Stoicism — Disney— Gratitude
If You Don’t Like My Writing, It’s Because You Hate Irish People: Or How I Got A Job At Disney In 2024
I’m an ideas guy
“Rest easy as you die, for when you are faced with the task at hand, all you can do is let the stones and such fall where they tend to fall” — General Stoic Nonsense
The pitter-patter of rain on my rented window is driving me insane. The rain. A harsh reminder of the pain I fled in my early days. Those days when I was lost in the mud of confusion and malpractice. I just wanted my work to be noticed. I just wanted a chance. I wanted to be seen.
“This word doesn’t go there” — My Editor JM
As a dyslexic screenwriter, I was over the moon at Disney’s wise, brave, and original decision to give directing and writing jobs to people based on who they fuck. I knew it was just a matter of time until this fairness trickled down to the gutter where I could slurp on its magic nectar and finally get a shot of having one of my screenplays accepted.
Simple economics if you take the time to think about it. Surely, the dyslexics would be next.
“With the advent of AI and Grammarly, I no longer have to worry about learning new words” — High school student who doesn’t…
