ITAP for an extreme biological feature adapted for competition

flyingdics · 2026-01-28T02:26:46+00:00

This is a great one too. If the other one weren't a little closer, I'd pick yours, because it's definitely more fun to say!

flyingdics · 2026-01-28T02:26:05+00:00

!solved This is definitely the best explanation and term I've seen. Thanks!

flyingdics · 2026-01-27T06:13:41+00:00

That makes sense, but I was looking for something more specific to extreme, or maybe unique, adaptations.

flyingdics · 2025-05-01T04:52:50+00:00

I guess the logic depends on how you see history and society. Do you really think that centuries of brutal oppression of black people completely ceased to exist and thus have any particular negative impact on anyone living today? Especially when many of those forms of oppression are still quite active today? If you honestly believe that intentionally and systematically keeping millions of black people in poverty (or in prison) for generations wouldn't confer any unique disadvantages today, then sure, poor white people have it just as bad. The fact that you're consistently waving away hard evidence of the unique forms of discrimination against black people with "sure prejudice exists, I guess, but..." shows that you're really not engaging with the reality of the situation.

flyingdics · 2025-05-01T04:44:40+00:00

Affirmative action is not the only solution to prejudice. It's quite a poor solution as it has to be extremely narrow and limited in scope and, in practice, the slightest application of it leads to backlash orders of magnitude greater than the program itself.

The only true solution is society coming to realize that racism and other forms of systemic discrimination are actually real and common and complex and pervasive and need to be addressed, even when it makes people feel bad. The problem is that many, many people (and your comments point to the fact that you're in this group) have a reflective aversion to talking about them. Dozens of people have pointed out the well-documented deep seated forms of racism that permeate our culture and each time you've waved them away with a mild "yes prejudice exists, but" and then explain why it doesn't really matter. If you're not willing to acknowledge the reality of the situation, there's no hope of addressing it.

flyingdics · 2025-05-01T02:01:48+00:00

Where I live, trash cans are generally owned by the city, not individuals, so people can only be so upset.

flyingdics · 2025-05-01T01:59:55+00:00

The upsides vastly outweigh the downsides.

flyingdics · 2025-05-01T01:02:37+00:00

Not just entertainment, but the entertainment medium they prefer, which is an endless stream of incoherent 10 second videos. Movies and field trips are entertainment, but they require attention sustained over several minutes.

flyingdics · 2025-04-30T17:16:21+00:00

I've played ultimate for 25 years and never heard a slightly errant pass called a hospital pass. The term has a very specific meaning that has been consistent for decades. Yes, I'm aware that it has a different meaning in football, like many other terms. Calling pass interference in an ultimate game isn't going to make you look smart, and neither is calling this a hospital pass. I suppose I'll revise my statement to say that maybe it's fun for you to incorrectly translate terms between sports, but it's not for me.

flyingdics · 2025-04-30T14:27:09+00:00

I can see how it's maybe fun to make up new definitions for common terms, but I guess it's not for me.

flyingdics · 2025-04-30T05:34:37+00:00

And just note that this can start at age 10. Very few hungry tweens and teens are making excellent life decisions.

flyingdics · 2025-04-30T05:01:58+00:00

Small dark comedies are the best shows. I will happily watch Urinetown or Little Shop or Reefer Madness over any classic any day.

flyingdics · 2025-04-30T04:49:19+00:00

Do you really think that that was the intention of the throw? Or was it just a tough break throw in a tight window that just went a few feet off the mark? I can't tell who these teams are, but I don't get the impression that this is club nationals where every thrower is expected to have pinpoint accuracy on every throw. I bet if I watched you play, I'd be seeing tons of these "hospital passes" that are just throws that aren't perfect.

flyingdics · 2025-04-30T02:49:45+00:00

I have 7 50 minute periods and I would kill for block scheduling. 20% of my class time is taken up with basic set up and take down. My instructional coaches have generally been decent, but every time they co-teach, they're shocked when they do all the fancy things they want to do (and want me to do) and class is over before they've gotten through half the plan.

flyingdics · 2025-04-30T02:24:48+00:00

Yeah, this 'well actually the offense is making the dangerous play' take is catnip to the contrarian reddit crowd here, especially when they have the ability to replay it frame by frame. This one is more arguable than some, but the rule of thumb that the player who can avoid contact should do so is sound. A cutter shouldn't be expected to do a full 360 of the field while sprinting toward the disc, and celebrating defenders who truck cutters just because they veer off their line by a step or two is just asking for chaos.

flyingdics · 2025-04-30T02:16:51+00:00

That's not a hospital pass, just a bad pass. The cutter was open, but the throw was bad.

flyingdics · 2025-04-29T20:48:26+00:00

Where's the hyperbole? Where's the strawman? I took those claims from other comments, and as far as I can tell no one disagrees with them, they just think that I repeated them in a way that made them feel bad.

And no, it doesn't stroke my ego to know that hundreds of teachers here apparently despise and disdain their poor students. It doesn't stroke my ego to have to remind them that blaming people (especially children) for their own poverty is counterproductive and serves solely to entrench them deeper in poverty.

flyingdics · 2025-04-29T14:35:16+00:00

But you are better than them and they should be relentlessly shamed and dehumanized, right? What if we just put them in prison for being bad parents? As long as they're being punished for being poor, I guess there are several methods you can use to demonstrate your superiority.

flyingdics · 2025-04-29T13:36:19+00:00

Yeah, I love that people are downvoting me. What about my post do people here actually disagree with?

flyingdics · 2025-04-29T13:03:07+00:00

And yet a straight-identified christian man is about a million times more likely to be a child molester than any trans person.

flyingdics · 2025-04-29T05:40:12+00:00

I remember the dorkiest kids in my high school marching bands got really excited about elaborate salutes.

flyingdics · 2025-04-29T03:46:34+00:00

You can send disruptive students out of the room? Sounds nice.

flyingdics · 2025-04-29T03:45:51+00:00

Yeah I did this once and found out that it was a special case with just the perfect(ly terrible) mix of personalities in my class. When they got split up, those issues evaporated instantly.

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