New Rule: Cheer Up! | Real Time with Bill Maher (HBO)

[@ghostsquirrel8739]

Getting paid $10 million a year would sure cheer me up.

[@BorisBoris-sl1sf]

So why aren’t you well off? Whose fault is it? How much time do you spend complaining instead of self improvement, better education, honing your skills?

[@kirkdubois8898]

@@BorisBoris-sl1sf But then you would be like most people and live a $10.5 million a year lifestyle, and after 5 years and being $2.5 million in debt, you will think how much easier it was but still can't quite remember how you managed to survive without a 8 figure salary...you just remembered having hope got you through, but getting you 10 million dollar year wish kinda killed that thought process. You are better off than you think.

[@moleyswag1311]

​​@@BorisBoris-sl1sfWell if I had to pick one thing to blame, it would be Iowa State University for kicking me out because I couldn't pay tuition. Kinda hard to get skills or an education when they won't even let me try 🤷

[@teresaj8617]

I think perception is important. Sometimes more money makes it easier to mask disfunction and unhappiness. Not at all saying that people shouldn’t be able have their basic needs met. Our country is wealthy enough.

[@mattcarberry368]

then put the amount of work into building a successful career that Bill has

[@MarcF.Nielssen]

Another difference: In all European countries which I know advertising for prescription drugs is banned.

[@lffit]

I know and amazed to see so many ads for drugs on US television whereby you can get them cheaper if you doctor will subscribe them to you, and i guess he too will get a kickback.

[@sawyerleemoore]

Same with Canada

[@stevensiferd7104]

A few years ago, it was actually banned everywhere except the US and New Zealand. And I think NZ was trying to ban it, too. (I don't know if they succeeded.)

[@AmokayII]

Now if we could also include include in the ad ban list the absolute metric fockton of food suplements, but yeah no advertising for prescription drugs sure is nice

[@maxdecimus13]

The desire for labels isn't any less though. Every Tom, Dick and Harry thinks they have ADHD.

[@Lock2002ful]

Gen Z self diagnosing the imaginary shit out of themselves.

[@martinloss4171]

In the meantime, Gen Y-ning like a litte b**ch

[@AndranikAvakian]

Most people are not depressed…they are unhappy and miserable. There is a big difference

[@Erehtolleh1]

because they refuse to grow up with the challenges of life! Their parents made the mistake of keeping them pampered from real life for too long< of course they will see the real world as a scary placet! And the worse thing is that as adults, they can reproduce and pass on all of their immaturities to their children!!!!😳

[@AndranikAvakian]

@@Erehtolleh1 agreed

[@jayceewedmak9524]

​@@Erehtolleh1100% 👍

[@szn1580]

True

[@r.c.auclair2042]

@@Erehtolleh1 , translation, you have what you need and don't care about anybody else.

[@VRcation]

Stop gaslighting us, the housing market is three times more than it was four years ago when you consider interest rates

[@jacqdanieles]

And? Is the president responsible for the pandemic that caused real estate prices to soar?

[@vanessalore9942]

The sad thing is is that he’s not gaslighting. He actually believes it 🙄

[@Thegrassman284]

No he doesn’t believe it. He’s in the tribe of fu kery in every way. He knows what he’s saying they’ve just went too far with their shit and can’t stop now. Overplaying the hand as always

[@shacktime]

Then your beef is with capitalism and supply & demand.

[@shacktime]

@@vanessalore9942 Sooo… you hate supply & demand economics?

[@Godzilla1954Forever]

Taking antidepressants without being diagnosed is such a bad idea

[@kingman2332]

But they do help me last A LOT longer during sex. So that's a plus.

[@OldcastleElf]

@@kingman2332 for most users, they prevent orgasm. No idea why people would take them unnecessarily.

[@kingman2332]

@@OldcastleElf I have no problem with that. And I'm 52.

[@mdixon4212]

@@kingman2332 So weird. Suddenly you've co-opted this thread to talk about your D

[@bjd4]

so depressing

[@tanyathude2624]

His point is valid. It's not about money. We have to acknowledge the role that drug advertising, Drs and social media plays. The overuse and misuse of real mental health issues is beyond rampant and self-fulfilling... Hasn't anyone been given that stupid 10 question quiz at their Drs office? I went to the Dr for unusual fatigue and other transient symptoms. I knew something wasn't right. The nurse asked the questions and the Dr diagnosed me with depression before walking in the room. He would only prescribe antidepressants and refused to consider anything else. I walked out so pissed and saw another Dr. But now depression is in my medical record. I had to convince him to do bloodwork. Turned out I had a Vit D deficiency (vegetarian and wear sunscreen all the time). I took prescription Vit D, felt better and made changes to my diet. This kind of shit has happened to a lot of people I know.

[@TheKmonta]

Getting away from the virtual world, to get out into the REAL world helps too.

[@navyfarrow5333]

People can’t afford basic necessities like housing, transportation, and food. Purchasing power is the worst in decades.

[@larryhinze8658]

Not according to PROFESSOR BILL.

[@ownerspride8305]

But every American, including the so-called left, abuses, bullies and dehumanises the so called developing world as poor and dirty. Especially those that disagree with them. But when it comes to themselves in a different context, they say they can’t live, breathe or eat bcos they r so poor!!

[@DaleGribble1]

​​@@larryhinze8658 Bills doing his Vote Blue No Matter Who grifting. Every 4 years you see it clear as day.

[@mikealvord55]

And that is the disconnect bill is a millionaire so he’s not feeling it so it’s pretty good for him

[@PeteQuad]

The expectation that you should be happy all the time is completely unrealistic. I get searching for happiness but don't go into a coma just because you're not.

[@Aspartame69]

Happiness is a choice.

[@jashanestone]

That PART! Happiness is fleeting but, waking up to find moments and make it a day to remember and reflect on? Keeps you in the game of being happy. I came from hard times throughout moments of my childhood and in life and go back their, mentally, to remind me where I'm am trying to be. Life's beautiful and this earth is beautiful. Beauty has it's "ugly" days. But even this? Shall past. I have family, friends and a happy relationship with my fiance. But i still take time alone to relax, simple things like, the roof of the building i live to sip wine and look down on to the streets below, go to the seaside while listening to easy music, go to scenic places and just look out to the mountains hills and or valleys below). To regenerate my psyche. To appreciate this life i am given and be that "good vibe" I love about myself and others notice and also love. Not always "EASY" but, that's my work on me. 💪🏽❤️

[@Rooln1]

Me too, until I discovered Sadhguru. He’s done more for me than any other single thing for happiness and inner peace

[@mykingdomforak9]

​@@Aspartame69 👍. Correct; cheerfulness is a mindset.

