Two Ways To Look At Things

Beauty is skin deep....

but an ugly personality goes all the way to the bone. 

Everyone has morals...until there's money involved.

Democracy is wonderful...until you talk to a voter.

We are all born optimists...then we discover humanity.

Liars are impossible to spot...until they trip themselves up.

We are all born self-centred...but some learn to be selfless.

We may not be understood...

but simply raising our voice won't help.

Idealists are loved during a revolution...but become a nuisance afterwards.

A sincere person can be trusted...but some are good at faking it.

We all know there is a time to say nothing...the tricky part is knowing when.

The Celebrity Traitors UK : 2025 (Summary & Spoilers)

The celebrity US versions had cliques based on their celebrity history and they got to keep the prize money. 

The UK version had a broader coverage of celebrities and all the winnings went to a charity. In that sense, it didn't matter so much who won because the prize would go to a worthy cause. 

That said, I'm a 'Faithfuls' supporter, so I always prefer it if they win. However, it became apparent very early on that the 'Traitors' were going to do well. 

They were a varied and complimentary mix of personalities. The faithfuls were very good at mistaking their own as traitorous, therefore banishing them.  

At one point, I thought the three traitors were going to go the whole way but later on the faithfuls did get one before returning to form and the ill directed carnage continued. When you know the truth, it can be frustrating to watch.

With five remaining, two of the three original traitors were still there. A second traitor was despatched but at this point the departing player cannot reveal their role in the game. So how many were left? 

The last traitor and three faithfuls left. One faithful had it sussed and expected to remove the last traitor. He didn't defend himself at the last vote when accused by the last traitor of being such. That failure meant the two other faithful turned on him.

They all voted to end the game and split the winnings for their respective charities. Eh, no. The traitor took the prize pot for his charity as per the rule that any traitor not voted off wins. I was happy the two last faithfuls missed out as I didn't think they simply didn't deserved to win. 

PS. I have watched 12 series of The Traitors, the 'Faithfuls' have won five and the 'Traitors' seven. When the faithfuls have won those shows, the average number of winners is nearly three. When the traitor wins, they are nearly always alone. 

Ugly Minimalism

It seems to be a current trend to make things minimalist. The less you can see the better. Hidden away are plenty of features but you have to access them. That takes time. It's all about form over function or comfort. For a few examples.

How about a car dashboard. There used to be buttons and knobs to quickly access something you wanted. Now these are accessed via a touch screen.

Legislators are now going to downgrade safety scores for vehicles that don't have physical controls for important features. Why? Because time spent wading through menus and sub-menus is time your eyes are not on the road. Putting form over function and risking occupant safety.

A kitchen, in case it was hard to work out. No utensils hanging handily to grab in an instant. No herb trays. Regularly used appliances have to be found and lifted out. 

All of this inconvenience to create a formless waste. Cold, uninviting and impractical. If the owners eat out, order in or have preprepared bought dinners, I guess they don't need a practical kitchen. It's still ugly.

Another form over function fashion style are sofas with low backs. It works if they are used for slouching on but to sit up on? 

Again, it's all about the style and not good posture. I wouldn't touch a couch like that with a barge pole. The floor and a cushion would be more comfortable for me. I can't even say I think it looks nice.

Functionality is for me always more important than style. Car dashboards with sensibly laid out tactile controls look better in my opinion than a touch screen and blandness. 

A kitchen with nicely placed kitchen tools and appliances looks far superior to slabs of nothing. 

Furniture with proportions that accommodate the human frame looks more inviting than one that is nothing more than an uncomfortable styling exercise. Uglier too to me.

Photos: Freepik.