u/castironglider

https://ww2.arb.ca.gov/our-work/programs/clean-cars-4-all/about

> For 2026, the federal poverty level (FPL) for a single individual in the 48 contiguous states is $15,960 annually

3 x $15,960 = $47,880

Seems like lately new productions are down, so streaming has been kind of a desert of movies or shows I want to see. I've been watching a lot of lower budget science fiction or low fantasy that seems to have an interesting premise and wow, I've lost count of the number of times I've noped out because of long long scenes about strained family relations etc. to establish characters. I really tried, but I'm not here to suffer watching OK actors more or less competently saying lines. Get to the story

Feels like watching Bob Ross if all he did for an hour was rearrange his paints and brushes and canvas instead of actually painting anything.

This is not speculative fiction but another example, I also watched Triangle of Sadness (2022) recently, and wow the couple fighting over money for what, half an hour or 40 minutes? I kept waiting hoping it would end, but nope. Only the last third or so of the movie is interesting and the twist ending is great. The rest is character studies of various rich people and staff on the boat. On and on, I couldn't stand it and kept skipping forward. They had a good idea, but it should have been a short film not a feature.