[@deebobryson]

Blame social media

[@everwhat013]

i love bill, but it's easy for a rich guy with ZERO worries to tell you to cheer up.

[@ZACHandCHRIS]

I normally love Bill but this segment took me off gaurd. I struggle with depression and anxiety and have tried all the “easy” fixes (exercise, diet, etc.) multiple times. Nothing works and its crippling.

[@Laotranoticia]

Do you think rich people have no worries? Some even kill themselves.

[@sandorx4]

No worries?

[@chriskey7440]

​@@Laotranoticiado you think their worries, compares to the worries of the poor or fading middle class?? Eating or not being able to afford their lavish lifestyles, or whatever BS worries the rich have... Yeah, you're right, they're totally the same.

[@Isabella-hd1gt]

@@Laotranoticia Well, why don't they just cheer up? Did they know they can watch porn on their phone?

[@nasrac23852]

Old man yells at clouds

[@InservioLetum]

* airheads Not quite clouds, but I see where you were going with it.

[@myke030]

He's not wrong though. There's not an action we take or a feeling we have now that doesn't come with a diagnosis. We've swung too far in the other direction with this when we should've just stopped in the middle imo.

[@DaleGribble1]

Bills doing his Vote Blue No Matter Who grifting. Every 4 years you see it clear as day.

[@Omikoshi78]

We want a home, retirement, and stuff that matters. Not tvs and porn on the phone. We were happy with the magazines.

[@badmotherrucker]

I used to think the country was over-medicated. I took one look at a Trump rally, and now I think it’s under-medicated.

[@larryhinze8658]

I look at a Biden supporters and wonder who they are. Most just cover for him and ignore slurring and ridiculous comments.

[@readmelancholystrumpetmaster]

I wish more multi-millionaires had the courage to tell the masses that the reasons they take prescription drugs are insignficant. Smoke more weed, right Bill?

[@zackthebongripper7274]

"General pretty good." I shopped the other day, bought things on sale, walked out with one small bag of groceries $70. Yeah, pretty good.

[@Stw077]

Wow so lucky. Here is Sri Lanka our avg salary is about 350 a month and it would cost about the same. Americans are so feeling entitled 🙄

[@annemariestein7491]

It is called gouging because only a few companies are driving the market and no-one is stopping them.

[@shacktime]

Where TF are you shopping? Whole Foods?

[@waltermennekens1503]

Bill maher is completely out of touch. The high stock prices for an underperforming economy is a warning sign (kind of like the roaring 20's) and most people can't pay their bills

[@peanutbutterjellyfish2665]

We have it better than almost every other civilized country. Americans are cry babies. We have the strongest economy in the G7.

[@rufuspipemos]

Social media ITSELF is "yelling fire in a crowded theater."

[@1ntwndrboy198]

More like yelling "crowded theater" and it's a dumpster fire 😂

[@larryhinze8658]

And the left wing is censoring the media. Half of my posts are taken down if they are at all controversial.

[@InservioLetum]

@@1ntwndrboy198 ohhhohoh THAT was dark. Fkn hilarious, but dark. I like you ;)

[@samsaruhhh]

spoken like a rich old man that can afford a hospital visit

[@OnHighway61]

Spoken like a realist

[@DaleGribble1]

​​@@OnHighway61 Bills doing his Vote Blue No Matter Who grifting. Every 4 years you see it clear as day.

[@philliplambson]

Then just be angry about affording it. Don’t need to blame him for anything.

[@philliplambson]

Get a better job!

[@DaleGribble1]

@@philliplambson rent and housing doubled all over D Illinois Even people making $60,000 or more still live at home with their parents. This state also has the 2nd highest taxes. Theres a reason Blue IL lost congressional seats to Red FL and Red TX. Tons of people leave the state every year.

[@paleobc65]

ADHD is more than just boredom, it’s lack of executive dysfunction skills that really impacts people

[@InstantOnyx]

I blame phones, 24/7 news, and social media. How can one possibly be happy and sane while constantly streaming negativity and all the horrors of the world into your eyeballs?

[@SamJohn52]

Excellent point

[@pietrojenkins6901]

And Fox News and Trump and the ever bickering accomplish nothing Congress.

[@taylorsmurphy]

I blame Elmo

[@humanonearth1]

Add rampant narcissism and materialism which is related to social media.

[@bobbykiriakidis9753]

Yes we take the bad with the good

[@jamesdrake2378]

No mention about student loan debt ,health insurance, rent, or buying a house, forget saving for retirement.

[@giselematthews7949]

Use to much worse.

[@jjkohler25]

Stepping on Legos, mosquito bites, warm beer

[@jollyroger6135]

Heck I used to spend over $600 a week on childcare for my three kids. I almost maxed my credit card out paying for it, since there is no other way to.

[@jashanestone]

​@@jjkohler25 being stuck in traffic, getting home only to realize what's in the fridge, is not what you want to eat today and the place you like to eat has closed and now you'd just settled for a PB&J but realized you ain't got no damn milk. Kill ME ALREADY!!! 😂😂😂

[@christopherpederson1021]

Or having to work shit jobs forever

[@3namesjames]

This is why CBT is such an effective therapy. It's like exercise for you thoughts. Many people can get better just by training their brains how to think right rather than mood stabilizing drugs.

[@vanessalore9942]

I used it to quit smoking. Took me two weeks. It really works

[@Crazydoglady55]

Well. I do agree about people being on medication without a reason. But... Things are not going well in our country for most people unless you are wealthy.

[@InservioLetum]

I'm so sorry you have to walk for miles every day just to get contaminated water, only to have to watch your children die of dysentery faster than you can birth new ones. It must be a rare luxury to be able to use internet on phone of a kind samaritan visiting your village, huh? Welcome to youtube :)

[@jenniferschramn4095]

The cost of healthcare is the huge elephant in the room.

[@waynetec13]

Bill has never had to struggle. He doesn't know this reality at all. When he was young enough to struggle, gas cost a nickel.

