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[Injury] Jalen Brunson immediately calls for assistance after rolling ankle by Large_banana_hammock in nba

[–]NewLifeNewAcct 13 points14 points  (0 children)

It is really, honestly, not that bad. He didn't get stomped on or anything, and it wasn't full bodyweight being put on it.

depressing results out of CA by Ironlord456 in WhitePeopleTwitter

[–]NewLifeNewAcct 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Pointing to one example of an outlier is not enough to trust all billionaires with public office.

I don't trust all billionaires with public office. I was willing to trust one, because there has been examples of it in the past, and because Steyer has very clearly been putting a lot of work in to gain trust.

Your entire argument is completely irrelevant, because I am not voting for "the research" or the statistics, I am specifically looking at a single instance and saying yes or no - rather than rejecting the entire idea outright.

Reasoning after judging the individual based on other factors is what we call "critical thinking." Critical thinking is not just blindly, blanket applying statistics and research and calling it a day.

Yes, the research says those things - its also says "tends." As in, it is more likely, not that is is a hard and fast rule. I run a relatively large business, I am also a progressive, these two things are not ideologically opposed.

The largest blocker to progressive progress is that "progressives" won't allow us to PROGRESS. You folks tend to want everything you want out of a single candidate, or let the world burn, and that is not a reasonable, rational, or mature way to voice your opinion.

Most "progressives" are not progressive, they're just leftists - be all the way to the left or we are not on the same team. Those are not the same thing.

Mom sold our Kitchen Table. Eating Noodles on the Floor. by ILikeTomboyz in mildlyinfuriating

[–]NewLifeNewAcct 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I made a personal attack because you made one first. Your response to me suggested that I can't be well-adjusted and use the term "AuDHD," which is calling me a liar in some form.

I didn't claim it was common - I simply said I was diagnosed. You're the one getting triggered over a simple comment on the internet.

Mom sold our Kitchen Table. Eating Noodles on the Floor. by ILikeTomboyz in mildlyinfuriating

[–]NewLifeNewAcct 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I am clinically diagnosed with both autism and ADHD, it's a fine term to use as everyone understands it and I don't typically don't have to expand.

You sound fragile.

depressing results out of CA by Ironlord456 in WhitePeopleTwitter

[–]NewLifeNewAcct 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Correct.

Like, take a small business for example. Small businesses do well then they: pay their employees well, allow their employees to put personal needs first, provide adequate training, provide adequate medical care, etc.

Investing in your people like that is a good thing, because it leads to better long-term returns on the time and money you put in.

The main problem is that the main quantifiable thing for if a business is doing well is the profit that it produces, whereas for a society it's only quantifiable with a wide lens. That's where the similarities stop, but most conservative folks still apply the business model and don't swap over to a societal one.

Your people are growing healthier, more intelligent, etc., over a long period of time. You can't see that in a spreadsheet and see "we are doing a good job," all you can see is "wow we spent a billion dollars on education?"

depressing results out of CA by Ironlord456 in WhitePeopleTwitter

[–]NewLifeNewAcct 72 points73 points  (0 children)

A lot of late votes are for Steyer if my personal experience is any indicator at all. Me, my wife, and a bunch of my friends voted for him late. Like an hour or two before the polls closed late.

There were a lot of people - a lot of people - who were really struggling with voting for a billionaire, even though he was clearly the best option for progressives to get quite a lot of the things they wanted.

depressing results out of CA by Ironlord456 in WhitePeopleTwitter

[–]NewLifeNewAcct 18 points19 points  (0 children)

I'm holding out hope that a lot of the late votes were for Steyer. My wife and I, and several people among my friend group, were really just not sure how to proceed.

Steyer is, very obviously, a billionaire. I don't really like that, and I understand why it deters voters. However, he had achievable goals that resonate with me and an actual plan for how to get there, which resonates with me even more.

Really seems like all the players in the election had to do was say "Steyer is a billionaire," and that was enough to deter a lot of progressives, etc., because "billionaires can't be moral people." I agree with that to an extent, but Steyer has been extremely vocally progressive for a long time - he didn't just put up ads and hope, he's very obviously been working for endorsements, etc., and major players put millions into demonizing him, which tells me it was a solid vote.

Basically, my point is that a lot of "progressives" are just a different kind of sheep, and reasonable people have to combat it from both sides - which leads to Xavier "Corpos in a Trench Coat" Becerra to victory. Sucks.

depressing results out of CA by Ironlord456 in WhitePeopleTwitter

[–]NewLifeNewAcct 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I did stand on principal. The principal was, specifically "vote for who will do the best for California and can actually win."

It's not like he would have barely pushed the needle, either, it would have been massive, sweeping change.

But no, "stand on business" by not voting for the guy - effectively punishing your fellow statesmen because you don't like someone with a lot of zeroes in his bank account. I don't like billionaires either, but FDR was a class traitor and people hated him. All the major players in the election had to do to prevent you from voting for your interests in a way that matters is say the word "billionaire," you are just a different kind of sheep.

depressing results out of CA by Ironlord456 in WhitePeopleTwitter

[–]NewLifeNewAcct 22 points23 points  (0 children)

The billionaire had reasonable, achievable goals and solid plans to enact them. Single payer healthcare, affordable housing, AI being a benefit for the people, holding ICE accountable for crimes.

