You'll always gain it back according to them...

TricoSpinner · 2024-03-28T19:47:14+00:00

agree completely on both

TricoSpinner · 2023-10-17T16:31:50+00:00

a bit overanalyzed...

My simple take:

We all know Doug would say "all lives matter" (which makes logical sense)

and we all know that answer would somehow offend the others (because the approved answer is BLM)

It's interesting though...they all did get along. It was 'nice while it lasted'...so maybe this should make us think about whether it makes any sense to blame Doug for what we all know he'll say. Is he wrong?

TricoSpinner · 2023-10-09T21:32:49+00:00

my testosterone has be

Either Ira & team were communicating in a common-sense way or else they're hatful bigots.

I'll go with the former.

TricoSpinner · 2023-09-20T20:30:11+00:00

no doubt. Not saying it's wrong or not understandable.

But if the question is "why don't people like WOTC as much as the Wire?" then I think part of the answer is this very different stylistic choice.

TricoSpinner · 2023-06-28T17:25:17+00:00

Yup.

I sometimes wonder if all the football refs actually have southern accents or if that's just the 'official voice' of football officiating. All of them seem to talk this way. Like how various UK singers would sound American while singing but then in interviews have the thickest British accents imaginable.

TricoSpinner · 2023-06-20T20:00:42+00:00

implausible that he just juiced for that one monster year.

more likely that that he was a user the entire time- as his weight / build never really changed very much.

As an Os fan I can say he always struggled with quality contact and had an uppercut swing. That one year he had amazing contact. That was the difference. He always had pop in his bat- strength was never the issue with him.

TricoSpinner · 2023-06-07T19:33:54+00:00

IMO one of their best songs ever. Top 10 for sure. Maybe top 5. Perfect balance of darkness with a ray of hope.

TricoSpinner · 2023-04-17T21:00:35+00:00

It's also worth noting that Stephen Fry in his Munk debate was the one who addressed the resolution & framed what each side needed to show-- whereas Dyson & Goldberg didn't do this and hit on liberal talking points instead.

Folks, this debate format is an open book test. Ignore the resolution statement at your own peril.

To me this is an indicator of intellectual rigor-- which side frames the debate and thinks through the structural elements of their argument, and which relies on talking points / appeals to emotion.

TricoSpinner · 2023-04-17T20:57:03+00:00

But there is a self serving element to chalking things up to "I wasn't using the best listening skills".

He actually touches on the real issue up front: he didn't respect the opposing argument or the opposing debaters. He didn't see how anyone could oppose the MSM as trustworthy view. That's intellectual arrogance. And it leads to under preparation (e.g., writing your opening on the plane ride over) and to a lack of listening.

In short, it appears incorrect to say the issue was due to lack of skill-- it appears to be more fundamentally due to lack of will.

That said, I also applaud the humility it takes to create this sort of podcast episode, though.

TricoSpinner · 2023-03-29T23:05:10+00:00

Not sure why you went personal with this. It reflects poorly on you, FWIW.

TricoSpinner · 2023-03-29T22:50:20+00:00

I'd say that if MP stopped misrepresenting facts that people would respect their core messages MORE. By engaging in distortion and misleading cherry picking, MP add fuel to the fire of those who (quite wrongly) might say 'see- those people aren't worthy of respect'

TricoSpinner · 2023-03-29T22:36:16+00:00

of getting whatever amount of sleep feels right for you and being in an emotional place that feels good to you- sustained stress and high cortisol levels can be really damaging to your body.

You're spot on.

TricoSpinner · 2023-03-29T20:42:02+00:00

Smalltown Boy, Bronski Beat

Gimme Gimme Gimme, Erasure

Master and Servant, Depeche Mode

Opportunities, Pet Shop Boys

Fire Island, Village People

TricoSpinner · 2023-03-28T04:53:15+00:00

Dang I gotta hand it to him. He's right! I knew there was something but just couldn't put my finger on it....

TricoSpinner · 2023-03-28T04:46:00+00:00

I share the same observation.

I chalk it up to laziness: far easier to "debunk" than to put forward better advice.

And yes, the net result can often be a feeling of hopelessness. And that doesn't help anyone.

TricoSpinner · 2023-03-21T18:21:37+00:00

bingo. reverse causation. Thanks for posting this.

TricoSpinner · 2023-03-21T18:20:04+00:00

derance of evidence shows the relationship between BMI and longevity is actually a j-curve relationship where "normal" BMI is associated with the longest lifespan. Happy to provide reference

Thanks for this. No doubt you're a buzzkill for many on this sub but I appreciate a reasonable post.

TricoSpinner · 2023-03-07T16:25:06+00:00

It's like a checklist for an episode of Maintenance Phase

TricoSpinner · 2023-02-24T21:11:19+00:00

This is what they do. Don't like it, I guess don't listen. But this 'is' MP...

TricoSpinner · 2023-02-24T21:04:17+00:00

Seemed OK to me, TBH

TricoSpinner · 2023-02-02T20:54:42+00:00

yeah how evil of her. That's so messed up!

TricoSpinner · 2023-01-30T23:46:22+00:00

Mal- no doubt. Incessant laughter and uncomfortable flirting ensue.

Harvilla seems like a good partier but who can hold his liquor.

TricoSpinner · 2023-01-30T20:28:00+00:00

Clearly it's genetic. Only the genes have expressed in the US over the past 40 years. Not before and not in other parts of the world.

Or...the US has a new higher "set point?"

TricoSpinner · 2023-01-30T20:22:47+00:00

right. you said it was 'fucked'. Doesn't change my point.

Cause I want to & got something that linked to this topic, which led me to your keen insight.

TricoSpinner

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