[@kirkdubois8898]

@@waynetec13 Well, try looking at the positive "Do the Math: 1962 Gas: 30-cents/gal Med. household income $6,000 Mileage: 14 mpg Dist. per 1/1,000 of income: 280 mi 2022 Gas: $5.00/gal Med. household income $75,000 Mileage: 25 mpg Dist. per 1/1,000 of income: 375 mi We travel father today on earned money than 60 yrs ago." -Neil deGrasse Tyson Plus, a car back in the good ole days would need a new engine after 100k miles.

[@vs52217]

The b.s. of our healthcare system is an even bigger elephant. It's now totally controlled by Big Pharma, who own the media and lawmakers. They constitute 75% of advertising revenues, and are the biggest lobbyists in Washington. They indoctrinate doctors in medical schools.

[@WillGuzman-um9en]

Affordable care act A damn scam

[@teresaj8617]

@@WillGuzman-um9enwell who do you want to blame? It was gutted.

[@jamesdooling4139]

I've been diagnosed three times in a year with PTSD... You know what I do? I take care of a paralyzed husband whose brain is mashed potatoes because of a stroke. Big fucking deal. It's not like I was drafted into a war and had to kill innocent villagers. PTSD? My ass... That's called LIFE. I'm absolutely sick of doctors wanting to put me on meds. If I fall asleep from drugs, my husband could choke and drown on his own vomit. I don't need meds. I need someone to give a damn. His family lives 200 steps away from my front door. Haven't seen one of them here to even visit since late October. Screw it. Let me handle it... 24/7. For four years. I'm not sick. I'm exhausted and now I'm broke because I cannot leave the house. I'd have to earn $46/hr just to profit because the people who could care for my husband cost $45/hr for care. Why bother leaving the house for $8 a day? It's ludicrous. I'm not depressed. I'm outraged. I'm tired. I don't need meds. I need help, and the government conveniently pays $74 a year over the amount to even qualify my spouse Medicaid. I'm 47. We've been together 22 years. This is what we worked for our whole lives? Shameful. Don't blame it on us! Blame it on the system.

[@arkology_city]

Any chance at MAID? or something similar? He isnt going to make a recovery.

[@allisongoldman1504]

I have a similar story. It’s horrendous what we are dealing with. :(

[@SuperBigdude77]

You're an amazing wife.

[@justgivemethetruth]

I hear you. We all have similar issues, but the media puts forth this garbage to make us think that we have nothing to say that anyone wants to hear or can relate to. Sometimes Bill really is obtuse.

[@WeBreakItAllDownRightHere]

​@@SuperBigdude77 wife? Looks like a guy saying this.

[@GreenWitch1]

Bill, you don’t struggle to put food on the table for a family like many Americans do, so stick to what you know. Being wealthy 🙄

[@user-xm6mn1dx6c]

and alone with no responsibilities for anyone

[@tracim3080]

That’s not having depression. There’s a difference between your brain not being able to develop dopamine, so you need pharmaceuticals to make it happen and you being in a situation where your brain shouldn’t be producing dopamine and you’re giving yourself pharmaceuticals to try and force yourself into a state you actually shouldn’t be. Having depression means even when life is great, you don’t feel it. It’s not stressing about your mortgage and how to pay for food and gas and everything else and wondering why you don’t feel very happy at the end of the day

[@AlexanderSkinnerVids]

Please, he doesn’t have a family.

[@GreenWitch1]

@@AlexanderSkinnerVids That’s obviously the point 🙄 Can’t you read?

[@DonnaBrooks]

You think people didn't struggle to put food on the table until Biden took office?! Get real. Numbers don't lie. Perception is not reality. The way the Left blames every struggle they have on Biden is just as out of touch with reality as the people who deny biological sex but say that gender identity is real. You can believe that, but it doesn't make it true. It makes you easily manipulated politically.

[@josephkush1032]

Life is pretty good when you don't have to step into the street or grocery store with us lower people in this economy.

[@Maxtee77]

News is also partly to blame for the negative views, it's cyclic and, in turn, report the negative feelings they have continuously fed the people.

[@withoutatrace52]

If it bleeds, it leads

[@DaleGribble1]

My news apps constantly tout the upward stock market, inflation getting better, job numbers etc. Meanwhile nearly all of my coworkers still live with their parents. Some are in their 40s. This is a nightmare

[@mism847]

Apparently most people commenting here don’t get that.

[@Jfladager]

EMOTIONSSSSS gah..... facts please.

[@Spiral.Dynamics]

I live in Kansas. No legal weed for us! 😂

[@BigGuy1620]

I may anger some people here with this comment. As a person who was terribly depressed for countless years, was on every antidepressant know to man, tried drinking to feel better and it worked, problem was I had to drink all the time to stay that way and it almost killed me. My saving Grace was, changing the way I was thinking, and the things I was thinking about. I was depressing myself with my own thoughts! So being depressed, for me, was my own damn fault. The many who have said, " What you think you become" are absolutely right. A change of thought and attitude can work wonders. It takes time to change thought patterns that are so ingrained, but it can be done. Think of the serenity prayer, Change the things you can,accept the thing you can't, become smart enough to know the difference. It worked for me, don't see why it won't work for others. Good Luck all!

[@derrickmehok9465]

This is easy to say when you dont have to worry about bills and food amd you are living check to check while paying off several loans.

[@everwhat013]

exactly. it's easy to tell ppl to cheer up when you yourself have zero worries.

[@erichancock6815]

Cry more. You have it way better than billions around the world as well as most who ever existed throughout human history, but I guess society today- aptly described as snowflakes- would fall under that old saying "some people would complain about getting hung with a new rope". You clearly missed the moral core of his message.

[@BorisBoris-sl1sf]

Why do you worry? Does it make your life easier? Something is either easy or is it impossible. If you can’t afford the lifestyle, find another one that requires less time and effort. Whom are you trying to impress, anyway? You’re gonna spend your one and only life worrying and struggling?

[@maxrockatansky2003]

Stop being a wuss

[@shigeminotoge4514]

@@BorisBoris-sl1sf I'm not sure "enough food to live, and a basic roof over your head" is a lifestyle many people can compromise on. Pretty sure you need those things at a bare minimum.

[@blt4157]

Maher is so fkn out of touch it’s embarrassing

[@DougBurgum4VP]

Housing, food, energy, all up 30% minimal

[@larryhinze8658]

He actually reminds me of Trump and Biden.

[@vanavatareight5135]

Not always. Some of his New Rule segments are works of art.

[@DaleGribble1]

​@@vanavatareight5135name 1. I always feel like im listening to a half wit when I watch his show.

