if certain figures were never elevated to fame in the first place. Even if they were once charismatic as entertainers, it doesn’t erase the fact that the warning signs were likely already there. Charisma in entertainment does not equate to character in leadership. We need to be more disciplined about who we support, who we give attention to, and who we allow to rise. Because the people we turn into celebrities today may become the ones making decisions for the country tomorrow. I don't care if the famous controversial people we are laughing at right now are charismatic for you, the fame you give them is not worth the pain they give us once they enter Philippine politics. The temporary entertainment they provide is never worth the long-term damage they can cause.
I don’t know if it’s just me, but I’ve been thinking about this a lot lately.
When you look at other countries, people seem willing to take to the streets over issues that, at least from the outside, don’t even seem as serious as what we’re dealing with here. Meanwhile, with everything that’s been happening in our own government, especially with how low the Senate can go sometimes, life just continues like it’s business as usual.
People still go to work. Traffic is the same. Social media is full of memes and daily life updates. It’s like there’s this disconnect between what’s happening at the national level and how people are reacting to it.
I’m not saying people don’t care. I’m sure a lot of us do. But it feels like that frustration just stays internal or online, and never really translates into something bigger or collective.
Is it because people are too tired just trying to survive day to day?
Is it a lack of trust that anything will actually change?
Or have we just slowly gotten used to this kind of situation over time?
I’m genuinely trying to understand if this is, resilience, apathy, division or something more complicated in between.
Because from where I’m standing, it feels like we tolerate things that, in other places, would have already pushed people to act.
Curious what you guys think.
He is not a grifter but is honest about games plus the humor and insight he has on games are interesting and entertaining.
Things were simpler then.
Anybody else tried this function and its working for them?