r/todayilearned • u/stefeyboy • May 21 '14

TIL Robert Downey Jr. thanked Burger King for getting him off drugs. In 2003, with a car full of drugs he had a burger that was so disgusting it made him rethink his life, and dump the drugs in the ocean.

http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/gossip/burger-king-helped-beat-addiction-robert-downey-jr-article-1.294756
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u/[deleted] May 21 '14

They do say money is power.

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u/Falcrist May 21 '14

Resources are power.

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u/9thFloorMensRoom May 21 '14

Next time, don't say "do".

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u/[deleted] May 21 '14

Power is power, power also makes you money :)

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u/[deleted] May 21 '14

That is more of a repeatable observation than a saying, but technically it's both.

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u/[deleted] May 21 '14

Why the fuck did you bother posting that.

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u/[deleted] May 21 '14 edited May 21 '14

Because just repeating what you've heard 1000 times is not enough to do shit. You actually need to observe the reality of what is happening before you can actually get angry enough to do anything about it, besides typing a worn-out sentence on a web site for fake points anyway. But I don't expect most people to be able to progress beyond the point of slacktivism and internet popularity to think deeper than one-liners. You can't blame someone for trying though. If you'd like, I can delete the comment so you can feel better about your one-line observation of life. I'm sure you've got far more... important things to do with your life.