[@maxsteiner1964]

Its okay to be sad. Actually its quite helpful. Sadness and sorrows and Fears and regrets may look look demons, but they are actually angels here to help you. Being human is hard. If its the end of the day and you are still alive? You are by definition a successful human.

[@CrimePony]

What a detached monologue. Things look better from behind the castle gates apparently.

[@sheilag2231]

Says the person looking at porn while eating stuff crust pizza.

[@tracim3080]

He right. People don’t understand the difference between being depressed and having depression and take pills they don’t need until their brain stops functioning properly.

[@jackMeought-fr8vl]

Porn is not a good thing.

[@yates667]

Tell people to get hobbies too. That will help them be happy too.

[@Bombadil-ez9ns]

Tell the people who are unhappy to stop it.

[@jamesskinner5625]

Real

[@aroemaliuged4776]

Wat and the stock market is rising 😂😂fkn haha This is he diffbetween them and us Once again the is Shit the fk up

[@catherinewilliams9680]

Depends on the hobby.

[@r_ds8057]

Yup...and get physical exercise.

[@CJK04]

What’s depressing is our politicians are bought out and we can’t progressively get anything accomplished. We’d rather fight each other than see that we all deserve better. It’s just plain sad and frustrating

[@tenacious645]

They'll join together when it serves their personal interests. Any other time, elected officials intentionally disagree so they don't ever have to do anything to actually help anyone

[@yourhuckleberry6757]

Qunon... ?

[@yourhuckleberry6757]

Conspiracy theorists

[@sher167]

And….. which group is non productive? Republicans. Biden has done a good job! Despite being consistently attacked.

[@justgivemethetruth]

Amen brother

[@xechostormx]

yeah, its that we are all depressed, not our lying eyes. Who gives a shit what a tv costs when it costs the same to feed my family? yeah everytime i make dinner, its like buying a TV - how is that better?

[@jedinxf7]

depressed and sad are not the same.

[@kristabel71]

The housing market is still horrible, rental prices are insane.

[@toms7114]

Bill, wages haven't gone up as fast as daily expenses, rent has gone up outrageously because the companies that own large apartment complexes utilize external algorithmic methods to determine the price that they should charge by feeding that algorithm all the data they can on the rent they charge and unit usage. In other words they are price fixing the costs of renting. Food manufacturers are doing the same thing, where they are charging what the market can bear and not having to keep there prices as low as they can to be competitive because over the last 40 years the consolidation of companies has made it so that the market isn't competitive because it takes 5 different companies making a comparable product for the price not to be fixed by the companies that create those items. For almost any good that makes it to a consumer there are very rarely 5 or more companies that make a type of good, because the government let them get over consolidated.

[@ltho5616]

Yep it's all wrong, however, in a capitalist society very few of those things are within a government's power to control.

[@toms7114]

@@ltho5616 Price fixing is illegal, and there are laws and regulations to prevent mergers that reduce competition. Those laws and mergers haven't been enforced since the Reagan administration. They haven't been enforced because the executive branch and legislative branch have denied funding and human resources to enforce those laws and regulations. Where the Judicial branch has prevented lawsuits preventing mergers brought by the general public as the members of the general public don't have standing to be heard to block those mergers. Yes there are things that can be done, it is just not in the elected and appointed official's interest to do them.

[@USAFFEKC10A]

Well, in this capitalist society the government is affecting these things by injecting trillions of dollars of newly printed money, regulating the petroleum supply in an effort to force consumers to adopt green technologies, defunding the police and reducing high dollar theft to misdemeanors creating soaring losses from theft and raising insurance.... etc, etc, etc @@ltho5616

[@BorisBoris-sl1sf]

Prices and wages are connected you can’t increase one without the other, otherwise supply will outpace supply or the other way around. Wages haven’t kept pace with inflation the last few years, but wages were outpacing inflation years before that.

[@DaleGribble1]

​​@@toms7114 In Cook County Chicago the local Dem government raised the Section 8 assistance to $1800 for a 2bd apt so now every landlord wants that much. I know 2 landlords that own a ton of buildings and they both said this to me. They dont know each other.

[@Mr.Coffee576]

It’s because when you are online all the time, reading negative news, it’s gonna affect your mental health.

[@mdixon4212]

Hate destroys everything

[@teejay3272]

Then don't do that. It's pretty easy.

[@jashanestone]

​@@mdixon4212 true but, the "world news" is only reporting what we all cannot handle mentally. Wars and discourse? Is an actuality. Turn it off. Too much information, is not always good. Especially when you are the type to not know how to move forward with this information. But as for those whom are all on their phones and social media outlets? Take a break.

[@dparky1627]

@@jashanestoneAmen. If people were to put their phones/iPads/laptops/etc. down for a day and just turned off social media and the Internet, they'd probably realise that they don't actually need it. That all the crud that's out there is designed to get people all hot and bothered over things they really don't have any control over.

[@spateri728]

Yes I'm with you. It's a complicated issue though. I'm 42 and other than YT I don't use social media. I read a lot of news because I like to be informed. The world is a scary place but always has been. There are so many other factors thesedays. This was a very simplified segment.

[@waynetec13]

So, tell me, Bill. Should we eat cake? Or beer and circuses?

[@TheJoeschmoe777]

Oh, thank goodness. I was worried about the price of gas groceries and rent soaring, but flat screen tvs are more affordable now. I can breathe a sigh of relief.

[@bea78tles]

Bill Maher was worried about that stuff too, but the cheap tv made his life easier.

[@TheJoeschmoe777]

@@bea78tles Obviously!

[@Jfladager]

lol.....

[@tracim3080]

But anti-depressants doesn’t help you with any of that Anti-depressants are designed for people whose brains can’t produce dopamine when it’s supposed to be producing the dopamine. NOT to make people happy when they really shouldn’t be happy, because they have reasons that their brain isn’t producing the dopamine.

[@Jfladager]

30 years ago they were prescribed for people "Temporarily" while they worked through trauma. Look up "Prozac"

[@TheLinuxCast]

Ah, it's great when a rich guy says "oh, things are going great."

[@shacktime]

They’re going a helluva lot better than Trump’s entire last year.

[@boojeboy1]

@@shacktimeSays the Shitlib activist with TDS.....

[@Jaypocalypse]

@@shacktime look at trumps first three years compared to Bidens. The last year of Biden can't make up for the hell everybody went through the first 3.

