The Off Topic Topic

[Monoriu]

The guy who played little kid Anakin is in a psychiatric facility for schizophrenia.

http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/movies/star-wars-actor-jake-lloyd-moved-psychiatric-facility-article-1.2595377

I thought that guy must be swimming in a giant pool of cash and gold coins by now 

[The Larch]

The guy who played little kid Anakin is in a psychiatric facility for schizophrenia.

http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/movies/star-wars-actor-jake-lloyd-moved-psychiatric-facility-article-1.2595377

I thought that guy must be swimming in a giant pool of cash and gold coins by now 

Why? He only starred in that one movie, and being totally unknown he can't have been paid that well. I doubt he gets many merchandising royalties, but if what he made is well managed and he still gets some residual revenue from it maybe he can stretch it out to make a decent non-luxurious lifestyle, but I doubt that's the case.

[garbon]

Escape to LA?

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/sep/26/san-francisco-move-to-la-bohemians-artists-tech-boom

The boho-drain: bohemians say goodbye San Francisco, hello LA
The once alternative city by the bay has become a playground for tech billionaires, so its artists are fleeing to an unlikely new home: la-la-land

[Eddie Teach]

That doesn't make much sense. Billionaires need artist to patronize.

[garbon]

That doesn't make much sense. Billionaires need artist to patronize.

Presumably an artist can have people by their works even if said buyers live in a different city than the artist?

[HVC]

Isn't LA expensive too? 

[garbon]

Isn't LA expensive too? 

Not compared to SF

http://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/compare_cities.jsp?country1=United+States&city1=Los+Angeles%2C+CA&country2=United+States&city2=San+Francisco%2C+CA

Consumer Prices in San Francisco, CA are 22.58% higher than in Los Angeles, CA
Consumer Prices Including Rent in San Francisco, CA are 49.61% higher than in Los Angeles, CA
Rent Prices in San Francisco, CA are 84.93% higher than in Los Angeles, CA
Restaurant Prices in San Francisco, CA are 11.31% higher than in Los Angeles, CA
Groceries Prices in San Francisco, CA are 42.32% higher than in Los Angeles, CA
Local Purchasing Power in San Francisco, CA is 12.58% lower than in Los Angeles, CA

[MadImmortalMan]

The guy who played little kid Anakin is in a psychiatric facility for schizophrenia.

http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/movies/star-wars-actor-jake-lloyd-moved-psychiatric-facility-article-1.2595377

I thought that guy must be swimming in a giant pool of cash and gold coins by now 

Why? He only starred in that one movie, and being totally unknown he can't have been paid that well. I doubt he gets many merchandising royalties, but if what he made is well managed and he still gets some residual revenue from it maybe he can stretch it out to make a decent non-luxurious lifestyle, but I doubt that's the case.

And sometimes child stars get basically robbed by their parents. I shudder to think if I had worked as a child and my wastrel mother had managed things. Brrrr.

But if he has skitz, then you have to pity him. That can't be helped, and you don't get that problem by fucking up your life. It's one of those things that sometimes hits people without warning. Something traumatic, and crack.

[Jacob]

Escape to LA?

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/sep/26/san-francisco-move-to-la-bohemians-artists-tech-boom

The boho-drain: bohemians say goodbye San Francisco, hello LA
The once alternative city by the bay has become a playground for tech billionaires, so its artists are fleeing to an unlikely new home: la-la-land

Yeah, I know a bunch of hipster like people who've moved to LA.

[mongers]

Anyone else use sellotape for small cuts rather than sticking plaster? 

[Admiral Yi]

Anyone else use sellotape for small cuts rather than sticking plaster? 

I'm guessing you mean scotch tape and bandaids.

If so, no.

[mongers]

Anyone else use sellotape for small cuts rather than sticking plaster? 

I'm guessing you mean scotch tape and bandaids.

If so, no.

Isn't sellotape an American brand/trade mark?

On topic I just find a small piece of transparent tape hold skin on a small cut together much better and the wound doesn't get sweaty.

[Admiral Yi]

Isn't sellotape an American brand/trade mark?

Don't think so.

[Jacob]

Hey Admiral Yi, I can't remember the thread where we started talking about voter suppression - here's another current event on the subject: Kansas sec. of state Kobach in contempt of federal court for keeping 18,000 voters off the registration list: http://www.kansas.com/news/politics-government/article104265221.html

[Josquius]

Escape to LA?

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/sep/26/san-francisco-move-to-la-bohemians-artists-tech-boom

The boho-drain: bohemians say goodbye San Francisco, hello LA
The once alternative city by the bay has become a playground for tech billionaires, so its artists are fleeing to an unlikely new home: la-la-land

Yeah, I know a bunch of hipster like people who've moved to LA.

How unusual.
LA seems to be their antithesis.