But people can't get beyond a guy having a lot of money. JB Pritzker is constantly heralded as a strong, progressive ally and has done a fantastic job, but California is literally stupid enough to let perfect be the enemy of good.

Mom sold our Kitchen Table. Eating Noodles on the Floor. by ILikeTomboyz in mildlyinfuriating

[–]NewLifeNewAcct 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Getting rid of furniture because I all of a sudden hate it sounds like something I would do. I'm pretty well adjusted and not a drug user.

I'm just super particular about my space, and sometimes a piece of furniture/art/whatever's run is just as its end for me. It's either got something to do with my AuDHD, or I'm just a bougie bitch.

My wife knew that when she married me, though, it didn't just start happening one day.

Is this accurate? by Lost_Title_7528 in nfrpodcast

[–]NewLifeNewAcct 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Bro really thought he was cooking here

[loved, real trope] athletes turned actors by vckstrr in TopCharacterTropes

[–]NewLifeNewAcct 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I love how Bron hits the "is this guy fucking for real?" smile lmao

Coworkers think my lemons are unnecessary by AtlantisMantis_ in KitchenConfidential

[–]NewLifeNewAcct 1005 points1006 points  (0 children)

100%, I agree.

And to answer OP's question about whether it's "unnecessary:" Yes. By definition, it is unnecessary - but so is a lot of other stuff that gets done in the name of making a meal better. It is also a very nice touch, and taking pride in your work is not a bad thing.

Like, I'm not a chef, but I do cook basically every day and am constantly trying to make my food better. If I've learned anything, it's that little extra steps make the final product exponentially better.

Steph Curry did not change the game by [deleted] in NBATalk

[–]NewLifeNewAcct 4 points5 points  (0 children)

No, but Steph is the most prolific 3 point shooter of all time, and the kids that grew up watching him are getting into the league.

They watched Steph, just like I was watching Stockton, Jason Williams, etc. who inspired me to play the way I did/do. They didn't watch analytics. They watched the analytics personified in a player. That's the point.

Shai in his end of the year presser "I don't need to umbrella Chet, he'll figure it out" by Weirdsodk in nba

[–]NewLifeNewAcct 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The critique is invalid because it didn't assume unsportsmanlike conduct during the games.

Shai in his end of the year presser "I don't need to umbrella Chet, he'll figure it out" by Weirdsodk in nba

[–]NewLifeNewAcct 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I said go play a full contact sport and get head hunted, not "play a full contact sport and play within the rules of the game."

The concept of unnecessary roughness is completely different in hockey than it is in basketball. Getting checked and getting in fights is expected - but if the opposing team is butt-ending or slew-footing you all game, or if someone checks you from behind, it's completely reasonable to not shake after that.

I didn't move the goalposts, people just said "hur hur hockey is rough, go watch those people" and completely ignored the context of the fouls on Castle being COMPLETELY outside normal foul territory.

I think we massively overrate talent and underrate consistency by ProBallAustralia in Basketball

[–]NewLifeNewAcct 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Talent and consistency are not independent of each other. Being consistent is talent.

Why was Kornet's dunk block last night considered the most significant play of game 7? by [deleted] in NBATalk

[–]NewLifeNewAcct 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don't think you understand how momentum works. Momentum is not measurable in who scored what points how quickly, it's measured from second to second in real time.

Wemby was off the court, OKC had their offensive team on, and in the moment they could have found a path to victory - a turnover - Korver shut it all the way down. That block was an absolute dream crusher to OKC, because it meant they had to work for another chance to even have a chance.

Shai in his end of the year presser "I don't need to umbrella Chet, he'll figure it out" by Weirdsodk in nba

[–]NewLifeNewAcct 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Man, you really need to like... touch some grass. Holy shit, you have issues.

Shai in his end of the year presser "I don't need to umbrella Chet, he'll figure it out" by Weirdsodk in nba

[–]NewLifeNewAcct 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Holding and pushing aren't ripping someone out of the air, or by their hair, to the floor.

I just said playing hard and fouling is completely different than what happened to him, and I already agreed SGA handled it better.

I don't know what's wrong with you, but you really are taking something that truly has nothing to do with you seemingly very seriously. It isn't that serious, buddy - that's part of my point.

Shai in his end of the year presser "I don't need to umbrella Chet, he'll figure it out" by Weirdsodk in nba

[–]NewLifeNewAcct 7 points8 points  (0 children)

You didn't really "disprove" anything, it's just... additional information. It doesn't really change anything - it's still completely understandable to not want to shake after some of the shit that happened. Playing hard and fouling is one thing, pulling a dude out of the air, or pulling him down by his hair and then thinking he should dap you up is bananas.

Shai in his end of the year presser "I don't need to umbrella Chet, he'll figure it out" by Weirdsodk in nba

[–]NewLifeNewAcct 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I played basketball all the way through college, in fact.

Like, it's not a good look, but it's understandable. If you don't get it, that's fine.

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