[@DaleGribble1]

​​@@shacktimefor who? Only boomers and their 401k are doing well

[@shacktime]

@@DaleGribble1 Four years ago people were bludgeoning each other for the last roll of toilet paper on the shelves… if you could even get any. Trump’s entire last year was objectively one of the worst in presidential history. You have amnesia.

[@connaghankevin]

Sure, yet this crybaby literally just fired his agents because he wasn’t invited to an Oscars party 😂 Cheer up Bill!

[@jodyhightower9747]

Who is the dude at every episode who yells “WOO!” At everything bill says.

[@InservioLetum]

You know Mr. Maher doesn't personally post these from his livingroom and read the comments with his wife, right? I mean... who are you even asking? How would they know ANY audience members that don't appear on camera?

[@goolio2300]

@@InservioLetum You know Bill's not married, right? Never has been.

[@Factchekka]

Rent-a-crowd paid to make noise at Bill's jokes. He's there every week, unfortunately. 🙄

[@astrithr81]

Punching down is tasteless

[@larryhinze8658]

Especially when you are punching down on a sack of lies.

[@InservioLetum]

Someone needs to punch you. You seem to be confusing punches with verbal reality checks. PROTIP : words can't knock you over. Punches can.

[@paolamaria1992]

Telling people not to take drugs without prescription isn't punching down

[@web-angel]

​@@paolamaria1992 That's not what he did though.....

[@MrTerrorFace]

Practicing gratitude is always helpful.

[@BandaidShaman]

My only disagreement here is that while a big screen might cost $60, 3 meals worth of groceries is $100

[@larryhinze8658]

And a big screen is more than 60 bucks. Not that he has ever shopped one...and he sure as hell wouldn't go to Walmart to get it.

[@rvdb7363]

$100 for just 3 meals? Do you have a family? Or are groceries in the USA really that expensive?

[@BandaidShaman]

@@rvdb7363both. I have a family of 3 at home, but my adult son who has his own house and grocery bills says that 5 items usually costs him about $50

[@InservioLetum]

Then stop buying sugar. High fructose corn syrup, castor sugar, brown sugar, powdered sugar, ANY sugar. The subsidy on sugar ALONE could fix the entire murican food industry AND the obesity crisis. That subsidy is the reason your vegetables cost more than your wedding. Subsidies should be on vegetables and reducing food mileage, not fkn sugar and petrol. Taxes and tariffs belong on luxuries, not necessities. Stop punishing people trying to follow Mrs. Obama's example, and start punishing people for taking more than their share. Shame people for being gluttonous, and if one of them is a friend of yours, take them outside. Whether you walk or run, you are still lapping EVERYONE on the bench. JUST. START. SOMEWHERE.

[@InservioLetum]

@@rvdb7363 They don't need to be, but if you go to Whole Foods instead of Lidl, then yeah, you're going to have to sell an organ or two

[@tokyodirect4594]

"Because you don't want to go to the office party? Nobody does." - This comes from the guy who fired his agents at CAA because he wasn't invited to the company party. LOL!

[@SteveC484]

Wanting to be invited is different than wanting to go. 😅

[@shadowprince4482]

Bill there's a massive difference between being sad and being depressed. By far the worst moments of my life were me being sad. Being depressed was chronic and nothing seemed to take it away. 20 years of depression was so much worse than having to take my best friend off life support. Yeah I was a wreck but I got over it. Depression took some powerful drugs to get past.

[@joeconcepts5552]

And I think he does agree that it’s needed for people who really are that way. He just thinks some people don’t know the difference.

[@QuinnF97]

I also fiercely disagree with the statement "Yes, you are on the spectrum, but so is everyone else alive; that's why the call it a spectrum". No, it provably, even demonstrably is not. The reason it's called a spectrum is because there are a spectrum of different behavioural traits that are distinctive to different forms of autism. I also don't love how dismissive he was towards people self-diagnosing. I'm not the biggest fan of it either, but given how indefensibly expensive it is to get an official diagnosis, I can certainly understand why people are doing it.

[@hereigoagain5050]

Diagnostic creep is real. When I started teaching, students with learning disabilities were rare. When I retired, 15% to 30% of the class had them, and my university had a whole department dedicated to providing help. All the incentives are for more; no incentives for reducing them.

[@donnaleroy1717]

PTSD is for ICU and ER medical workers too

[@AvauntVanguard]

"Cheer up!" Thanks I'm cured.

[@mdaaaa1211]

Talk about being ignorant about a matter he doesn't understand 🙄

[@shacktime]

How about we compare Trump’s entire last year to Biden’s. You couldn’t even get f’ing toilet paper in Trump’s last year.

[@Jaypocalypse]

​@@shacktime do you feel its a disservice to the country to complain about Biden because it by proxy could benefit Trump?

[@shacktime]

@@Jaypocalypse Still pissed you couldn’t get diapers in 2020, eh? Also Biden’s fault, I’m sure😏 What legitimate complaint do you have? Let’s hear it.

[@user-tv6ig4mx2o]

Nice TV’s cost 60 bucks? Cool. Too bad micro apartments cost 2K a month

[@Parialated]

It's a lie too...google it

[@zafkhan9048]

Bill Maher and Stephen Colbert should get married

[@joeldavis5815]

Try being poor in the land of milk and honey Bill. Things are pretty bad for those of us who struggle while the reat of you have energy and time enough to contemplate yourselves...

[@flameyay5207]

I know, right. Fucking trailer parks have never been more profitable in the US and no one can afford a house, but we're all just supposed to stop complaining. Everything is fine, says the super rich white guy.

[@uzul42]

Have you tried pulling yourself up by the bootstraps? I hope you're not on any welfare programs that Bill has to subsidize with his taxpayer money. /s

[@july9566]

That's your problem , I live in an area with many undocumented immigrants who are thriving with much less than US citizens and legal immigrants . Do the work !

[@smack2344]

@@july9566 doubt it

[@DaleGribble1]

​@@july9566every affordable apt near where I work is taken. I can find over 1000 illegals in 1 second

[@Bobsbusters]

5 bags of groceries cost me 300.00 today.

[@shacktime]

Stop shopping at Whole Foods or any of the Albertsons and Kroger family of stores. Trader Joe’s and Costco are still very inexpensive and offer excellent quality products.

