调音师》电影评论现已推出普通话版本（简体中文字幕）
我很高兴地宣布，《调音师》电影评论现已推出普通话版本，并配有简体中文字幕！
无论您来自中国，还是世界其他地区，只要您使用普通话或阅读简体中文，现在都可以轻松观看并欣赏这部电影评论。
我的目标是让 NielFlamm.com 的内容能够被更多国家和地区的观众看到。随着越来越多来自中国和亚洲其他地区的读者和观众访问网站，我希望通过提供更多中文内容，与大家分享电影、科技、生活以及更多有趣的话题。
如果您已经观看了这期《调音师》电影评论，欢迎告诉我您的看法！您的反馈也将帮助我决定未来还应该推出哪些普通话版本的内容。
感谢您的支持，祝您观影愉快！
Helping Launch A Godd3ss3s Cr3ation Has Strengthened My Recovery
One of the projects I’m most proud to be involved with right now is helping launch A Godd3ss3s Cr3ation at https://agodd3ss3scr3ation.com.
Most people know me through NielFlamm.com, where I write about everything from leadership and AI to movie reviews, recovery, and whatever else catches my attention. This project, however, has become something much more personal.
Working alongside Godd3ss Aisha and Godd3ss Alicia has given me the opportunity to help build something centered on healthy living, mindfulness, self-care, and becoming a better version of myself.
What surprised me is how much it has helped me.
I’ve been sober for many years now, and I’ve learned that recovery isn’t simply about not taking a drink. That’s where it starts—not where it ends.
Recovery is about taking care of my mind.
My body.
My soul.
It’s about the people I surround myself with, the conversations I have, and the thoughts I allow into my life.
As I help edit blog posts, brainstorm ideas, and publish articles for A Godd3ss3s Cr3ation, I’m constantly reading about gratitude, letting go, protecting your peace, managing stress, self-care, healthy habits, and slowing down long enough to check in with myself.
I can’t spend hours editing articles about becoming healthier without asking myself if I’m doing the same.
The blogs aren’t just helping readers.
They’re helping me.
I’ve always believed that if I'm around positive people long enough, some of that positivity rubs off on me. The discussions I have with Aisha and Alicia aren’t about gossip or negativity. They’re about growth, healing, perspective, and trying to become better than we were yesterday.
That reinforces the principles I’ve tried to live by throughout my recovery.
One thing I’ve learned is that sobriety requires maintenance. It isn’t something you accomplish once and never think about again. Just like physical fitness, healthy relationships, or a successful career, recovery requires attention.
Helping launch A Godd3ss3s Cr3ation has become part of that maintenance for me.
If one of our blogs encourages someone to pause before reacting…
If it inspires someone to take better care of themselves…
If it helps someone choose hope over despair…
Or simply reminds someone that they’re worth investing in…
Then we’ve accomplished something worthwhile.
If you haven’t visited the site yet, I’d love for you to take a look.
Visit https://agodd3ss3scr3ation.com, spend a few minutes reading through the Blog, and if you enjoy what you find, subscribe. It’s completely free, and you’ll receive new articles as they’re published.
And if a particular blog resonates with you, please share it with someone you care about. You never know whose day—or life—you might brighten with a simple act of kindness.
Thank you to Godd3ss Aisha and Godd3ss Alicia for trusting me to help bring this vision to life. It’s been a rewarding experience, and one that continues to strengthen my own journey every day.
🥵 Summer Called… It Wants Its Temperature Back
I was out running errands around 3:00 PM EDT today, and my car’s thermometer looked like it had simply given up.
Then there was the humidity—easily 80% or more. You know the kind. You step outside, and your shirt immediately files for divorce from being dry.
The official temperature may have been one thing, but it felt like 200°F. I half expected to see eggs frying on the hood and my prosthetic asking for air conditioning.
If you saw someone sprinting from the parking lot to the nearest building, there was a good chance it was me. Stay cool, stay hydrated, and if you’re in the South, remember: you’re not sweating… you’re just slowly becoming part of the atmosphere.
Leadership Summit or Shareholder Priorities?
While researching another blog post comparing how other social media platforms allow user feedback while Nextdoor shuts it down (read it at NielFlamm.com/blog), I came across a post from CEO Nirav Tolia about a leadership summit in Napa Valley.
Curious, I asked ChatGPT what a summit like that might cost. Based on a typical Silicon Valley executive retreat, it is estimated to be around $500,000. It also noted that, relative to Nextdoor’s reported quarterly revenue of approximately $62 million, such spending would not necessarily be unusual.
Years ago, while working for a large global automotive manufacturer, I participated in a leadership summit held in San Diego during the off-season. There was one significant difference: the company was profitable and returning value to shareholders. When profit expectations were no longer met, those leadership summits stopped almost immediately.
Nextdoor has been in business for approximately 15 years. Shareholders have yet to see a dividend, and the company continues working toward sustained profitability.
Could the summit have been held at one of Nextdoor’s corporate offices instead? ChatGPT estimated a company office could have hosted a similar event for substantially less. If Dallas were an option—where Nextdoor has approved additional investment in office space—would that have been the more cost-conscious choice?
When people hear “Napa Valley leadership summit,” it’s easy to imagine world-class Cabernet, perhaps dinner at The French Laundry, and cigars while discussing AI. To be clear, I have no information suggesting any of those things occurred. They’re simply an illustration of the type of retreat many associate with Napa.
Meanwhile, today marks Day 32 since I requested the home insurance research report that Nextdoor encouraged people to request. Despite multiple follow-ups, I still haven’t received it.
Perhaps Jacob Chavis is simply busy. If so, I hope there’s eventually time for a brief reply to niel@nielflamm.com.
As shareholders, it’s reasonable to ask questions about spending, transparency, responsiveness, and accountability.
Would you support a luxury executive retreat if your company wasn’t meeting its profitability goals?
Join the discussion on NielFlamm.com.
Should Social Media Companies Welcome Feedback About Their Own Platforms?
I asked ChatGPT to give me a rundown of whether other major social media companies block comments on their LinkedIn posts.
The answer was interesting.
Companies such as Meta, LinkedIn, Reddit, Inc., @TikTok, @Snap, and @X all have the ability to disable comments on individual LinkedIn posts. But, generally speaking, they appear to allow public discussion on many of their posts rather than shutting it down by default.
That made me think about Nextdoor.
If your business is built around connecting neighbors, fostering community, and encouraging conversation, shouldn’t your own corporate communications reflect those same values?
As a shareholder, I’ve spent the last month asking questions about moderation consistency, executive accountability, transparency, and a published study that I requested more than a month ago.
I don’t expect everyone to agree with me.
I do expect companies to welcome respectful questions.
Leadership isn’t demonstrated only through podcasts, interviews, or polished announcements.
It’s demonstrated by engaging with feedback—even when it’s uncomfortable.
Every company should remove spam, threats, and abusive content.
But respectful questions are part of accountability.
If a company’s product is built on conversation, its communications should be willing to have one.
Do you think social media companies should encourage open discussion on their own LinkedIn posts, even when the feedback is critical?
Join the discussion on NielFlamm.com.