Watching the MCU Feels Like Work Now

Hard, unfulfilling work that we have to pay to do.

Matthew Maniaci

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5 min readMay 22

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The MCU kicked off with Iron Man in 2008, a whole 15 years ago at this point. Iron Man launched the franchise with a bang, featuring Robert Downey Jr. as a fantastic Tony Stark that really embodied the character. It was a major success and was a fantastic start to the whole thing.

Matthew Maniaci

Written by Matthew Maniaci

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Thing a Day

Living with and talking about mental illness in an open, honest way to help break down stigma. I was one of those suicidal kids you read about. He/him/his.

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