[@Bobsbusters]

@@shacktime um- I don’t. Winn Dixie, Walmart, aldi

[@shacktime]

@@Bobsbusters Walmart is part of the problem. Aldi’s parent company owns Trader Joe’s. And what’s in your 5 bags? Let’s see that receipt.

[@Bobsbusters]

@@shacktime who the fuck are you? Inspector fucking gadget? Get the fuck outa here.

[@Jaypocalypse]

​@@shacktimewow man every comment you're desperately flailing to dispute people's legitimate concerns. Get a fucking life dude yours won't end if people dislike bidens job on the economy

[@mattscarborough3789]

Yeah, but groceries are expensive as fuck, but thank God we can buy a 60 dollar tv.

[@shacktime]

Might I suggest Trader Joe’s and Costco? Cheap AF. And pretty quality stuff.

[@harrymason4300]

TVs are only cheap because they're built by slaves in Mexico and China.

[@UltraLuigi]

@@shacktimeshut up bot

[@shacktime]

@@UltraLuigi Say it to my face, 🐱

[@shacktime]

@@UltraLuigi Oh, look, another internet tough guy. How original😏

[@shafiqirfaqi4179]

It’s easy to say that everything is awesome when you’re a multimillionaire living on the hills… come down from that hill where the regular Americans live and ask them how they feel about the uncontrolled immigration, a fd up house market with rates no one can afford, soaring gas prices and groceries… but yeah everything is just peachy on the hills.

[@mykingdomforak9]

Bill earned it, after decades of entertaining us, via his 📺shows, and books. 📚

[@angelicfurry301]

For real tell him to come back to the poor persons whos

[@autsept7116]

BECAUSE FOOD IS DOUBLE THE PRICE AND RENT IS 50% HIGHER THAN IT WAS. INSURANCE AND TAXES AND INTEREST RATES ARE EXPONENTIALLY HIGHER. Maybe this doesn't effect those like yourself in your bunkers, but the rest of us live with it every day

[@fludblud]

Your prices are due to Trump pulling $3 trillion out his ass during Covid to keep the stock market looking bigly for his reelection without care for the consequences for the average guy. By all means be sad about it but the least you could do is prevent him from getting in power again because god knows what he'll do in the next crisis.

[@helene420]

Yep 👍🏻

[@sgadeela]

Agree, but anti depressants are not the answer. You're missing his point.

[@christophe_barge]

All caps and no breathing... please don't take your woes out on one political party or other peoples lifestyles. We're all feeling the pain one way or another...

[@jginfographics]

Precisely. Bill Maher used to fight for the workers, now he’s taken to being a boomer apologist. This is just another anti-woke rant from someone who’s part of the problem justifying their incompetent impotence, not part of the solution.

[@unc1589]

This happened when humans began isolating and making their phones their number one buddy. Since we have no idea how the human experience really works anymore we over dramatize basic simple life. Before the Internet we had heartbreak songs , sad songs, the blues, and everybody could identify. Now we have triumph songs and self affirmation songs. Songs that prove to world that we never lose. Yet we’re cranking out losers by the millions

[@kylaarmstrong-benjamin8066]

We're f**kin drowning in medical debt, living paycheck to paycheck and trying to scrape enough to get by every month .... You can cheer tf up

[@sheilag2231]

Stop eating unhealthy to be in medical debt, find a new job or start a business to make more money. Why do you blame everything else instead of doing something about it?

[@monicaterzic]

@@sheilag2231 Maybe because they aren’t a rich smug elitist who’s in his air conditioned studio living in Hollywood Hills…no thanks, I don’t need a person out of touch with average middle class Americans telling me to “cheer up.” Maybe he should leave hollywood and work for $7.25 (federal minimum wage) and see how cheerful he’ll be. He doesn’t know anything. He didn’t diagnose these people.

[@lavenderbee3611]

@@sheilag2231 You know nothing about this person or what caused the high medical bills. Not every ailment is a lifestyle choice.

[@HAPrime]

Bill, are you kidding me. So many people are under water economically and isolated persoonally

[@maryswann7623]

But no one starved as other countries

[@helene420]

Bill doesn't care, he's filthy rich.

[@peaceharmony4254]

Yeah, that's true. Great economic index is great only for rich people.

[@GohnwithaG]

Bill is the elite

[@maryswann7623]

@@peaceharmony4254 but we do have a lot in this country ..many people that come from other countries are astounded by the wealth we have. Throwing food away is not common in most countries. The abundance of many items, we are used to having. I don’t have a mansion or an expensive car but I have a roof over my head, medical if needed and food. I am very rich compared to other countries.

[@KickYouInTheThroat]

yea folks dont be bummed out! look at all these modern conveniences! doesnt the fact that you can endlessly amuse yourself make you feel so much better about the rapid artificial decline of your society?! come on maaaan! lets boost those approval numbers!

[@DaleGribble1]

Exactly Bills doing his Vote Blue No Matter Who grifting Every 4 years you see it clear as day

[@RextheRebel]

Lenin pointed out that we should not base our material improvement solely on commodity production alone as that shows nothing more than bourgeois decadence.

[@leonardking84]

Televisions for $60.00? Nah, I don't think so.

[@everwhat013]

have you never been to walmart?

[@angelicfurry301]

A 40 inch smart tv cheapest I have see is at least $160

[@ilovepdub]

right and damn sure not now during inflation. Things were too high before inflation now the average Millennial can't even afford a house

[@derekwest4245]

Notice how bill has changed his tune since coming back this season? It’s an election year, must protect the precious! 😂

[@jaspdx63]

I have to say this one hit home. Pathologizing (then monetizing) the inherent difficulty of human life does feel like a trend out there. Maybe it is a natural consequence of how performative we've all become on this and every other social media platform. Normally I'd just shrug my shoulders, roll my eyes and move on, but the amount of political and economic resources consumed by this trend may be creating a real opportunity cost to better care for those who are in fact the most vulnerable among us; the intellectual / developmentally disabled community. This community has an unsurprisingly, disproportionately high rate of mental health issues. Moreover, their disabilities and MH disorders often result in unsafe behaviors including self injury, and aggression against caregivers. These problems in turn lead to disproportionately high rates of medical emergencies, and acts of abuse, neglect and abandonment by the very systems of care they rely upon to survive, let alone thrive. My point is, there are real people out there that desperately need better comprehensive care including mental health. But they are too small a voter base, and too poor to profit off unless you are willing to engage in some form of Medicaid fraud.

