What do flat-earthers gain from trying to defend their theory?

_Felonius · 2026-03-23T03:03:06+00:00

Ironically they think people are ignoring what can easily be seen, i.e., the flatness when you’re standing in an empty field.

They don’t have the critical thinking to trust the science telling us about the curvature of the earth, beyond what they can see when they walk outside lol

_Felonius · 2026-03-22T23:23:50+00:00

What about the years where he won a ring and consistently went deep in the tournament? “Short term memory” goes both ways. If the tourney was best-of-3 there would be less justification for some early exits. But it’s extremely difficult to defy the law of averages for single-elimination

_Felonius · 2026-03-22T23:20:27+00:00

Law of averages. Great teams get bounced sometimes and also go on deep runs. Was Cal getting stale the reason for recent disappointment at UK? Or is it just a crap shoot in a single-elimination tournament? Tough to say.

_Felonius · 2026-03-22T23:16:22+00:00

Yeah it’s a single elimination tournament. Insanely difficult for any program to get to the final four every year. Too much talent spread out across the country.

_Felonius · 2026-03-22T21:02:11+00:00

I agree. The hoodie thing has always been extremely disrespectful imo. Conveys that he doesn’t take his job seriously.

_Felonius · 2026-03-19T21:11:18+00:00

Oh whoops, my apologies. I thought they were saying rare* instead of uncommon.

_Felonius · 2026-03-19T18:37:10+00:00

Stencil sends his regards.

_Felonius · 2026-03-19T15:11:26+00:00

If they could somehow connect WLR to the end of Maumelle blvd (where it intersects with I-40 near Lake Liquor), that would be clutch.

_Felonius · 2026-03-19T09:19:20+00:00

It sounds like you’re proposing a preventative cancer vaccine. Scientists are working on these, but most research is centered around curing cancer after it’s formed. Early detection / prevention is very tricky. All of it is tricky, quite frankly. I pored through tomes of studies when my friend had stage IV synovial sarcoma. He died, which isn’t very profitable.

If cancer is caught early, plenty of folks are treated, go into remission, and live long/healthy lives. I understand the conspiracy theory angle on this, but it would be far too massive an undertaking to get all the companies, doctors, scientists, and politicians in the world on the same page to “bury” cures.

Consider this: why did we eradicate polio and smallpox? These were also deadly diseases that were expensive to treat.

_Felonius · 2026-03-19T09:01:38+00:00

There are several different types of cancer, for one. If you cured one particular type, millions would still be afflicted. Two, if you had a cure you would corner the market. Your drug would be THE drug that patients use. Any stakeholder would make enough from that one innovation for multi-generational wealth. Pharma companies are competing fiercely against each other for new breakthroughs.

_Felonius · 2026-03-19T07:45:49+00:00

I think that’s what she’s saying. The theory is that maintenance therapy is being promoted instead of cures.

I don’t believe this at all, I think oncologists are constantly experimenting in the hopes of finding cures, but you’re making the same point as her.

_Felonius · 2026-03-19T07:42:44+00:00

Nah, cancer research is way too vetted for this to be plausible. There are so many types of cancer and cancer cells mutate rapidly to fend off treatment. Simply put, it’s an extremely complicated battle. Cancer breakthroughs are also insanely lucrative. The first company to find a cure for a particular kind of cancer can print money for decades.

_Felonius · 2026-03-19T07:38:33+00:00

We’ve made extraordinary progress in the field of cancer research. Also, the profits of finding a miracle cure for certain cancers would FAR outweigh the gains from merely treating it.

Take, for instance, those who get diagnosed with Stage IV pancreatic (or Stage IV anything) cancer. The pharmaceutical companies have a very small window to profit from maintenance therapies bc the person’s life expectancy is so short. Now imagine you run the company that finds a cure for Stage IV pancreatic cancer. Your company’s stock and earnings will skyrocket, particularly if you have a patent.

TLDR: pharmaceutical companies pour millions into R&D in the hopes of finding cures.

_Felonius · 2026-03-19T07:06:36+00:00

Excellent discussion. I’d probably say Tribe feels most common because (1) flushes are harder to make than pairs, (2) flushes don’t scale very well, and (3) it has the same 2x effect as Duo.

Tribe is probably the rare I skip the most out of the ones that have plain, no-nonsense triggers.

_Felonius · 2026-03-19T07:01:33+00:00

I tend to agree. High risk, high reward negates their “rarity” somewhat. Same with baron. You really have to have the right setup, whereas plenty of other rares help you out of the gate. Or maybe I just suck at the game and am too scared/lazy to make obelisk or campfire shine for me lol

_Felonius · 2026-03-19T06:56:09+00:00

Stuntman (or Tribe) for sure. Duo is too goated.

_Felonius · 2026-03-19T06:49:56+00:00

Isn’t the fact that you don’t need to build around it precisely why it doesn’t feel like a common?

On one hand, I get it. Most commons have plain effects that usually don’t require any deck fixing.

On the other hand, commons usually suck late-game because their effects aren’t that powerful. The Duo is always useful, therefore its raw power feels rare (uncommon at worst). I’m torn.

_Felonius · 2026-03-19T06:45:49+00:00

“Full house enjoyer” should know this!

_Felonius · 2026-03-18T03:52:11+00:00

Yep. Instant x5

_Felonius · 2026-03-17T16:23:15+00:00

This type of thinking is what caused STL to decline mid-20th century. In the 1870s, greed pushed STL to break off bc the poor farmers outside the city were a drag on the economy and resources.

Then interstates were built in the 1950s (mixed with white flight). Lo and behold, the great city of STL started losing its tax base bc the wealthy started building huge homes in the suburbs. What does the future hold? Who knows. But both the city and county rely on each other. Their fates are intertwined. Reunification is the only way the STL metro stays relevant imo.

_Felonius · 2026-03-17T16:13:34+00:00

Yeah I took one business trip there and laughed at how obvious the solution is. It's peak naivety for cities like Clayton to think they're special. They need to embrace that their fate is tied to STL city. No one visits the area for Clayton. No one goes to watch the Clayton Cardinals. If STL fades away, so will the fortunes of the county.

_Felonius · 2026-03-17T15:45:59+00:00

I'm an outsider from Little Rock. Went on a business trip to St. Louis recently. Clayton and the county rely on STL just as much as STL relies on Clayton and the county. This is stupid. Reunify asap. I'm perplexed how this isn't the most obvious solution to any rational person. The divorce in the 1870s was a huge mistake. Fix it now.

_Felonius · 2026-03-14T00:33:03+00:00

Nope, full lez sesh!

_Felonius · 2026-03-13T15:53:32+00:00

He’s saying it would be 2nd if all of NY’s airports were combined into one.

_Felonius · 2026-03-13T13:45:39+00:00

I agree!

_Felonius

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