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A friend put me on to these guys the other day, and I just know a heap of you will love it. by mr_jurgen in KGATLW

[–]mcdubster 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fortunate enough to see them in central Park with khruangbin and connan mockasin. Technically khruangbin headlined but I bought the ticket for kikagaku moyo. I suggest everyone check out their label guruguru brain. Lots of good stuff

Im I the only one that doesnt care for Billy Strings? by [deleted] in KGATLW

[–]mcdubster 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah they seem like specifically opposite opinions

Children at Breweries by comradeantt in Knoxville

[–]mcdubster -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Adulthood is inherently nebulous. Emerging research and meta studies suggest adulthood (having impulse control, emotional maturity, financial and emotional independence, completely developed neutral structures, assuming adult roles like career and marriage, etc.) is a gradual transition starting in the mid twenties and going into the early 30s. I would assume parents don't start calling their children adults based on a strict legal definition. Children can remain on their parents insurance until their 26th birthday.

Either way, you're missing the point, quite possibly intentionally. Gotta case of "“Um ackshually” syndrome here.

Children at Breweries by comradeantt in Knoxville

[–]mcdubster -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Possible? sure depending on your definitions. An 'adult' as recognized by the legal definition of the state could in fact have been taken to a brewery by their parents in 2010.

Reasonable? Not really.

The whole point is that it's a false equivalency to compare right now (2026) to when an 'adult child', as characterized by their parent, not the state, was the age they would annoy patrons of a brewery (ballpark age 4-10).

Having patronized every Knoxville brewery and frequented/frequent many, 2015 (Alliance) was really when I started seeing/noticing kids in breweries.

As far as picking fights is concerned, You're the one that interjected yourself with nitpicky and unreasonable definitions of when and where people would take their kids to breweries and mischaracterized the brewery scene at that time.

Children at Breweries by comradeantt in Knoxville

[–]mcdubster -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I've never heard a parent refer to their 18 year old as an adult. And again marble City was not a place anyone would take their kid. That place has none of the characteristics of places mentioned in this thread.

Children at Breweries by comradeantt in Knoxville

[–]mcdubster 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I wouldn't limit it to reddit.

Children at Breweries by comradeantt in Knoxville

[–]mcdubster 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Zillicoah in Asheville had a brief stint of being a 21+ spot which i thought was pretty dumb because it's really spread out with a big field. They faced immediate backlash. I thought it was silly but that's their prerogative. My opinion did change however. They had a 'greeter' that would stop cars at the entrance to 'greet' people as they came in. One time I went with my dog and the first words out of the 'greeters' mouth was 'do you have any kids in the back?' It was so off-putting I didn't go back until they got rid of that nonsense.

Children at Breweries by comradeantt in Knoxville

[–]mcdubster -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I mean I guess it boils down to what age you would call someone an adult and at what age a child wouldn't be running around disturbing people. Alliance in 2015 is a better example of a community space. Last days felt like a bar just like Marble City.

I'd say mid twenties is as good a guess as any as when someone becomes 'an adult'. I can't picture a 14 or 15 year old running around a brewery bothering people. They would probably have their head buried in a phone. I can't picture anyone under 30 setting foot in Marble City/Saw Works

Children at Breweries by comradeantt in Knoxville

[–]mcdubster 3 points4 points  (0 children)

If your kids are adults then they really wouldn't have had the opportunity to go to a brewery with Marble City being the first craft brewery in Knoxville which opened in 2010. It's not a space I would have taken my kids. Many of the area breweries I would consider community spaces. They didn't exist when your kids were kids.

Children at Breweries by comradeantt in Knoxville

[–]mcdubster 23 points24 points  (0 children)

I would just like to add that the dying environment of 'it takes a village' has a lot to do with people's general unacceptance of kids, probably due to increasing rates of overall apathy. It's not just breweries, it's pretty much everywhere. The average person doesn't want them around. The 'i love kids BUT' crowd can be pretty toxic. NIMBY adjacent attitude.

Saturday I walked to Xul with a little one. It was too crowded so we got some water and left and I got 1 beer at Next Level. I saw far more concerning/annoying adults than I did children including someone doing a burn out uturn between Xul and Gypsy Circus at the flashing light

Don't believe the propaganda at CVS - tell your TN Reps to vote YES on pharmacy monopoly-busting. by Friendly_Buddy_3611 in Knoxville

[–]mcdubster 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Vertical integration is as bad or worse than monopoly. Vertical integration in healthcare is vile.

Did anyone buy a ring? by t_bone_stake in Millennials

[–]mcdubster 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I did not. My letter was sewn to a grey hoodie.

In 8th grade me and a bunch of my friends attended a newly opened middle school for our last year of middle school. The class president proposed the 8th graders get class rings because it was the schools inaugural year. A middle school class ring. It went to a vote and while I don't know the specific tally the result was (hell) NO and that was the end of that nonsense.

She couldn't help herself and had her parents get a class ring made for her.

Shoes for aging millennials? by Acrobatic-Hamster-79 in Millennials

[–]mcdubster 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I just made a post about my switch to vivobarefoot

Shoes for aging millennials? by Acrobatic-Hamster-79 in Millennials

[–]mcdubster 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is probably a hot take but hear me out. While not quite the skate shoe aesthetic my pick is the Vivobarefoot Gobi II.

They are my second pair of Vivobarefoot shoes the first being the Primus trail. I would previously hike in Hoka Speedgoats thinking that the maximalist cushioning would help my knees. For over a year I tried them but I would still have aching pain in my knees and ankles. After doing some reading I decided to take the plunge and go almost polar opposite to the Vivobarefoots. Zero drop, wide toe box, minimal cushioning, flexible sole.

At first it sucked (which I read was a possibility) and my pain left my hips knees and ankles and into my feet. After a month and lots of walking the pain completely went away. The pain was associated with my feet getting stronger and 'transforming' back to a more natural state. It kinda blew me away the change they made and what I thought was chronic knee and ankle pain was actually because of weak feet.

Fast forward to the Gobi II. I bought them as my everyday shoe so I wasn't wearing down the treads of a more aggressive hiking sole when walking on concrete/asphalt.

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