[@michaelphillips4452]

Wages do not pay the bills Bill.

[@samuelplaatjes9619]

He is not affected by it, don’t expect him to understand.

[@B3Band]

I use my wages to pay bills. How tf do you do it?

[@michaelphillips4452]

@@B3Band Many people are using credit cards, payday loans going into debt to buy food. Living on the street.. Aren't you lucky.

[@elizabethcrosby4355]

One thing i learned is that while depression causes (SEVERE) pain, it is the attachment to happiness / aversion to that pain that causes the true suffering. Those are very different things.

[@InservioLetum]

Buddhist philosophy in a nutshell. Very very well said, Ms. Crosby.

[@MindfulAttraction2.0]

Guenka would be proud

[@Ninji5]

Nothing like a millionaire telling everybody to cheer up.

[@laurence2421]

Nothing like spoiled ingrates with access to clean water and job prospects acting like they have it so rough

[@tankmacnamara3734]

$60 TV ? Wow Bill you ARE out of touch. Nothing like a limousine liberal telling a working class person living paycheck to paycheck that everything is good.

[@Ninji5]

@@laurence2421 yeah, because having clean water and a job really make a difference when housing prices are as high as they are and inflation is making a bag of chips cost $5. I’m just gonna assume you don’t understand how the real world works.

[@laurence2421]

@@Ninji5 lmao what an ENTITLED POV. You’re so wealthy compared to most people in the world, access to clean water doesn’t mean much to you. Your point of view is one of someone who isn’t grateful for what they have. Your material suffering is laughable. Omg rent is expensive. Omg it’s soooo hard to go out to eat dinner. It’s soooo hard to go without luxury. Cry me a river. You have so many opportunities to improve your situation but your choices are what keeps you living paycheck to paycheck. Omg my potato chips weee $5. But you still eat potato chips don’t you? I bet the TRULY poor and suffering in the world would appreciate you complaining about how difficult YOUR life is when you’re privileged enough to actually have access to potato chips in the first place. You’re so removed from actual poverty and struggle, it’s funny to see

[@sudhirpatel7620]

Higher men are suffering from nihilism, and the eternal reoccurrence of life. They realize that life is not only meaningless, but that nature goes on forever for everyone and everything to return as everyone and everything an infinite number of times through evolutionary processes. As an atheist, you would think Bill Mayer would have seen deeper into life, into eternal life.

[@Jfladager]

money solves a lot of things. When your rent is 3000 bucks a month and you have to bust your ass and never see kids....yeah, it kinda is hard to crack a smile after years of this..... I should really get a talk show with "Special guests"

[@OmniSnow002]

It's easy for him to shrug off inflation and the hardships of being poor with his private jet riding ass.

[@kevinwinters5426]

If you’re paying $3000 a month rent, then you’re stupid & SHOULD be depressed! MOVE!

[@WalkingmanPattaya]

Move to where rent is cheaper...never live beyond your means.

[@alliedatheistalliance6776]

@@WalkingmanPattaya Just one problem with that, the wages are lower and you're still stuck with the same problem plus a few hundred to thousand dollars to move and pay the new deposit, time off the new job to sort everything out. But yes, this logic does apply to the very rich who can have all these things done for them, if the taxes are too high, just move to another country. Simple, easy, solved, stop complaining.

[@marohan]

​@WalkingmanPattaya basically move to red states where people are still sane. 😂😂😂 vote ❤️ ❤️

[@glen-draketoolworks7186]

What do you worry about Bill? Paying the rent? Buying milk? Or do you have larger concerns, like your gardener being late? Or your valet being sick so you have to dress yourself?

[@Simon-talks]

Next up in the news: "Completely out of touch, elitist HBO guy, worth 100 million dollars tells the average struggling American that they have 'plenty of money', amazon ships fast and that inflation isn't affecting them and that they should 'cheer up' because everything is fine".

[@graydanerasmussen4071]

I have been through one big and a couple of minor "clinical depressions", and I'm on the spectrum (Hi functioning Asperger). I kinda agree with Bill... -the thing is to not give up! Pills don't cure you, they are to prevent you from jumping off a roof while you get real help. Sometimes that help is a change of perspective. Sure, I can't do what I used to be able to do, but pretty girls are still pretty, and chocolate still tastes sweet. My go-to is Stephen Hawking. He had an awful, crippling, decades long disease, and still contributed to society. If your highlight of the day is that you put your shopping cart in the rack, or held the door for an overloaded mom at the store, that counts! Take your wins, accept your inability to be who you dreamed you'd be, and live with who you are! :)

[@taintedlogicng6985]

That's a beautiful message. Thank you.

[@senister14]

What world does Bill live in? Because it's not the real world.

[@derekhudson3523]

I think they call it "The City of Angels," " La La Land," "TinselTown."

[@wvusmc]

Maher refuses to get out of his bubble.

[@senister14]

@@wvusmc all of Hollywood does

[@MrDerekMagnuson]

I’d say stay off social media

[@starlessmystery6429]

How dare you Bill. Nawwww!!!! Just kidding!!!😂

[@thelatepetercook]

Chemical related depression has nothing to do with where the stock market is at.

[@davidmeltzer1871]

I made a choice-to work in a toxic environment for Uncle Sam for forty years and to make it palatable YES to take Paxil. Job Security was very important to me. I am no sycophant and knew bosses wouldn't like me so I stayed. Good benefits at least before Reagan. I don't begrudge anyone feeling the need to medicate their pain. I could have bounced around in private enterprise but I was a do gooder. I did tough it out but am grateful for that little pill that allowed me to again sleep and face those awful co workers day after day year after year decade after decade.

[@alanc7772]

Felt this!!

[@davidmeltzer1871]

thank you for that but I know there are those out there that would say quit if you don't like the job. Helping people was something I wanted to do. But the DMV mindset I encountered put me off. Resistance all the way and too much what's in it for me which I know is human nature. @@alanc7772

[@mr.joshua6818]

That's how Trump got elected. It was about how certain people FELT, nothing based in reality.

[@matthicks1543]

You're out of touch

[@stevenwitmer5555]

so what exactly did we not have under Trump that we have now under Biden?

[@davematt2002]

Lol I could say the same thing about liberals.

[@robertobrien3571]

That’s true. People support him because he makes them feel good.

[@isaacm2374]

Motivated with false perception of how everything is awful in the US purely based on politics. It's sad to see.

[@dansorci]

I’ve got depression and AD and I use meds, if I don’t use them I can’t function

[@ussncc1701d]

Bill out here channeling Matt Walsh.

[@sussekind9717]

As somebody who does suffer from anxiety attacks, I think a lot of people overreact to just being nervous. The first time I had one, I thought, "Oh no, this is it. I'm dying." Is this an aneurysm? Is this a heart attack? What does an apoplexy feel like? Which, of course, just adds to the whole situation. After multiple attacks, I went to the doctor, and they prescribed me Prozac and I haven't had any attacks since. Some anxiety, yes, but no attacks. There is a huge difference.

[@marceechristensen2533]

I agree. I suffered terribly from anxiety attacks some years ago and went to the ER 6 times thinking I was having a heart attack or anaphylactic reaction. I sought medical advice and with a good choice of antidepressants, I rarely have attacks and if I do it is mild. Thank God for medical intervention when it is truly and honestly needed 🙏

[@sussekind9717]

@marceechristensen2533 I'm glad you're better. Those bouts of anxiety can really wear you down. It gets to a point where it's completely debilitating. I wish the best for you in your future.😊

[@marceechristensen2533]

@@sussekind9717 ❤️❤️❤️🙏

[@vinnym5607]

Sussie "I got mine: f--- you." I have anxiety, have had attacks, went to the ER once, was told what it was and got zero help. But I'm also not shitting on people who want and help. But I guess just like Bill Maher himself, it's all about you, and f*** everyone else.

[@peterlang777]

Wages are rising.....😂 at 1/100th the rate of inflation....try context next time ❤

[@peterlang777]

Hey Bill! Illegal aliens now get 16.50 an hour to work at Tyson foods in NY. With free childcare and free legal aide. Your boy biden is going to the glue factory in 2024

[@larryhinze8658]

Hey, all your money is going to Assgoatistan and Ukraine.

[@peterlang777]

@@larryhinze8658 assgoatistan shall be the new...new jersey! (Maybe michigan)

[@toywizard2984]

So basically Bill’s advice is simply “get over it”. Ah yes, the go-to line everyone needs to hear while suicide rates among young people are rising because they have actual fears and concerns they believe they can’t escape. Thanks for the boomer talk, Bill.

[@waynetec13]

"Have you tried just not being sad?" 🙄

[@lizzy_freakin_mcalpine9397]

@@waynetec13you obviously have never experienced lifelong depression and anxiety plus you are just ignorant

[@DaleGribble1]

Bills doing his Vote Blue No Matter Who grifting Every 4 years you see it clear as day

[@55Bentley6]

If you didn't have a bad day once in awhile how would you know when you had a good one.

[@user-vt5oj1ee2m]

Bill many people live from paycheck to paycheck and are in dept. Do your research.

[@lizzy_freakin_mcalpine9397]

👍🏻

[@eriklongworth915]

I used to be, now I work harder and found a 2nd job. Now I'm happier, less financial stress and do what I want! Stop whining

[@CribNotes]

Wow....do upper management Democrats actually believe this campaign tactic will work in November ? "You're stupid if you don't know how great everything is, okay? Vote Democrat."

[@lavenderbee3611]

Democrats no longer represent the working class American.

[@fredturner7787]

Bill having creature comforts is in no way an indication of happiness

[@extremeedison]

It is well known that traumatic stress is not only from military experiences.

[@jaspdx63]

Also, bravo for calling out the "soft end" of every spectrum diagnosis as a dangerously open invitation to bad actors looking to demand accommodation for their poor decisions and behaviors. I sympathize with self-advocates who are legitimately on that end of the spectrum and have to guard against their efforts being hijacked and repurposed.

[@lynnturman8157]

We are in an era of unprecedented societal change. People are transforming from a life lived in reality to a life spent looking at a screen. And that's the cause of much of the misery & suffering people experience nowadays, IMO.

[@kathleendubois7128]

Definitely

[@arkology_city]

No it is because they cant afford shelter.

[@giantsr1eva]

@@kathleendubois7128 How is that different then Bills generation who were staring at the television for much of the day? What’s the difference between the television and an iPad?

[@kathleendubois7128]

@giantsr1eva mm can only speak from personal experience, we would watch TV for two or three hours in the evening. I think now it's the fact that we are plugged in continuously to information and often bad news 24/ 7. Of course we can just switch our phones off, yet no one seems able to do that anymore.

[@lynnturman8157]

@@giantsr1eva TVs aren't interactive. Makes all the difference in the world.

[@helene420]

Who gets credit for the $60 TV? China. 🙄

[@InservioLetum]

China didn't kill murican manufacturing. YOU DID.

[@TwilightxKnight13]

At a time when we love to dictate mandatory school learning programs, how about we return to teaching three essential fundamental life skills, (1) personal responsibility (2) the Golden Rule. in case you don't know it, "do unto others as you would have others do unto you" (3) "sticks and stones may break my bones, but words can never hurt me."

[@shannonroche1182]

Mental health is a touchy subject . I do know people who need it but alot that don't. Just willing to take a pill and hope they feel better. Generations differ so much on this. I'm glad it's easier to talk about these disorders but bill is right so many just need to go thru things to come out the other side of it . Ups and down are part of life and people just don't want to wait it out till it passes . I do believe therapy is so helpful but then we get into our Healthcare system which is also a huge part of this . Sadly there are no easy answers for this subject but I do share some of what Bill is saying about it .

[@Aspartame69]

'Pretty good', by what standards? From the perspective of the top 0.01% who dont do their own shopping, drive their own car or clean their own house? Im sure the migrant that dusts you ornaments is still being paid the same and the groceries are still 0% of your income, but to translate that to the population at large, that is very out of touch.

[@rgkavendek]

No, it’s not out of touch at all. Stop watching Fux News.

[@peterokuonghae7086]

Delirious

[@MaRINoL]

Didn't Bill fire CAA for not being invited to the office party?

[@Arrioc.]

LOOOOOOOOOL 😂

[@americanpancakelive]

That was the straw that broke the camel's back and Bill obviously didn't whine about it but removed that management company and will get another. That is a boss move not a "poor me" move. Don't stay at jobs that are treating you like shit. Don't keep using the same plumber who rips you off.

[@Jaypocalypse]

​@@americanpancakelive wow someone loves Bill to death 😂 that's such a pansy move, like the schoolgirl cheerleader throwing a fit not being invited by the other cheerleaders throwing a party.